Just Mumbai Indians issues: Harmanpreet, Sciver-Brunt assist defeat UP Warriorz

Mumbai Indians 164 for two (Harmanpreet 53*, Sciver-Brunt 45*) beat UP Warriorz 159 for six (Healy 58, McGrath 50, Ishaque 3-33) by eight wickets

Who can cease Mumbai Indians within the Women’s Premier League?

UP Warriorz was the one group but to play, and consequently but to lose, to Mumbai within the WPL and so they did by eight wickets on Sunday in entrance of a packed Brabourne Stadium.

At the midway mark within the match, Mumbai have performed 4 and received 4 with the next margins: 143 runs (Gujarat Giants), 9 wickets (Royal Challengers Bangalore), eight wickets (Delhi Capitals) and eight wickets (Warriorz).

But do not this newest lopsided margin idiot you. The win over Warriorz was not as straightforward because the scoreboard will present. Harmanpreet Kaur (53 off 33) stood up and delivered a exceptional knock to make a difficult chase look straightforward.

Mumbai had not precisely been examined of their first three matches of the WPL. They had been challenged within the fourth, however handed it by flying colors because of their captain and trump card, purple-cap holder Saika Ishaque.

The match, and Mumbai’s prowess, can maybe be greatest defined by a story of two overs.

In the primary innings, Warriorz had been cruising at 133 for two after 15 overs with Alyssa Healy and Tahlia McGrath having introduced up their fifties. Ishaque then got here in for her final within the seventeenth over in a bid to finish the partnership. On the third ball, she dismissed Healy lbw on 58. Two balls later, she acquired the opposite half-centurion McGrath stumped. Cool as you please.

She completed her spell with figures of three for 33, the purple cap firmly on her head.

In response, Mumbai had been in a spot of hassle at 72 for two, needing 88 in 60 balls with Harmanpreet and Nat Sciver-Brunt on crease. They slowly constructed a stand nevertheless it was when McGrath got here in for her first over within the sixteenth that firmly put the match of their favour.

There was a mid-over timeout as Sciver-Brunt acquired checked for concussion. One has to surprise what the Mumbai captain mentioned within the temporary break as she returned to cart the Australian for a 3 boundaries and an effortlessly clear six to fully shatter the equation.

Harmanpreet took six balls to get off the mark, however ended with a fifty is 31 balls.

Just Harmanpreet issues. Just Mumbai Indians issues.

Source web site: www.espncricinfo.com

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