28/02Result
6th Match (N), Women's Premier League at Bengaluru, Feb 28 2024
UPW Women won by 7 wkts (21b rem)
Player of the Match
Kiran NavgireUP Warriorz Women
28/02Result
6th Match (N), Women's Premier League at Bengaluru, Feb 28 2024
UPW Women won by 7 wkts (21b rem)
Player of the Match
Kiran NavgireUP Warriorz Women

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | MI-W: 161/6 | RR: 8.05

  • Amanjot Kaur0 (1b)
  • Issy Wong15 (6b)
  • Anjali Sarvani4-0-38-1
  • Sophie Ecclestone4-0-25-1

9pm A good, collective batting display and MI have gotten 161 on the board, which is 20 more than what Charles Dagnall felt would be par during the pitch report. Matthews and Yastika got them off to a decent if not brisk start. Yastika fell after the powerplay but Matthews continued, registering her first fifty this season.

The miscommunication between Matthews and Sciver-Brunt, who was also batting well, threatened to derail the innings but Kerr, Vastrakar and Wong played decent hands to ensure that was not the case.

The Warriorz bowled fairly decently, although they did not cover themselves in glory in the field. There were several dropped chances, overthrows and misfields, and that has played a big role in them having to chase 162. Harris was the pick of the bowlers, with Ecclestone also doing a fine job. The others came in for a bit of tap, with only five bowlers (excluding McGrath) being used.

The Warriorz, as Harris said, will take what they have been served up. But given the troubles they have had while batting, this will not be an easy chase. Back in about 10 for the run-chase.

Grace Harris: (On the score) Could have been a lot worse when Matthews was started out. We will take this. We finished well. They are a fairly good batting unit, so was happy with the way the ball was coming out early. I thought we did exceptionally well (in the powerplay). (On where she would have thrown after the miscommunication between Matthews and Sciver-Brunt) Probably Sciver Brunt's end too, just about, though. Matthews gave us a couple of chances and we thought we were in the game. Tonight, in those conditions, I would have taken Sciver-Brunt. (On the lights at the Chinnaswamy) McGrath said she lost one completely in the lights. We have to figure out how to field better in the next game.

19.6
0
Anjali Sarvani to Kaur, no run, dead straight, and two wickets in two balls for Sarvani! Right in the blockhole on off stump. Amanjot walks across and misses her flick. Gets pinged in front of off stump and umpire Abhijeet Bengeri has no qualms in raising his finger. Amanjot has reviewed this, but not sure what is going to come out of it. Even if the decision is overturned, MI will not get the single they ran. Well, she will not be dismissed, for what it is worth because there is bat involved. Decision overturned, but it is still a dot ball!

Review ongoing for an lbw.

Amanjot is the new batter in. A bit of a delay because someone who should not be on the field ventured onto it

19.5
W
Anjali Sarvani to Sajana, OUT, cleans her up! Length on middle and off. Sajana backs away, trying to access the off side. The ball, though, skids through after pitching and she is late on the stroke. Hears the death rattle soon after and her brief cameo comes to an end!

S Sajana b Anjali Sarvani 4 (3m 2b 1x4 0x6) SR: 200.00

160-run mark breached

19.4
4
Anjali Sarvani to Sajana, FOUR, not a six, but a four this time! Slot ball outside off. Sajana marches down the track and thumps it over the bowler's head. Long off had no chance!

Sajana on strike. She knows how to hit her first ball for six

19.3
1
Anjali Sarvani to Wong, 1 run, change of pace on a back of a length on leg. Wong advances and splices it to long on
19.2
4
Anjali Sarvani to Wong, FOUR, fortune favouring the brave! Hard length just outside off. Wong gives it the lot and gets a massive outside edge that beats short third
19.1
2
Anjali Sarvani to Wong, 2 runs, safe! Length on middle and leg. Wong swings like a rusty gate and skies it. Hits it so badly that it barely crosses the circle

Sarvani to bowl the final over. Keeper up to the stumps. Wong on strike. How many can MI get?

END OF OVER:
19 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | MI-W: 150/5 | RR: 7.89

  • Issy Wong8 (3b)
  • Sophie Ecclestone4-0-25-1
  • Deepti Sharma4-0-40-1
18.6
W
Ecclestone to Vastrakar, OUT, wild swing, and Vastrakar bites the dust! Ecclestone slows this up beautifully, bowling it on a back of a length on off. Vastrakar hares down the track, gets nowhere to the pitch and swings for the hills. Loses shape completely and skews it off the leading edge. Deepti calls early and completes the catch at short third!

P Vastrakar c Sharma b Ecclestone 18 (20m 12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

18.5
1
Ecclestone to Wong, 1 run, into the blockhole outside off. Wong cannot get under it and clinks it towards long off
18.4
1
Ecclestone to Vastrakar, 1 run, full and wide outside off. Vastrakar drills it down the ground to long off
18.3
2
Ecclestone to Vastrakar, 2 runs, slanted into the stumps again. No room to work with and Vastrakar tugs it to long on. Wong decides to come back for the second and would have been out had Ecclestone gathered
18.2
1
Ecclestone to Wong, 1 run, fired in full on leg stump. Wong cloths it down the ground to long on
18.1
5
Ecclestone to Vastrakar, 5 runs, darted in full on middle and leg. Vastrakar clears her front leg and drags it towards deep mid wicket. And absolute calamity ensues thereafter. The throw from the deep is not backed up properly, with backward point and short third looking at each other. Vastrakar gets five for her troubles! Okay, hang on, Wong has walked over to the striker's end. That is because when the throw was released, the batters had not crossed over. The third umpire has been called into action, and five runs have been signalled, instead of six

Ecclestone to bowl the penultimate over. MI looking primed to go past 160

END OF OVER:
18 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | MI-W: 140/4 | RR: 7.77

  • Issy Wong6 (1b)
  • Pooja Vastrakar10 (8b)
  • Deepti Sharma4-0-40-1
  • Rajeshwari Gayakwad4-0-38-1
17.6
6
Sharma to Wong, SIX, pressure? What pressure?! Floated up into the slot on the stumps. Wong backs away early and creams this over mid off. Goes all the way too!

Wong in at 6

17.5
W
Sharma to Kerr, OUT, big appeal, and given! Right into the blockhole on middle and leg. Kerr walks across, looking for the fine sweep but picks too full a ball. Sneaks under her bat and smashes into her boot. Umpire Bengeri raised his finger immediately, and Kerr did not bother with the review, rightly so!

AC Kerr lbw b Sharma 23 (22m 16b 1x4 1x6) SR: 143.75

17.4
2
Sharma to Kerr, 2 runs, quicker on a length on leg stump. Kerr gets inside the line and paddles it through the short fine leg region. Harris runs to her right from deep backward square leg and reins it in
17.3
1
Sharma to Vastrakar, 1 run, length on middle and off. Vastrakar is nowhere close to the pitch of the ball, despite advancing, and heaves it towards deep square leg
17.2
2
Sharma to Vastrakar, 2 runs, back of a length on leg stump. Vastrakar comes down the track and nurdles it into the vast open spaces in the mid wicket region for another brace
17.1
2
Sharma to Vastrakar, 2 runs, floated up on a length on middle and off. Vastrakar advances and pushes it to extra cover, who misfields and ends up conceding the second

Deepti to bowl out. She has been expensive tonight, giving away 27 in her three overs already. Around the wicket to Vastrakar

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs | MI-W: 127/3 | RR: 7.47

  • Pooja Vastrakar5 (5b)
  • Amelia Kerr21 (14b)
  • Rajeshwari Gayakwad4-0-38-1
  • Anjali Sarvani3-0-27-0
16.6
1
Gayakwad to Vastrakar, 1 run, quicker and shorter on off. Vastrakar bunts it to long on
16.5
1
Gayakwad to Kerr, 1 run, slowed up on a length just outside off. Kerr advances and wafts at it despite not getting to the pitch. Gets an outside edge that dribbles to short third
16.4
4
Gayakwad to Kerr, FOUR, four more! Right into Kerr's hitting arc again. The sweep comes out and this time, she beats deep backward square leg to her right!

UPW Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st94AJ HealyKP Navgire
2nd3AJ HealyTM McGrath
3rd1AJ HealyGM Harris
4th65GM HarrisDB Sharma