In a Women’s Premier League match, Mumbai Indians defeated UP Warriorz by six wickets. Hayley Matthews played a powerful innings, scoring 68 runs off 46 balls, and Amelia Kerr delivered an excellent bowling performance, taking 5 wickets for 38 runs. This win propelled Mumbai Indians to second place in the league standings, while UP Warriorz faced their third consecutive loss, making their path to the playoffs very difficult.
Mumbai Indians successfully chased down a target of 151 runs in 18.3 overs at Ekana Stadium. Despite losing an early wicket, Hayley Matthews took control of the innings. She formed a crucial 92-run partnership with Nat Sciver-Brunt, scoring her half-century in just 35 balls.
Matthews demonstrated her strong back-foot play, particularly hitting boundaries on the off-side. She reached her second fifty of the season against UP Warriorz with a well-timed shot between point and cover-point.
She aggressively attacked Chinelle Henry, hitting a six over deep midwicket, and followed it up with consecutive boundaries against Sophie Ecclestone. Mumbai Indians reached 50 runs for the loss of one wicket during the powerplay.
Although UP Warriorz captain Deepti Sharma took a brilliant catch to dismiss Nat Sciver-Brunt (37 runs off 23 balls), Mumbai Indians only needed 35 more runs from 43 balls at that stage.
In the following over, Matthews continued her aggressive batting, smashing a boundary and a six off bowler Kranti Goud.
However, her impressive innings of 68 runs, which included eight fours and two sixes, came to an end in the same over.
Yastika Bhatia (10 runs off 6 balls) then ensured Mumbai Indians’ victory by hitting two boundaries off Deepti Sharma in the penultimate over, securing the win with nine balls remaining.
Earlier in the match, Mumbai Indians chose to bowl first and Amelia Kerr’s exceptional bowling performance turned the game in their favor. Kerr became only the sixth player to take a five-wicket haul in the Women’s Premier League.
UP Warriorz had a strong start, reaching 74 runs without losing any wickets in 7.5 overs. They looked on track for a high score, with Voll scoring a rapid half-century off 29 balls in her first WPL fifty.
Voll, playing only her second match, aggressively targeted Kerr, hitting four consecutive boundaries.
However, Mumbai Indians fought back, taking three wickets in a short span of 14 balls.
Matthews dismissed Grace Harris (28 runs), while Kerr took the wickets of Kiran Navgire (0) and Voll. Voll was bowled by Sciver-Brunt’s slower delivery while attempting a scoop shot.
Kerr continued her dominant bowling in the final over, taking two more wickets, including the important wicket of Chinelle Henry (6 runs).
UP Warriorz collapsed from 74/0 to 150/9, losing nine wickets for just 76 runs in the final 12.1 overs of their innings.
