WPL 2023 Live Blog: MI-W vs UP-W, Eliminator - Tweets, Videos and More
MI-W vs UP-W (Source: BCCI/WPL)
Alright Guys! See you in the next game that's the finals of Women's Premier League's inaugural season with Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals going head-to-head. Okay, This is Arnav Chopra signing off on the behalf of OneCricket! It's good night from our side!
Natalie Sciver Brunt without any doubt has been handed over Player of the match award as he bagged a wicket and scored 72* off 38 balls along with that.
Mumbai Indians won by 72 Runs
Arnav: Not surprised seeing Mumbai play like this. We are now habitual to see the Indians dominating their opponents!
10:44 PM IST | MI have triumphed by a massive margin of 72 runs and they move to the finals! This is a statement win and they have shown how it's done! The MUMBAI INDIANS!
Found in Front! That's LBW! MI WIN!
Huge Appeal for LBW and up goes the finger!!!! Mumbai Indians have won this game by 72 runs!!!! Good length delivery angling into the batter, Rajeshwari clears her front leg and tries to pull it on the leg side but misses it and wears it on the top of the front pad. It looked plumb with the naked eye as Rajeshwari was trapped right in front of the stumps. Bowled out for 110!
UPW: 105/9, MI just one wicket away from playing the finals against Delhi Capitals....
Now Then! Another One!!
It's getting over for UP! Jintimani Kalita strikes and she cleans up Anjali Sarvani here! Good length delivery angling into the batter, Anjali without any foot movement tries to crunch it on the leg side but the ball stays low, sneaks in and rattles the timber. MI are just one wicket away from the victory.
Arnav: Nothing left in the match for UP. They have lost all their hope now. Starc looks dejected and so does Alyssa and why shouldn't they be?
Caught and that's eighth down!
Deepti is caught by Kalitha after she tried sweeping the ball but could only manage a top edge. Replays are in and it shows that the fingers are underneath the ball. It's a fair catch as another one bites the dust.
She gets it!!! That's a HATTRICK! The First One!
Bowled! Ecclestone has played it back onto her stumps and Issy Wong gets the hattrick! That is some bowling! She has changed the course of the game in a matter of time! Seven down now! This game is all but Mumbai's and DY Patil erupts!!
Wong on a hattrick...
Wong Strikes and Navgire back in the hut!
That must be disappointing! Not one but two! Issy Wong gets wickets on two consecutive balls! First Navgire and then Simran Shaikh! Wonderful bowling! That's full and straight! Navgire was caught and Simran cleaned up! Navgire's innings ends for 43.
Navgire not giving up!
That's Power! Pure Power from Navgire! Two Consecutive Sixes! That's good! Very GOOD! Look at that. It was just good enough for her! Need more of these!
EQUATION: 120 Runs from 60 Overs
End of 10 Overs, UP Warriorz: 63/4
Game. Set. Match for Mumbai.
It's one woman show today. Nat Sciver-Brunt is the name. She gets the huge wicket of Grace Harris. That is surely the end of their chances and MI will be pleased with that.
Dropped!! Life for Navgire!
Kerr tosses it up here, Navgire slog sweeps it uppishly straight up in the air and Matthews puts it down at long-on. That should have been taken. Mumbai allowing UP get back into the game!
Navgire gives some hope!
4,4,6 Kiran Navgire goes beserk against Ishaque. Conceds 20 runs in the 6th over and momentum has slightly shifted towards the UP Warriorz Women at the moment.
What's happening here! They have fallen like pack of cards!!
Run-out! Tahlia McGrath has to walk back!
The fielder throws at the striker's end and the keeper whips off the bails. The TV umpire has been called for and guess what? Tahlia McGrath is short of her crease as the bails are dislodged. She is run-out as the third one goes down here. UP are in big trouble here. 3 down inside 5 overs.
Arnav: Chances very slim for UP to get pass the Mumbai hurdle! Tahlia McGrath has a job to do now!
Mumbai on their way to reach another final!
The Birthday girl Alyssa Healy is gone! That's a poor start for UP! That's back of a length into the pitch, Healy looks to go leg side and gets a leading edge to the mid-off fielder. 2 down now. Issy Wong has been tremendous.
Gone! First Blood Drawn!
It's Shweta Sehrawat who has to walk back. She was under tremendous pressure after not being able to find a single from the first five deliveries of Saika Ishaque's over. That's a maiden wicket over.
Arnav: UP need Alyssa. She is team's biggest hope of making it through.
9:15 PM IST | All set for the second innings. Here we go. Players and umpires are out in the middle. Alyssa Healy and Shweta Sehrawat will open the innings for UP Warriorz Women. Natalie has the new ball in her hands. One slip is in place, square leg and third-man fielders are outside.
UP Warriorz need 183 Runs to win
9:00 PM IST | What a way to end the innings! Nat Sciver-Brunt smashes a huge six on the final delivery to take the score to 182. What a great knock! That's magnificent! 72 off 38 balls! Good Clean Hitting!
Vastrakar comes in and strikes big!
4 and 6! That's a way to enter the field. Pooja Vastrakar knows a thing or two about power-hitting and she is doing it the way it should be done. Good Power Show this!
Ecclestone gets the revenge!
Tosses it up here, Kerr slog sweeps it hard to the deep square leg fielder who juggles but manages to hold on here. Sarvani holds on as Sophie finishes with a wicket after going for 14 runs. Kerr departs for a quickfire 29 off 19 balls. 4 down for 164 here after 19 overs.
Kerr supporting well from the other end!
That's good from the Kiwi! She has rotated the strike well! Along with that, three fours in a row! Now, then, that is some cricket. We all love that! Ecclestone made the target this time!
150 on the board without much hassle in 18 Overs!
Nat Sciver in no mood to stop!!
Nat Sciver has the taken the matter in her own hands. Two fours in a row to Rajeshwari Gayakwad. That is just pure class. Shots looking too good. Now, this is what quality is all about. Both the shots weren't just ordinary!
Meanwhile, TimeOut!
Nat Sciver-Brunt gets to her 50!
That is a fine knock! A fine-fine knock under pressure in a crunch game! Nat Sciver is known to perform in crucial games and there's a reason why. Seven boundaries and a six in her wonderful knock.
15 Overs Done: MI 116/3
Arnav: Amelia Kerr in the middle. She has to bat till the end, very simply because Nat Sciver will going big every over. The English-women needs support from the other end and Kiwi is the right person.
Review Taken: Appeal is turned down. Was it pad first? If it was then this is close. Full and straight angling into Kerr. A perfect yorker from Ecclestone. Fair delivery. The ball hits the bat first and not the toe. The umpire gets it right as the review is lost.
Bowled!! Harman cleaned up!
Who else it can be? Sophie Ecclestone with the ball. Harman tries to come down the track but is beaten all ends up, infact is yorked with a rapid delivery. That knocks the leg stump. She has no clue how to play this as Ecclestone strikes for the Warriorz. That was quick from Sophie!
100 up for Mumbai Indians inside 13 overs!
Flurry of Boundaries from Nat Sciver-Brunt!
She has targeted Parshavi with 4,6,4 taking the matter in her own hands. Now, this is what Mumbai want and Nat knows how to go about her business.
Decision Reversed!! Harman is safe!
She was trying to sweep but fails to find the connection with the ball. Fortunately, just a small touch enough for the on-field decision to be reversed. Parshavi is bowling. Extremely Well. Could have been easily hit the stumps but lucky enough. Just the faintest of touches.
Matthews is gone this time!
Parshavi comes into the attack and strikes straightaway. She gets the wicket of big fish this time. Right after the break, they have lost the wicket. Short delivery on the middle stump line, Matthews rocks back and tries to hammer it towards the cow corner region but the ball was too short to play that shot. The ball rushes onto her bat and she ends up hitting it straight into the hands of fielder at long-on.
Time for Strategic Timeout!
Umpire Review for Catch!
That could have been easily out but Sarvani's hand touched the ground along with the ball which prompted the umpire to change the decision.
They will check this for a clean catch at deep square leg. This is an umpire's review. Fair delivery from Deepti. Has Sarvani taken it? Looks like she has . But the TV umpire is checking various angles. They are using the zoomer here. The ball has touched the ground according to the TV umpire and the decision is reversed to NOT OUT. This is a huge moment in the game as Matthews gets a reprieve here.
Arnav: Some quiet overs for MI but it surely won't hamper them from scoring big tonight.
MI-W: 46/1 after 6 Overs
Dropped! Ecclestone the culprit!
In the air and dropped by Sophie. Fuller length delivery on the off-stump line, Nat comes down the track and lofts it straight into the hands of Sophie at mid-off but she spills it.
Arnav: MI have some outstanding hitters. They just need to stay out there.
Bhatia has to go
After a wonderful start. Yastika plays rash shot on a back of the length delivery outside the off-stump line, Bhatia waits back in the crease and tries to crunch it over the mid-on fielder but gets it on the toe end of the bat and the ball goes straight into the hands of Navgire stationed at mid-on.
Hayley Mathews goes big
That's a good hit. Wonderful hit from the Caribbean superstar. Fuller length delivery on the off-stump line, Matthews shuffles across gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over the deep square leg region. The ball sails up in the air and goes over the ropes for six runs.
Two boundaries in the over for Yastika
She has started to take it to the opposition. 200 could be on the cards.
Four to start off the proceedings...
Yastika Bhatia gets off the mark in style!!!! Around the wicket. Fuller length delivery on the middle stump line, Bhatia shuffles across and sweeps it along the carpet towards the deep square leg region for four runs.
7:28 PM IST | The players stride out to the centre. Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhatia are out there in the middle. Grace Harris with the new ball.
Harmanpreet Kaur and Alyssa Healy in the centre. And it's the women in Yellow who have won the toss and they have elected to bowl first.
Hold you breath as we bring you the live coverage from Mumbai.
We're minutes away from the toss....
Hello and Welcome to the Eliminator clash of Women's Premier League between Mumbai Indians and UP Warriors to be played at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai.
The victor of this high-stakes match will earn the chance to face off against Delhi Capitals Women in the final of the competition.
Mumbai Indians Women began the tournament with a bang, securing five consecutive wins and appearing poised to clinch the top spot. However, their next two games ended in defeats, which served as a sobering reminder of the fickle nature of the game. Undeterred, they rallied back in their final league match, vanquishing Royal Challengers Bangalore Women by a slim four-wicket margin. But despite their best efforts, the team's net-run rate was lower than that of Delhi, necessitating a longer route to the final.
As for the UP Warriorz, their journey has been a mixed bag, with four victories and an equal number of losses in the group stage. Their last match against Delhi Capitals Women resulted in a disappointing five-wicket loss. To emerge triumphant against a formidable Mumbai side, the team's senior players must step up and deliver a sterling performance. The stakes are high, the tension is palpable, and both teams are primed to leave it all on the field in pursuit of glory. Only time will tell if Mumbai Indians triumph or the UP Warriorz pull off a stunning upset and book their ticket to the final.
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