Bengaluru : Mumbai Indians defeated UP Warriorz by 8 wickets at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru and ended their 2 match wining run in WPL 2025. Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 3/18 & 75* (44) outclassed UP Warriorz.
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Bowling first, despite UP top order Batters – Grace Harris (45) & Vrinda Dinesh (33) making 79 runs partnership, MI bowlers began picking regular wickets.
Nat Sciver-Brunt (3/18) picked 3-fer, Shabnim Ismail & Sanskriti Gupta took 2 wickets each as MI restricted UP to 142-9 (20).
MI chasing 143 lost Yastika Bhatia for 6 runs. However, Nat Sciver-Brunt (75*) & Hayley Matthews (59) starred with 133(82) runs partnership that guided Mumbai past the total in 17 overs. MI are now at top of WPL 2025 points table with 3 wins in 4 Matches.
Nat was adjourned player of the match for her all-round brilliance.
Brief Scorecard :
1st Innings :
UPW : 142-9 (20)
Grace Harris : 45 (26)
MI :
Nat Sciver-Brunt : 4-18-3
2nd Innings :
MI : 143-2 (17)
Nat Sciver-Brunt : 79* (44)
Hayley Matthews : 59 (50)
UPW :
Sophie Ecclestone : 4-29-1
Result : Mumbai Indians win by 8 Wickets.
