Despite losing the wicket of Kiran Navgire cheaply, UP Warrrioz regained balance scoring 62 runs in the powerplay against Mumbai Indians.
Kiran who opened along with Grace in the 11th match of the WPL 2025 got dismissed by Nat Sciver-Brunt for a run.
Grace Harris and Vrinda Dinesh joined the partnership to trouble Mumbai bowlers with boundaries.
Mumbai has two wins out of three matches while UP Warriorz has two wins out of four matches in the ongoing season so far.
Mumbai and UP Warriorz who have met five times in the WPL, with MI having a 3-2 lead in the head to head battle. Both teams won one match each in the 2024.
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Earlier, Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking at the toss, Harmanpreet Kaur said, “We are gonna bowl first. First six overs, bowlers are getting help. We have experienced bowlers bowling in the powerplay.”
“We want to give advantage to that. We are in a good frame of mind. We are talking about good things. We have one change. Jintimani is playing in place of Parunika. We added one more seamer as there’s a little bit of help for the seamers.”
Meanwhile UP Warriorz captain Deepti Sharma said, “We would have bowled as well. We batted first against DC. We’ll play with the same plan and mindset. We have a positive mindset. The entire team is playing well. We are looking forward to this match. Same XI.”
Mumbai Indians: Yastika Bhatia(w), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Sajeevan Sajana, G Kamalini, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Jintimani Kalita
UP Warriorz: Kiran Navgire, Vrinda Dinesh, Deepti Sharma(c), Tahlia McGrath, Shweta Sehrawat, Grace Harris, Uma Chetry(w), Chinelle Henry, Sophie Ecclestone, Saima Thakor, Kranti Goud
Also Read: WPL 2025 Points Table, Team Standings, NRR – TODAY
