WPL: MI undergo first defeat as Warriors clinch low-scoring mystery

NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians’ five-match unbeaten run got here to a disheartening finish as UP Warriors edged Harmanpreet Kaur and co. through 5 wickets in a low-scoring Women’s Premier League tournament in Navi Mumbai on Saturday.
The defeat used to be Mumbai’s first of the season whilst the Alyssa Healy-led Warriors grabbed their 3rd win to stay strongly in rivalry for the knockouts.
It used to be the primary afternoon sport of the season on the DY Patil Stadium and a spin-heavy Warriorz emerged on best on a floor the place the ball became so much and used to be additionally protecting up.
A complete of 18 of the 20 overs had been bowled through the UP spinners — a WPL file — and it helped them package out Mumbai for 127.

England’s superstar left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone (3/15) led the way in which together with her superb bowling and used to be smartly aided through the likes of Rajeshwari Gayakwad and all-rounder Deepti Sharma.
In answer, UPW confronted some hindrances prior to competing the duty with 3 balls to spare.

Grace Harris (39) and Tahlia McGrath (38) had been the principle members with the bat for UPW, whilst Deepti Sharma (13 no longer out) and participant of the tournament Ecclestone (16 no longer out) additionally performed important knocks.
UPW misplaced Devika Vaidya with only one run at the board originally of the second one over. While the a success bowler used to be Hayley Matthews, lots of the credit score for the dismissal will have to cross to Harmanpreet Kaur, who pulled off a sensational catch in the beginning slip after the batter were given a thick outdoor edge.
Issy Wong picked up the large wicket of UPW captain Alyssa Healy (8), trapping her in entrance of the wicket. The on-field umpire used to be no longer satisfied regardless of the massive attraction and MI’s transfer to head for a referral proved to be the proper name, leaving the Australian superstar with out a possibility however to stroll again into the dugout.
Defending a small however difficult overall in this floor, MI discovered one more reason to have a good time when Yastika Bhatia finished an improbable one-handed diving catch at the back of the wicket off the bowling of Nat Sciver-Brunt to ship again Kiran Navgire for 12, for which she ate up 16 balls.
UPW had been in a place of trouble at 27 for three at first of the 7th over, when Grace Harris were given off the mark with a boundary.
Even as MI picked up 3 wickets briefly however they had been additionally in charge of shedding 3 catches, which proved to be the most important finally.

In the corporate of Harris, Tahlia McGrath stroked her option to a 25-ball 38 prior to Amelia Kerr had her stuck and bowled. But Harris hit two successive fours on 3 events, after McGrath’s dismissal, to scale back the space.
There used to be some other twist after Kerr brushed aside Harris at a the most important juncture, however UPW held their nerves to emerge winners.
Earlier, had it no longer been for Issy Wong’s 19-ball 32, MI would have ended with a lot lower than what they in the end were given.
After their skipper Alyssa Healy opted to subject first, the UP Warriors bowlers did a commendable activity to stay issues tight and take wickets at common periods in opposition to the sturdy Mumbai batting line-up.
MI had been 56 for 2 on the finish of the tenth over with Hayley Matthews (35) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur (25) taking a look to construct a partnership after the departure of Yastika Bhatia (5) and Nat Sciver-Brunt (7).
However, each Hayley and Kaur were given out once you have begins, the India captain falling to compatriot Deepti Sharma after the previous used to be carried out in through the seasoned Ecclestone.
Amelia Kerr (3) lasted simply 5 balls prior to being despatched again through Rajeshwari Gayakwad, because the Warriors diminished Mumbai Indians to 78 for 5 originally of the 14th over.
Amanjot Kaur, too, didn’t make an impact with the bat as she additionally fell to the wily Ecclestone, who had through then picked up 3 wickets in as many overs on the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy.
While Ecclestone did the majority of the wear, the others supported him smartly and made MI paintings laborious for each and every run. India participant Gayakwad additionally had a just right day out, returning with effective figures of 2 for 16 from her complete quota of 4 overs.
Deepti completed with figures of two/34.
While MI fielded the similar XI within the tournament, UP made up our minds to incorporate younger Parshavi Chopra instead of Shweta Sehrawat.
(With inputs from PTI)