UP Warriors handed league-leading Mumbai Indians their first defeat within the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) on Saturday. Chasing a goal of 128, Alyssa Healy-led Warriors defeated Harmanpreet Kaur-led facet by 5 wickets on the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
After profitable the toss, the staff of Mid-Table Warriors put Mumbai to bat first. Hayley Mathews, Harmanpreet Kaur and Issy Wong couldn’t convert their begins. Other batsmen couldn’t get occurring a sluggish pitch with Rajeshwari Gaikwad (2/16), Sophie Ecclestone (3/15) and Deepti Sharma (2/35) struggling to include the spin.
The Spin-Web by UP Warriorz
With 18 overs of spin bowling by Warrier, the Mumbai batsmen had no reply to the flight and motion of the UP spinners. Whenever it regarded like Mumbai have been constructing a partnership, Gaikwad or Ecclestone or Deepti intervened with a breakthrough. The Warriors learn the floor higher than their opponents, including one other dimension to their spin armoury, handing a debut cap to younger Indian leg-spinner Parshvi Chopra (0/35).
Despite having some ferocious hitters within the event with Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Mathews and skipper Kaur, Mumbai lack the power to rotate strike within the center overs on pitches that aren’t conducive to batting.
,@sofek19 He took three wickets to develop into our 🔝 artist from the primary innings of #MIvUPW Competition! #TATAWPL
Have a have a look at his bowling abstract 🔽 pic.twitter.com/99AG0WGZnP
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With surfaces more and more offering extra help to spin, this might be the wanted enhance for Mumbai of their title aspirations and for UP, who languish in mid-table however have a number of the greatest spinners within the event.
huge wicket for @UPWarriorz And @sofek19
Natalie Sciver-Brunt lbw out!
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– Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 18, 2023
Tahlia McGrath-Grace Harris Saves The Day
Defending a low complete, Mumbai began the second innings purposefully, lowering UP to 27 for 3. However, McGrath’s counter-attack of 38 introduced again the momentum. But hope floated once more when he was lured to a return catch by flight supply by Amelia Kerr. Fellow Australian Grace Harris, nonetheless, continued to counterattack. UP have been wanting in a little bit of a pickle when she fell to an excellent boundary catch by Issey Wong off Kerr, however the required run price was lower than six runs per over. Dipti and Ecclestone despatched him residence on the third ball of the ultimate over from Wong, who had the unenviable activity of defending 5 runs. After two dot balls within the over, Ecclestone powered one into the stands to finish the sport in fashion.
take a praise @sofek19
She finishes it off in fashion with sixes and powers @UPWarriorz For an exhilarating win!
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– Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 18, 2023
playoff situation
With this win, UP Warriors edged nearer to play-off qualification with six factors. After being the primary staff to lose to Royal Challengers Bangalore, they’ve come again strongly in a matter of days. Their season thus far has been up and down as each win has been adopted by a loss, nonetheless, the administration will probably be hoping that it’s this win that pushes them by way of. Mumbai are fairly safe on the prime of the desk with 10 factors and are anticipated to qualify for the playoffs except one thing dramatic occurs on this last week of the event. The identical is the case with Delhi Capitals who’re at quantity two with eight factors. Gujarat Giants on 4 factors are at the moment a menace to UP’s qualification. Hence, the match between UP Warriors and Gujarat Giants on Monday might be a knockout for each the perimeters.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
