WPL 2024: All-round Nat Sciver-Brunt takes Mumbai Indians to a win over UP Warriorz

Mumbai Indians handed UP Warriorz their fourth defeat of the season as the reigning champions registered a 42-run win in a 2024 Women’s Premier League clash in Delhi on Thursday.

Asked to chase 161 to win, the Warriorz were restriced to 118/9 despite a fighting knock from all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who scored her first-ever half-century in the tournament off the final delivery of the match.

Mumbai Indians had a simple mantra with the ball – keep the length tight and bowl stump to stump. It worked wonders for Harmanpreet Kaur and co as five of the nine Warriorz’s batters had their stumps rattled.

It all started in the second over of the chase when Saika Ishaque (3-27), cleaned up Kiran Navgire after being hit for a six earlier in the over. A flighted delivery dipped alarmingly on the batter, who ended up yorking herself to have her stumps uprooted.

An over later Hayley Matthews struck gold as Chamari Athapaththu put a short and wide delivery straight into the hands of Sajana Sajeevan in the packed off-side field.

Shabnim Ismail, who bowled the fastest delivery in women’s cricket history the last time she was on field, cleaned up captain Alyssa Healy with a fuller delivery as the UP Warriorz stumbled to...

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