WPL 2023: UPW snap formidable Mumbai Indians, becomes 1st team to beat Kaur & Co

UP Warriorz snapped formidable Mumbai Indians winning run in the Womens Premier League with a fivewicket victory after the Uttar Pradesh side extracted more out of a tricky pitch here on SaturdayOn a surface where the ball turned a lot and was also holding up Englands star leftarm spinner Sophie Ecclestone 315 led the way with her excellent bowling as UP Warriorz bundled out Mumbai Indians for 127When MI batted as many as 18 of the 20 overs were bowled by spinners a WPL recordAlso Read UPW vs MI live updates UP gets better of Mumbai beat Kaur amp Co by 5 wicketsIn reply UPW faced some obstacles before competing the task with three balls to spare Grace Harris 39 and Tahlia McGrath 38 were the main contributors with the bat for UPW while Deepti Sharma 13 not out and player of the match Ecclestone 16 not out also played vital knocksUPW lost Devika Vaidya with just one run on the board at the start of the second over While the successful bowler was Hayley Matthews most of the credit for the dismissal must got to Harmanpreet Kaur who pulled off a sensational catch at first slip after the batter got a thick outside edgeIssy Wong picked up the big wicket of UPW captain Alyssa Healy 8 trapping her in front of the wicket The onfield umpire was not convinced despite the huge appeal and MIs move to go for a referral proved to be the right call leaving the Australian star with no option but to walk back into the dugoutDefending a small but tricky total on this surface MI found another reason to celebrate when Yastika Bhatia completed a fantastic onehanded diving catch behind the wicket off the bowling of Nat SciverBrunt to send back Kiran Navgire for 12 for which she consumed 16 ballsUPW were in a spot of bother at 27 for 3 in the beginning of seventh over when Grace Harris got off the mark with a boundaryEven as MI picked up three wickets quickly but they were also guilty of dropping three catches which proved to be crucial in the endIn the company of Harris Tahlia McGrath stroked her way to a 25ball 38 before Amelia Kerr had her caught and bowled But Harris hit two successive fours on three occasions after McGraths dismissal to reduce the gapThere was another twist after Kerr dismissed Harris at a crucial juncture but UPW held their nerves to emerge winnersTake a bow Sophecc19 She finishes in style with a SIX amp powers UPWarriorz to a thrilling win Scorecard httpstco6bZ3042C4S TATAWPL MIvUPW pictwittercompwR2D2AoLZmdash Womens Premier League WPL wplt20 March 18 2023Earlier had it not been for Issy Wongs 19ball 32 MI would have ended with much less than what they eventually gotAfter their skipper Alyssa Healy opted to field first the UP Warriorz bowlers did a commendable job to keep things tight and take wickets at regular intervals against the strong Mumbai batting lineupMI were 56 for two at the end of the 10th over with Hayley Matthews 35 and captain Harmanpreet Kaur 25 looking to build a partnership after the departure of Yastika Bhatia 5 and Nat SciverBrunt 7However both Hayley and Kaur got out after getting starts the India captain falling to compatriot Deepti Sharma after the former was done in by the seasoned EcclestoneAmelia Kerr 3 lasted just five balls before being sent back by Rajeshwari Gayakwad as the Warriorz reduced Mumbai Indians to 78 for five at the start of the 14th overAmanjot Kaur too failed to make an impression with the bat as she also fell to the wily Ecclestone who had by then picked up three wickets in as many over at the Dr DY Patil Sports AcademyWhile Ecclestone did bulk of the damage the others supported her well and made MI work hard for every run India player Gayakwad also had a good outing returning with fine figures of two for 16 from her full quota of four oversDeepti finished with figures of 234While MI fielded the same XI in the match UP decided to include young Parshavi Chopra in place of Shweta SehrawatThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever