WPL, Match 11: Matthews and Sciver-Brunt Lead Mumbai to Third Victory

Mumbai Indians secured their third win in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025, defeating UP Warriorz by eight wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

Match Summary

Mumbai Indians Women vs UP Warriorz, 11th Match

Mumbai Indians Women 143/2 (17 ov)

UP Warriorz 142/9 (20 ov)

Mumbai Indians Women won by 8 wickets

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Match Analysis

Asked to bat, UP posted a total of just 142 for nine, which Mumbai chased with three overs to spare.

Although UP Warriorz lost Kiran Navgire early, Grace Harris (45:26b, 6x4, 2x6) and Vrinda Dinesh (33:30b, 5x4) took their team off to a solid start, adding 79 runs for the second wicket.

However, after their partnership, Mumbai Indians made a solid comeback and picked wickets at regular intervals. Mumbai didn't let any other batter go past the 20-run mark as they restricted UP Warriorz to 142 for nine. With the ball, Nat Sciver-Brunt was the pick of the bowlers with a three-wicket haul.

In the chase, Mumbai Indians lost Yastika Bhatia for an eight-ball duck. But Hayley Matthews (59:50b, 7x4, 2x6) and Nat Sciver-Brunt (75 not out:44b, 13x4) came up with the magical effort with the bat.

The duo added 133 runs for the second wicket that took Mumbai close to target. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur then finished the game for his team as her team registered the eight-wicket win.

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— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 26, 2025

Match Stats

UP Warriorz Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Kiran Prabhu Navgire - 0.4 ov), 2-81 (Grace Harris - 9.2 ov), 3-85 (Vrinda Dinesh - 10.2 ov), 4-87 (Tahlia McGrath - 10.5 ov), 5-93 (Deepti Sharma - 11.6 ov), 6-111 (Shweta Sehrawat - 14.4 ov), 7-123 (Chinelle Henry - 16.5 ov), 8-135 (Sophie Ecclestone - 18.4 ov), 9-135 (Saima Thakor - 18.6 ov)

Mumbai Indians Women Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Yastika Bhatia - 3.2 ov), 2-139 (Hayley Matthews - 16.5 ov)

Playing XI

Mumbai Indians Women

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

UP Warriorz

• Kiran Prabhu Navgire
• Vrinda Dinesh
• Deepti Sharma(C)
• Tahlia McGrath
• Shweta Sehrawat
• Grace Harris
• Chinelle Henry
• Uma Chetry(WK)
• Sophie Ecclestone
• Saima Thakor
• Kranti Goud
  
  

Match Details

Date - 2025-02-26 14:00:00

Venue - M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Toss - Mumbai Indians Women elected to bowl

Umpires - Kaushik Gandhi (India), Keyur Kelkar (India), Vrinda Rathi (India TV)

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