WPL 2025, Match 16: Mumbai Indians Strengthen Playoff Hopes with Dominant Win

Mumbai Indians secured their fifth victory of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025, defeating UP Warriorz by six wickets at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday. 

Match Summary

UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians Women, 16th Match, Women's Premier League

UP Warriorz 150/9 (20 ov)

Mumbai Indians Women 153/4 (18.3 ov)

Mumbai Indians Women won by 6 wickets

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Match Analysis

Asked to bat, UP ended with the score of 150 for nine, in response, Mumbai chased with nine balls to spare.

UP had a solid start to their innings as Grace Harris (28:25b, 3x4, 1x6) and Georgia Voll (55:33b, 12x4) added 74 runs for the opening stand. But Mumbai pulled things back brilliantly and picked three quick wickets to leave the opposition at 90 for three.

Deepti Sharma (27:25b, 1x4) played a vital hand but couldn't get the desired support as Amelia Kerr picked a fifer to put UP under pressure. Mumbai restricted the opposition to 150 for nine on the back of Kerr's spell. Apart from her, Hayley Matthews also bagged two wickets.

Mumbai's move to promote Amelia Kerr to the top order didn't pay off, as she was back in the hut after scoring just ten runs. However, Hayley Matthews (68:46b, 8x4, 2x6) and Nat Sciver-Brunt (37:23b, 7x4) brought the team back in the game with their 92-run stand.

UP made a slight comeback with three quick wickets but Yastika Bhatia and Amanjot Kaur held their nerve as Mumbai chased the target with six wickets in hand.

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Match Stats

UP Warriorz Fall of wickets: 1-74 (Grace Harris - 7.6 ov), 2-84 (Kiran Prabhu Navgire - 9.3 ov), 3-90 (Georgia Voll - 10.2 ov), 4-114 (Vrinda Dinesh - 14.4 ov), 5-120 (Chinelle Henry - 14.6 ov), 6-121 (Shweta Sehrawat - 15.3 ov), 7-125 (Uma Chetry - 16.6 ov), 8-145 (Deepti Sharma - 19.3 ov), 9-150 (Sophie Ecclestone - 19.6 ov)

Mumbai Indians Women Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Amelia Kerr - 2.6 ov), 2-116 (Natalie Sciver - 12.4 ov), 3-127 (Hayley Matthews - 13.5 ov), 4-137 (Harmanpreet Kaur - 16.3 ov)

Playing XI

UP Warriorz

• Grace Harris
• Kiran Prabhu Navgire
• Georgia Voll
• Vrinda Dinesh
• Deepti Sharma(C)
• Shweta Sehrawat
• Uma Chetry(WK)
• Chinelle Henry
• Sophie Ecclestone
• Gouher Sultana
• Kranti Goud

Mumbai Indians Women

• Yastika Bhatia(WK)
• Hayley Matthews
• Natalie Sciver
• Harmanpreet Kaur(C)
• Amelia Kerr
• Sajeevan Sajana
• Amanjot Kaur
• G Kamalini
• Sanskriti Gupta
• Shabnim Ismail
• Parunika Sisodia

Match Details

Date - 2025-03-06 14:00:00

Venue - Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Toss - Mumbai Indians Women elected to bowl

Umpires - Ajitesh Argal (India), N Janani (India), Anish Sahasrabudhe (India TV)

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