Women Premier League – Nat-Skyver Brunt scores 45 runs and 2 wickets to lead MI to victory over UP Warriors

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New Delhi, Mumbai Indians returned to form with a resounding 42-run win over UP Warriors in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) Season-2 on Thursday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here.
Mumbai Indians, who came to bat first, faced an early setback as UP Warriors’ Chamari Athapaththu hit a powerful spell to dismiss openers Hayley Mathews and Yastika Bhatia. However, amid the early fluctuations, Nate Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur held on to hold on to Athapaththu’s onslaught with crucial partnerships.
Sciver-Brunt used the depth of the crease against the spin of Chamari Athapaththu, Grace Harris and Rajeshwari Gaikwad, helping them end the powerplay at 37 for 2. Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet together added 59 runs for the third wicket. Despite losing important wickets in the end, Amelia Kerr and S. The lower order demonstrated its potential under the leadership of Sajna. Mumbai Indians scored 38 runs in the last four overs, adding 43 runs from just 26 in their partnership and taking their team ahead. The score was a struggling 160 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. With the ball in hand, Mumbai Indians wasted no time in establishing their dominance. Led by the pace duo of Saika Ishaq and Shabnim Ismail, they provided the early blows by demolishing the Warriors’ top order with accuracy and finesse. Ismail’s lethal delivery, dismissing Alyssa Healy for 3, unsettled the Warriors, setting the stage for a brilliant bowling performance. Harmanpreet worked with Ismail and Mathews for six consecutive overs, taking the Warriors by 2 wickets. But could only score 18 runs. While Deepti Sharma fought valiantly for the Warriors with a spirited half-century, the Mumbai Indians’ relentless attack proved too difficult to handle. In particular, Saika Ishaq shone with the ball, taking three crucial wickets to derail the Warriors’ chase and secure a convincing win for her team. In the tenth over, Grace Harris was dismissed for a six off the fifteenth ball by Ishaq. Got out. Like Navgire’s sequence, Harris drove Ishaq’s ball long-on for a six, but it was bowled on the next ball. The partnership between Harris and Deepti was the longest partnership for the Warriors. Deepti and Uma Chhetri’s 26-ball partnership of 37 runs for the eighth wicket was the second longest partnership. Brunt was named player of the match for her all-round performance, taking 45 runs with the bat and two wickets with the ball. WPL debut Ishaq took three wickets after playing three games without a wicket. Brief scores: Mumbai Indians 160 for 6 (Nate Sciver-Brunt 45, Amelia Kerr 39; Chamari Athapattu 2-27, Saima Thakor 1-19) UP Warriors 118 for 9 (Deepti Sharma 53*, Saika Ishaq 3-27, Sciver-Brunt 2-14) by 42 runs–IANS

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