Warriorz look to bounce again in opposition to dominant Mumbai as playoff race heats up

Warriorz vs Mumbai

We are heading into the enterprise finish of the WPL, with 4 groups, together with UP Warriorz, preventing for 2 spots within the playoffs. Their opponents on Saturday, Mumbai Indians, come into the match having secured their last berth with 5 wins on the trot and they’re additionally the one unbeaten facet within the competitors.

Warriorz will likely be below the microscope for his or her remaining three matches. They are presently positioned third on the desk with 4 factors from 5 video games and sit behind Delhi Capitals, who’re on eight factors from six matches. Alyssa Healy’s facet has blown cold and hot to date, with the crew closely counting on the captain, and allrounders Tahlia McGrath and Grace Harris – all of them placing over 150 – within the batting. In the bowling division, Sophie Ecclestone and Deepti Sharma have achieved the majority of the harm, taking a complete of 16 wickets between them. However, they might be hoping that their third spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad finds her toes quickly within the match. In the final two video games that they misplaced, Warriorz could not defend scores of 135 and 159. Against a Mumbai facet brimming with confidence, they have to be at their greatest.

Mumbai, then again, might use this match to rotate the gamers and check their bench power as the sport is inconsequential when it comes to the outcome. One doable change is the South African allrounder Chole Tryon coming instead of Amelia Kerr.

Players to observe

Saika Ishaque has been phenomenal along with her bowling for Mumbai, main the wicket-taking charts with 12 scalps from 5 matches at an economic system fee of 5.66.

Grace Harris hit 46 and an unbeaten 59 within the two innings that she performed, at a surprising strike fee of 181.03. Warriorz would count on an identical knock from her come Saturday at DY Patil Stadium.

Likely XIs

Mumbai Indians (doable): 1 Yastika Bhatia (wk), 2 Hayley Matthews, 3 Nat Sciver-Brunt, 4 Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), 5 Amelia Kerr/Chole Tryon, 6 Issy Wong, 7 Dhara Gujjar, 8 Humaria Kazi, 9 Amanjot Kaur, 10 Jintimani Kalita, 11 Saika Ishaque

UP Warriorz (doable): 1 Alyssa Healy (Capt, wk), 2 Devika Vaidya, 3 Kiran Navgire, 4 Tahlia McGrath, 5 Grace Harris, 6 Simrah Shaikh, 7 Deepti Sharma, 8 Shweta Sehrawat, 9 Sophie Ecclestone, 10 Anjali Sarvani, 11 Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Stats and trivia

Quotes

“We’re just trying to be consistent. We’ve got players taking wickets and scoring runs well. We just don’t want to be complacent. We’re doing well, playing from the heart and enjoying ourselves.”

Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur after qualifying for the ultimate