Mumbai Indians put up one other all-round efficiency with an eight-wicket win over UP Warriors to stay undefeated within the Women’s Premier League on the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday.
After Alyssa Healy and Tahlia McGrath led UP with the bat, Sayka Ishaq began Mumbai’s comeback with the ball. UP, who had been 140/3 on the finish of the seventeenth over, had been on track for a giant complete however managed solely 19 runs within the final three overs on a pitch that was nowhere close to par.
A goal of 160 was by no means going to problem Mumbai’s in-form batting line-up and driving on Harmanpreet Kaur’s unbeaten 53, they chased down the goal in 17.3 overs. Nat Sciver-Brunt remained unbeaten on 45 whereas Yastika Bhatia top-scored with 42.
A scientific knock that guided @mipleton 👌👌 for a scientific win
relieve skipper @ImHarmanpreetChase Special of 53*(33) 🔝
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– Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 12, 2023
Harmanpreet and Sciver-Brunt placed on an unbeaten 106 for the third wicket as Mumbai Indians gained 4 out of 4.
Needing a superb begin, Bhatia made probably the most of a 58-run partnership for the primary wicket with Hayley Mathews to place Mumbai on high.
Though Bhatia couldn’t final lengthy, Harmanpreet and Siewer-Brunt performed their roles to perfection. However, each had luck on their aspect. Harmanpreet’s stumps had been hit within the eleventh over bowled by Anjali Sarwani, however the bails didn’t come out. And later in the identical over, Sciver-Brunt survived a decent run out.
4⃣ in 4⃣!
Victory march continues for @ImHarmanpreet-led @mipleton as they beat #UPW 8 wickets!
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– Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 12, 2023
Earlier, as Healy and McGrath scored fifties, UP appeared like they might finish Mumbai’s unbeaten run. Despite the early dismissal of Devika Vaidya within the powerplay, Shaq didn’t have an off day as she hit six fours in her four-over spell. However, simply as Healy and McGrath appeared set to tee-off on the finish, the left-arm spinner accounted for each as UP misplaced momentum after they wanted it most.
Ishaq took his tally of wickets to 12 in solely 4 WPL video games to date, cementing his standing as Mumbai Indians’ go-to bowler when a breakthrough was wanted.
At the highest, Healy did a lot of the scoring for the Warriors, including 50 runs for the second wicket with Kiran Navagire. And together with his compatriot McGrath, the opener added 82 runs earlier than being dismissed within the seventeenth over. From there, the combat turned one-sided as Mumbai took possession of the match and by no means let it go.
Brief Scores: UP Warriors 159/6 in 20 overs (Alyssa Healy 58, Tahila McGrath 50; Sayka Ishaq 3/33) lose to Mumbai Indians 164/2 in 17.3 overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 53 not out, Nat Sciver-Brunt 45 not out) Gayi Yastika Bhatia 42).
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
