To Register Maiden Win of WPL 2024, UP Warriorz Defeat Mumbai Indians by 7 Wickets
After beating the Mumbai Indians by seven wickets at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday, the UP Warriorz got off the mark at the 2024 Women’s Premier League.
While chasing the target of 162 runs for victory, captain Alyssa Healy and Kiran Navgire got the Warriors off to a blazing start, bringing up 50 in four overs and putting MI on the backfoot.
Navgire, promoted to open for the first time in the tournament after Vrinda Dinesh injured her shoulder while fielding, was the more aggressive of the two batters, taking the aerial route on more than one occasion, bringing up her half-century in 25 balls.
MI clawed their way back into the match when Issy Wong removed the Australian duo of Tahlia McGrath and Healy to throw open the match at just over the halfway mark of the chase.
But Grace Harris (38* runs off 17 balls) and Deepti Sharma (27* runs off 20 balls) ensured that there were no further hiccups, putting on 61 runs for the fourth wicket to help the Warriors reach the target with 21 balls to spare and register a much-needed first win of the tournament.
Earlier, MI missed the services of their regular captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, and pace spearhead, Shabnim Ismail, as both of them were rested due to niggles. Nat Sciver-Brunt led in Kaur’s place, while Ismail’s spot went to Wong.