Mumbai Indians Women beat UP Warriorz by six wickets at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
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UP Warriorz (UPW) hosted Mumbai Indians Women (MI-W) on Thursday, March 6, at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. The clash between the two sides saw the MI-W winning by six wickets.
After winning the toss, Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur opted to field first against the hosts. The powerplay was very productive for UP Warriorz, as they took their side fifty. It was a very different beginning compared to the start of the opening batswomen, with Georgia Voll being the more aggressive of the two. While Voll had charged to 24 off 14 balls, with Grace Harris playing 22 balls for only 21. A 12-run seventh over promised a big total to be in sight. The evening’s first breakthrough arrived on the last delivery of the eighth over.
UP concluded their innings on a score of 150 for the loss of nine wickets. Kerr hit a few boundaries in the initial two overs of the run chase but was out on the last ball of the third over. That did not deter the Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt duo from combining to score a huge stand. Both of them reduced the target rate required to below a run-a-ball in what was a match-changing 92-run partnership by the duo. The two left in consecutive overs to give UP some relief.
Sunil Gavaskar further suggested that a slight change in batting approach can help Rohit Sharma and co. to take the game away from the opponent. Hence batting for a longer time will have an even greater impact on the team. Moreover, he also said that Rohit Sharma should not be content with just scoring 25-30 runs.
Talking Points
1. Altercation between Harmanpreet Kaur and Sophie Ecclestone
The incident took place at the end of the 19th over when the umpire told Harmanpreet Kaur that they could have only three players outside the circle in the last over due to the slow over-rate. It did not go down well with the MI captain, and she started arguing with the umpire. Amelia Kerr was also upset as she was supposed to ball the last over.
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2. Amelia Kerr’s first fifer in the shortest format
UP Warriorz Women were ready to end on a high note until Amelia Kerr applied the brakes. She took the whole middle order of UP on her own to claim as many as five wickets. She got rid of Kiran Navgire as her first wicket before sending out perilous batter Deepti Sharma for 27 off 25 balls.
3. Hayley Matthews leads Mumbai’s charge in thrilling chase
Mumbai Indians Women started the chase in great style, with Hayley Matthews taking the lead. Though they lost Amelia Kerr on 10 off 13, Matthews anchored the innings together with Nat Sciver-Brunt through a 100-run stand.
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