At the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday, March 12, Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated UP Warriorz to extend their winning streak in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023. The team lead by Harmanpreet Kaur has already won all four games and is still in first place in the standings.
Alyssa Healy, the UP Warriorz captain, decided to bat first after winning the toss. While MI held Warriorz to 159/6, Saika Ishaque put out an excellent bowling performance. In her first over, she dismissed Devika Vaidya, but in the next, she gave Healy four boundaries. The wicket-keeper batter scored 58 off 46 balls. Saika later made a brilliant comeback and took the wickets of Healy and Tahila McGrath (50 off 37 balls) in the same over.
Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews combined 51 runs during the powerplay to help Mumbai get off to a strong start in the chase. The Mumbai Indians defeated the UP Warriorz by eight wickets while Harmanpreet once again led from the front with an undefeated score of 53 off 33 balls.
Brief scores: UP Warriorz 159/6 in 20 overs (Alyssa Healy 58, Tahlia McGrath 50; Saika Ishaque 3/33) lost to Mumbai Indians Women 164/2 in 17.3 overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 53*, Nat Sciver-Brunt 45*, Yastika Bhatia 42) by 8 wickets.