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MI Vs UPW Highlights: Sanskriti Shines, Matthews-Brunt Duo Dazzles In Dominant Win

Poulomi Chakraborty

Mumbai Indians Women Secures A Dominating 8-Wicket Victory (Source: @wplt20/x.com)Mumbai Indians Women Secures A Dominating 8-Wicket Victory (Source: @wplt20/x.com)

The 11th game of the Women’s Premier League ignites fans with immense thrills as Mumbai Indians Women and UP Warriorz Women set the stage on fire. Within a unmissable game of thrills, both sides face each other with all intensity. After the dominating bowling performance in the first innings, Hayley Matthews and Nat Scriver Brunt’s incredible 133-run partnership paved the way towards the 8-wicket win for Harmanpreet Kaur and Co.

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Young Sanskriti Dominates Early, And Other Bowlers Keep The Domination Alive

As the match unfolded at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Mumbai Indians Women opted to bowl first and sealed the momentum early on. Nat Sciver Brunt struck early, removing Kiran Navgire packing on 1 run. 

Just as UP Warriorz looked to rebuild, young Sanskriti Gupta shattered their momentum with two quick scalps in the same over. While adding more pressure to the opponent, Brunt ended the innings with a tally of 3/18, and Shabnim Ismail secured 2 wickets.


Grace Harris’s Explosive Knock And Vrinda Dinesh’s Cameo Add Hope To UP’s Innings

As UP Warriorz gave a shaky start, Grace Harris tried to push the side to put on a strong total. While opening the innings, she stood tall and played an explosive inning of 45 runs in just 26 balls with a whopping strike rate of 173.08. 

Adding to this, Vrinda Dinesh played an impactful cameo role of scoring 33 runs in 30 balls. Their efforts powered the team to a strong total, giving them a fighting chance in the match.

Matthews-Brunt Duo Snatches The Win From The Warriorz

Chasing 143, Mumbai Indians Women stumbled early as Yastika Bhatia fell for a duck. From that setback, they road back in the match remarkably. Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver Brunt, both delivered fiery half-centuries, shifting the momentum in Mumbai’s favor. 

Hayley Matthews walked away, scoring 59 runs in 50 deliveries. Coming to bat as a no. 3 batter, Sciver Brunt, secured the win with an explosive knock of 75 runs in just 44 deliveries with a thrilling strike rate of 170.45. Those knocks pushed the side towards a dominating win.

UP Warriorz’s Poor Bowling Performance Cost The Match

After struggling in the first innings, UP Warriorz failed to bounce back as the bowlers struggled to dominate the MI batters. After Deepti Sharma had sent Yastika Bhatia on a duck, the bowlers couldn’t contain the destructive Hayley Matthews-Nat Sciver-Brunt duo. 

Sophie Ecclestone managed to remove Matthews, but by then, the momentum had slipped away. With domination, Mumbai Indians Women defeated them by 8 wickets.