Kiran Navgire’s blistering half-century set the tone for the UP Warriorz’s first win of the Ladies’s Premier League 2024 season after they beat the Mumbai Indians by seven wickets on Wednesday on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
The Warriorz made fast work of the Mumbai bowling assault, reaching the 162-run goal with 21 deliveries to spare, with Grace Harris’ quickfire 38 off 17 getting the group over the road.
The match didn’t begin nicely for the Warriorz nevertheless. Alyssa Healy had received the toss for the UP group and opted to bowl first, however the group had an off-day within the discipline.
Mumbai opener Hayley Matthews was dropped twice en path to a half-century, and had extra luck on her aspect when a lofted hit in direction of long-off had Tahlia McGrath lose sight of the ball because of the floodlights.
She finally scored 55 off 47.
Mumbai opener Yastika Bhatia contributed with 26 whereas Amelia Kerr’s 23 additionally helped the group’s trigger. However finally, the Natalie Sciver-Brunt-led group – who was taking on the function from the injured Harmanpreet Kaur – was aided by some sloppy fielding by the Warriorz. There have been misfields and overthrows to go together with the few catches that had been put down.
However Navgire’s highly effective knock served her group nicely.
The 29-year-old from Solapur had are available to bat at No 6 within the Warriorz’s losses to the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals earlier this season. She was promoted to the opener’s spot on Wednesday after Vrinda Dinesh needed to be helped off the sector on account of damage within the first innings.
Navgire stormed by means of the Mumbai bowling, putting the ball powerfully on her strategy to a participant of the match award-winning knock of 57 off 31. Her innings was peppered with six boundaries and 4 sixes.
On the different finish of the crease, Healy was simply as spectacular as the 2 openers arrange a 94-run partnership earlier than Navgire was stumped by Yastika Bhatia whereas making an attempt one other huge hit.
The Mumbai Indians may need thought they’d discovered a foothold within the recreation as Issy Wong dismissed McGrath and Healy within the eleventh over.
However Warriorz batters Harris and Deepti Sharma (27 off 20) did nicely to regular the ship and arrange a cushty win for the group.