For a second it appeared that England cricketer Nat Sciver-Brunt and her Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur have been enjoying a sport of one-upmanship of their Women’s Premier League match in opposition to UP Warriors right here on Sunday.
The skilled participant got here to the crease at a juncture when something may go mistaken in UP’s aggressive 159-set chase. Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Mathews had departed one after the opposite and at 58/2, issues have been trying nice with two new batsmen on the crease.
A sport of who would hit extra boundaries ensued and by the tip of the match, Harmanpreet had hit 9 fours and a most six, whereas Nat Sciver-Brunt had hit six fours and a six.
4⃣ in 4⃣!
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The duo remained unbeaten on 53 and 45 respectively as their unbroken partnership placed on 106 as MI gained by eight wickets.
Harmanpreet lauded Nat Sciver-Brunt for making the aggressive objective look simple.
“Thanks to the nets, she performed very well. I obtained time to settle. We have been calculating (scoring fee) very effectively. At that point (UP Warriors bowlers) Sophie (Ecclestone) and (Shabnim) Ismail have been good We have been bowling so we have been calculating that there are different bowlers we are able to assault,” Harmanpreet mentioned after the match.
“Very happy with the performance. I can’t be thankful enough for the way we’ve been playing and the way we’ve been playing amongst ourselves. It’s the best tournament I’ve ever played.”
Harmanpreet admitted that the best way Warriors captain Alyssa Healy (58) and Tahlia McGrath (50) batted within the first innings put her workforce below stress. But with Grace Harris not being within the UP Warriors enjoying XI on Sunday because of unwell well being, it has given MI hope that they’ll be capable of prohibit their opponents to an affordable complete.
He mentioned, ‘The method they (Healy and McGrath) have been batting, we have been below a little bit of pressure. But I knew if we have been in a position to take one or two wickets, we may comprise them, as a result of we knew (Grace) Harris was not enjoying and so they did not have somebody who may hit laborious, Harmanpreet mentioned explaining the technique.
On his partnership with Harmanpreet, Nat Sciver-Brunt mentioned, “It feels fantastic. The team is really on a high. I thought I should have hit more boundaries and he hit four fours in just one over. It nailed the chase.” Alyssa Healy, the captain of the shedding aspect, mentioned that 15-20 extra runs would have made the sport extra aggressive and blamed herself and her bowlers for the low rating.
“I feel we have been most likely 15-20 runs quick. We wanted a set batsman on the finish. It was about as scratchy because it comes for me. it was not simple. We did not hit as many boundaries as Mumbai Indians did. We bowled very badly and hit too many boundaries.
He mentioned, ‘We simply should see how we are able to do effectively with the gamers accessible. We have gotten some bowlers on the bench and (Grace) Harris as effectively. There’s no reward for being particular person, is there? When an LBW that isn’t out is given out and Harmanpreet is bowled however the wickets do not fall,” Healy mentioned, referring to some calls that did not go in his workforce’s favour.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
