MI vs UPW Highlights, WPL 2026: Harleen Deol heroics helps Warriorz hammer Mumbai Indians

So, all the teams have opened their account. UP Warriorz will hope this is the start of a special run. Mumbai Indians will hope it's just a bump on the road. That concluded the game. Join us back for yet another match. Gujarat Giants will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). Join us on the 16th of January and an hour earlier for the build up. Goodbye and cheers for now. 

No doubt about the PLAYER OF THE MATCH. Harleen Deol collects the award. She says she is happy for the team that they have won the first game. On the last match, she admits she was batting well but today Chloe Tryon helped her by taking some pressure off. Mentions she got boundary balls and she put them away. Over the last 24 hours, it was just normal preparation from her. Adds that it doesn't make sense to keep stressing it. Acknowledges that it was hard to score runs in the first innings but the wicket got better in the second innings as the ball was coming on nicely. If this was the best knock, she admits it was the best knock of this season. 

Meg Lanning, the skipper of UP Warriorz says they played good cricket in the previous matches but she is happy to beat a team like the Mumbai Indians today. Adds it's a big learning curve as a captain, they had really good chats and always had a winning attitude in the group. On Harleen Deol, Lanning says she had a quick chat with her, today she showed what she can do. Feels her bowlers did an excellent job to keep MI near 160. Expresses that they just needed some momentum and today's win will help them a lot. 

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Chloe Tryon is up for a quick chat. Tryon says she and Deol were just talking about finishing the game Adds that UP Warriorz is a great franchise to be a part of and applauds the effort from Harleen for setting it up with the bat for them. On her injured elbow, Tryon says that it's still burning but she feels good to take that crucial catch of Harmanpreet Kaur. Mentions that they didn't have enough runs last night but they had the belief as a group today.

Mumbai Indians skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur says that they were looking for a score around 180 as defending is hard on this pitch. Praises the knock from Nat Sciver-Brunt and Nicola Carey, adding that the duo rescued them from a precarious position. Credits Harleen Deol for the way she batted. Mentions that the dew always plays a big part here and chasing is a bit easier. Admits that setting totals is something the team need to work upon. Appreciates the effort from her bowlers as Kaur feels it was hard to bowl with the wet ball and the dew around. Kaur ends by saying that she was surprised to see Harleen Deol retire out in the previous match.

Earlier, despite a disciplined start by the UP Warriorz, the Mumbai Indians executed a late-innings surge to post a competitive 161/5. After being inserted to bat, Mumbai’s new opening pair of Amanjot Kaur and G Kamalini struggled for rhythm against a tight Warriorz attack, scoring just 32 in the powerplay. However, the game shifted dramatically when the returning Nat Sciver-Brunt smashed 65 off 43 balls and anchoring an 85-run partnership with Nicola Carey. While the Warriorz's spinners, including Deepti Sharma and Sophie Ecclestone found significant turn throughout the innings, their discipline wavered at the death.

In an uncharacteristic display, the Mumbai Indians’ bowling unit struggled with execution, failing to apply the clinical pressure usually associated with the side. While Nat Sciver-Brunt briefly threatened to derail the chase with a brilliant double-strike in a single over, the rest of the attack lacked discipline, repeatedly feeding the same channel outside off-stump. This allowed a pressured Harleen Deol to find her rhythm early. Once MI let her escape the initial squeeze, she punished their persistence and never looked back, steering the Warriorz toward a dominant victory with the help of a fine knock from Chloe Tryon.

The UP Warriorz have secured their first victory of the season in emphatic style, keeping their playoff hopes alive in this must-win encounter. In a sport that rarely offers quick redemption, Harleen Deol provided a masterclass in resilience; just 24 hours after the disappointment of being retired out against the Capitals, she returned to play one of the finest, most transformative knocks of the tournament. Her rapid turnaround served as the backbone of an inspired chase, proving that when life gives you a second chance, you seize it with the clinical precision Deol displayed today.

18.2: Sajana Sajeevan to Chloe Tryon, Wide! Well, that will do as well! Sliding down the leg side. Tryon tries to connect but misses. A wide is given and that's it. UP Warriorz win by 7 wickets.

18.1: Sajana Sajeevan to Chloe Tryon, SIX! Scores are level! What a shot this is! Touch fuller, outside off. Tryon hangs back, drags her shot and hits it cleanly over mid-wicket for a biggie. All the way.

17.6: Triveni Vasistha to Chloe Tryon, Tossed up on middle and off, Tryon flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

17.5: Triveni Vasistha to Chloe Tryon, FOUR! AGAIN! Single-digits needed now. Tryon goes inside out again as she walks down but the turns away and goes off the outer half of the bat. Past Nat Sciver-Brunt's dive at long off for a boundary. 

17.4: Triveni Vasistha to Chloe Tryon, FOUR! Oh, wonderful shot! A half volley, outside off. Tryon dances down and punches on the up as she gets on one knee. Hits it past long off for a boundary. Needed under a run-a-ball now.

17.3: Triveni Vasistha to Harleen Deol, Gives more flight and pitches it outside off, Deol skips down and drives it to long off for a single.

17.2: Triveni Vasistha to Harleen Deol, Slower in the air, flighted on off, Harleen Deol mistimes her push back to the bowler. 

17.1: Triveni Vasistha to Chloe Tryon, Triveni Vasistha serves it flat and on middle and leg, Tryon works it across to mid-wicket for one.

16.6: Amelia Kerr to Chloe Tryon, Fuller length delivery, outside off, Tryon hits it to long off for a single.

16.5: Amelia Kerr to Chloe Tryon, FOUR! Tryon joins the party now. Amelia Kerr bowls a half tracker, around leg, Tryon quickly gets on her knee as she sweeps it past deep square leg for four runs.

16.4: Amelia Kerr to Harleen Deol, Floats it on the up, full and around off, swept to deep square leg for a single.

16.3: Amelia Kerr to Chloe Tryon, This is full and outside off. Tryon crunches it to long off for a single.

16.2: Amelia Kerr to Chloe Tryon, FOUR! A review from Mumbai Indians but it looks much more in desperation. Just a single replay confirms it was off the blade. Flights it full and on leg, turning in. Tryon looks to sweep but gets a bottom edge to fine leg for a boundary. MI have just one review left.

16.1: Amelia Kerr to Chloe Tryon, Fuller delivery, outside off, driven to cover.

15.6: Sanskriti Gupta to Harleen Deol, Drops it short, outside off. Harleen Deol goes back to cut it away but misses.

15.5: Sanskriti Gupta to Harleen Deol, FOUR! Pure timing once again! Tossed up, outside off. Harleen Deol puts on her skates and hits it firmly past extra cover for a boundary. Absolutely gorgeous. 

15.4: Sanskriti Gupta to Chloe Tryon, One more run as Chloe Tryon wrists it away to long on.

15.3: Sanskriti Gupta to Harleen Deol, Too full and around off, flicked to long on for a single.

15.2: Sanskriti Gupta to Harleen Deol, FOUR! Harleen Deol wants to finish the job now. Pitched up, outside off. Harleen Deol walks down the track and hammers it past cover for yet another boundary. 

15.1: Sanskriti Gupta to Harleen Deol, FOUR! Statement fifty for Harleen Deol! That is some way to bounce back. Floats it full and on off, Harleen Deol slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket, in the gap and it rolls to the fence. 

15.1: Sanskriti Gupta to Harleen Deol, Flatter delivery, around off, Harleen Deol punches it to cover. Oh, the spinner has overstepped. Gupta tries to hide her face. A no ball is called. Free hit coming up...

Chloe Tryon walks to the middle.

14.6: Amelia Kerr to Phoebe Litchfield, OUT! TAKEN! The crowd finds its voice back as the 73-run partnership has been broken. A googly, fuller and on leg, Phoebe Litchfield takes a step down and inside the line as she tries to sweep it away but fails to hit it cleanly. Gets a thick top edge to square leg where Triveni Vasistha calls for it and holds onto it. A much needed wicket for MI. Can they build on this?

14.5: Amelia Kerr to Harleen Deol, Flatter delivery on middle, nudged to mid-wicket for a single.

14.4: Amelia Kerr to Phoebe Litchfield, At 72 clicks! Short and around off, Phoebe Litchfield pulls it to short fine leg for a single. 

14.3: Amelia Kerr to Harleen Deol, Tossed up on middle, swept to deep square leg for a single.

14.2: Amelia Kerr to Harleen Deol, FOUR! Punished! Might be the first boundary by Deol on the leg side. A wrong 'un, shorter but on the leg side. Harleen Deol pulls it to deep square leg for four runs.

14.1: Amelia Kerr to Harleen Deol, Floats it full and on middle, tapped back to the bowler.

Strategic Time-Out! A much needed break for Mumbai Indians as UP Warriorz have given them some beating in this phase. Harleen Deol has shown her class with some quality strokes but the job is not done yet and there is no point resting as a wicket could change the momentum. 

13.6: Sanskriti Gupta to Harleen Deol, A rare over without a boundary! Too full and around off. Deol flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

13.5: Sanskriti Gupta to Phoebe Litchfield, Phoebe Litchfield walks down and converts into a full toss, hits it to deep mid-wicket for one.

13.4: Sanskriti Gupta to Phoebe Litchfield, Attacks the stumps with a fuller length. Phoebe Litchfield taps it to point.

13.3: Sanskriti Gupta to Harleen Deol, Flighted very full and outside off, driven past cover for a single.

13.2: Sanskriti Gupta to Phoebe Litchfield, Keeps it full and around off, Phoebe Litchfield squeezes it out to cover for one.

13.1: Sanskriti Gupta to Harleen Deol, Very full and turning in on leg, flicked to deep mid-wiket for a single.

Shabnim Ismail is done for the night. Sanskriti Gupta replaces her.

12.6: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Harleen Deol, Hard length delivery, attacking the stumps, tucked to square leg for a single.

12.6: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Harleen Deol, Wide! A bouncer, rolling down leg. Harleen Deol lets it go.

12.5: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Phoebe Litchfield, Back of a length and on middle, Phoebe Litchfield makes room and pulls it to long on for one.

12.4: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Phoebe Litchfield, Fuller delivery, just dipping onto the batter. Phoebe Litchfield guides it to point.

12.3: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Harleen Deol, A slower length delivery, around off, tucked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

12.2: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Harleen Deol, Short in length and outside off, Deol cuts it slightly aerial and to point.

12.1: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Harleen Deol, FOUR! Running out of words for Harleen Deol now! No power, just pure timing! Back of a length, outside off. Harleen Deol hops and carves it through point for a boundary. 100 up for UP Warriorz.

11.6: Shabnim Ismail to Harleen Deol, A good length delivery, outside off, Deol punches it to point and keeps the strike. 

11.5: Shabnim Ismail to Harleen Deol, A wide yorker, outside off, Deol looks to drive it away but misses.

11.4: Shabnim Ismail to Harleen Deol, FOUR! Precision from Deol once again. Unbelievable stuff! Short of a length, outside off. Harleen Deol guides it to the left of backward point, no one in the deep and it races away.

11.3: Shabnim Ismail to Harleen Deol, FOUR! This is just too good from Deol! She is cashing in on these looseners! Overpitches it up, outside off, Deol backs her timing once again as she carves it past point for a boundary. 

11.2: Shabnim Ismail to Harleen Deol, A yorker length delivery on middle, Deol looks to whip it away but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

11.1: Shabnim Ismail to Harleen Deol, FOUR! Deol is timing so well! Overpitched, outside off. Harleen Deol plants her front foot out and creams it to deep point, the fielder dives to her left but in vain.

Shabnim Ismail to bowl out.

10.6: Sanskriti Gupta to Phoebe Litchfield, JUST SHORT! Good start by Gupta, just two runs and almost the wicket of Litchfield! Too full and tosses it up on middle. Phoebe Litchfield brings out the reverse sweep, hits it flat to point where it falls short of Sajana Sajeevan.

10.5: Sanskriti Gupta to Phoebe Litchfield, A slower length delivery, outside off, Phoebe Litchfield cuts well but straight to point.

10.4: Sanskriti Gupta to Harleen Deol, Gives a bit of flight, outside off, Deol knocks it to deep cover for a single.

10.3: Sanskriti Gupta to Phoebe Litchfield, A low full toss on middle, Phoebe Litchfield drills it straight and to long on for a single.

10.2: Sanskriti Gupta to Phoebe Litchfield, Sajana Sajeevan saves a boundary! Very full and on middle and off. Phoebe Litchfield reverse sweeps it hard and low to the right of point where Sajana Sajeevan stops with a dive. 

10.1: Sanskriti Gupta to Phoebe Litchfield, Tosses it up, full and outside off, Phoebe Litchfield reverse sweeps but mistimes her shot to short third man.

Change in bowling. Sanskriti Gupta is into the attack.

9.6: Amelia Kerr to Phoebe Litchfield, A length delivery on middle, turning away, nudged to square leg for a run.

9.5: Amelia Kerr to Phoebe Litchfield, SIX! Well, even Mumbai Indians are bowling some freebies! A low full toss on middle and leg. Phoebe Litchfield was quick to read it, she daces down and launches it over long on for a biggie.

9.4: Amelia Kerr to Harleen Deol, A wrong 'un, attacking the stumps, Deol sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

9.3: Amelia Kerr to Harleen Deol, A slower shorter delivery, outside off, Deol frees her arms and cuts it hard but straight to point.

9.2: Amelia Kerr to Phoebe Litchfield, A low dipping fuller delivery on leg, Phoebe Litchfield comes down and hits it to long on for one.

9.1: Amelia Kerr to Harleen Deol, A fuller delivery, outside off, swept to deep square leg for a single.

8.6: Nicola Carey to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR! 9 runs off the over! Carey offers width outside off. Phoebe Litchfield latches onto it as she finds the gap past point for a boundary. Quality batting from these two so far.

8.5: Nicola Carey to Harleen Deol, On a length and on top of off. Harleen Deol punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

8.4: Nicola Carey to Harleen Deol, Fires it full and in line of the stumps, blocked to the right of Carey.

8.3: Nicola Carey to Harleen Deol, Overpitched, around off, Deol drives it nicely but finds the fielder at cover.

8.2: Nicola Carey to Harleen Deol, FOUR! Wow, Deol! This is altogether a different Deol from the other night. Bowls it full and outside off. Harleen Deol waits on the back foot and carves it past backward pointfor a boundary.

8.1: Nicola Carey to Harleen Deol, Pushes it full and around off, driven to mid off.

7.6: Amelia Kerr to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR! The chase is back on track with this over. 14 runs off the over. Kerr floats on the up as she looks for a turn. This is well outside off, Phoebe Litchfield goes inside out over covers and it rolls past deep cover.

7.5: Amelia Kerr to Phoebe Litchfield, A wrong 'un, on leg. Phoebe Litchfield prods and blocks it out.

7.4: Amelia Kerr to Harleen Deol, Too full and a googly on leg, drilled to long on for a single.

7.3: Amelia Kerr to Harleen Deol, FOUR! Harleen Deol is just showing her aggressive side today! Overpitches the flighted delivery, outside off. Harleen Deol crunches it through point, in the gap once again for four more.

7.2: Amelia Kerr to Harleen Deol, FOUR! That's quality from Deol! Flighted, very full and well outside off. Deol threads the gap she leans over, hits it through cover-point for a boundary. 

7.1: Amelia Kerr to Phoebe Litchfield, Phoebe Litchfield walks down and takes it on the full, hits it to long on for a single.

6.6: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Harleen Deol, FOUR! 50 up for UP Warriorz and Deol is up and running! Short and wide of off, Deol slashes her blade and hits it past point for a boundary.

6.6: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Harleen Deol, Wide! Length and sliding down. Harleen Deol looks to flick but misses.

Harleen Deol walks in.

6.5: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Kiran Navgire, OUT! GONE! One brings two! Both the openers are gone in the same over! Short of a length on middle, pace off and keeps just low. Kiran Navgire is through her shot as she swipes across but top edges it to deep square leg. Sajana Sajeevan runs in and takes it. She shakes her head as for a moment she lost the flight of the ball but does the job eventually.

6.4: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Phoebe Litchfield, This is full and outside off, Phoebe Litchfield punches it to cover for a single.

6.3: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Phoebe Litchfield, A better throw could have had Kiran Navgire in trouble! On the pads, this is flicked to deep square leg. Kiran Navgire gave up as she ran for the second run. She wasn't that sure. The fielder throws it wide of Nat Sciver-Brunt, who cheekily flicks it back but fails to hit the stumps.

6.2: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Phoebe Litchfield, Pace off, touch fullerand around off, Phoebe Litchfield plays it to mid off.

Phoebe Litchfield walks to the middle.

6.1: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Meg Lanning, OUT! TAKEN! Meg Lanning can't believe she has picked the fielder. Not too short, this is on middle. Meg Lanning clears her front leg and hits it to deep square leg. Hits it flat and finds Sajana Sajeevan there. A big wicket in the context of the game.

Strategic Time-Out! A good start by UP Warriorz so far. They have seen through the new ball but it will be interesting to see if MI get the same amount of turn as UP did early on. It's hard to tell who is on top at this point but UP Warriorz will believe with their captain still in the middle, that they can chase it down.

5.6: Shabnim Ismail to Meg Lanning, Length delivery, wide of off. Meg Lanning slashes it to deep point for a single.

5.5: Shabnim Ismail to Meg Lanning, On a length and just around off, Meg Lanning punches well but to cover.

5.4: Shabnim Ismail to Meg Lanning, At 119 clicks! A well directed shorter delivery on middle, Meg Lanning gets her eyes off as she looks to pull but fails to connect.

5.3: Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, Into the surface and shorter on middle, gets big on Navgire as she pulls, slices it to square leg where it falls safely. Navgire gets lucky here.

5.2: Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, On a good length and on top of off, Navgire nudges it to mid-wicket.

5.1: Shabnim Ismail to Meg Lanning, Back of a length, outside off, cut to third man for a single.

4.6: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Kiran Navgire, Pitched up, just outside off, Navgire drives it to mid off. 12 runs off the over. 

4.5: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Meg Lanning, Slightly short and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a single.

4.4: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Meg Lanning, SIX! HIT HARD! A genuine half volley, around leg, Meg Lanning slog-sweeps it over deep backward square leg and it goes all the way for a six.

4.3: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Meg Lanning, Angles it full and on leg, Meg Lanning sweeps well but finds the fielder at short fine leg.

4.3: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Meg Lanning, Wide! Full, down leg, Meg Lanning looks to flick it but misses.

4.2: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Meg Lanning, DROPPED! That was travelling! Shorter, outside off. Meg Lanning sees the width and latches onto it, hits it point where the fielder dives and fails to hold on. Could have just spread her wings there but the ball was travelling quickly. 

4.1: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Meg Lanning, FOUR! Welcomes Nat with a boundary! Hard length delivery, shoots up off the surface on middle, Meg Lanning trusts the bounce as she pulls it past deep square leg for a boundary.

Nat Sciver-Brunt is into the attack.

3.6: Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, FOUR! A boundary of the last ball and make it a 9 run over! Pitched up, outside off, with no movement. Navgire powers it over mid off for a boundary. 

3.5: Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, Pace off, fuller delivery and swinging back in late, outside off. Kiran Navgire leans to drive but is well beaten.

3.4: Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, FOUR! Lucky escape! Bowls a bouncer on middle and off, Kiran Navgire pulls with all might and top edges it behind the keeper for a boundary. 

3.3: Shabnim Ismail to Meg Lanning, Short in length and wide o off, Meg Lanning throws the kitchen sink at it as she cuts it to point. The fielder dives to her left and makes an excellent stop. A single.

3.2: Shabnim Ismail to Meg Lanning, Touch fuller and comes with the angle on off, Lanning looks to push but plays off the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket.

3.1: Shabnim Ismail to Meg Lanning, At 113.1 clicks! Into the surface, hard length, outside off. Meg Lanning looks to cut but miscues it back to the bowler. 

2.6: Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, Leg bye! Targets the pads this time with a fuller delivery on leg, Meg fails to flick and it rolls away for a leg bye.

2.5: Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, FOUR! AND AGAIN! Carey bowls with width on offer, well outside off. Meg Lanning bends her back and cuts it behind point for a boundary. 

2.4: Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, FOUR! Overpitched, outside off. Meg Lanning leans and shows her class as she finds the gap, past point for a boundary. 

2.3: Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, Drags the length back and bowls it on leg. Meg Lanning looks to pull but misses. Oh, the replay shows it brushed her gloves. So, it will go down as a chance. 

2.2: Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, Meg just can't get it away! Similar line and length shaping in once again. Meg Lanning fails to flick and wears it on the pads.

2.1: Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, Keeps it tight and full on leg, swinging in. Meg Lanning keeps it out on the leg side.

1.6: Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, FOUR LEG BYES! Slanting in a length ball on leg. Kiran Navgire tries to tickle it away but it rolls off the pads to fine leg for four runs.

1.5: Shabnim Ismail to Meg Lanning, Back of a length, outside off, Meg Lanning cuts it to third man for a single.

1.4: Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, Pitches it up, outside off, swinging away a touch. Kiran Navgire leans and hits through the line, bit uppishly and to the right of Kaur at mid off. A single as Kaur parries it away. 

1.3: Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, Length delivery, angling down leg. Kiran Navgire fails to flick but it brushes the pads on its way to the keeper.

1.2: Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, This is full and around off, flicked to mid-wicket.

1.1: Shabnim Ismail to Meg Lanning, Overpitched, well outside off. Meg Lanning hits it to point and thought she found the gap but the fielder there dives to her right and saves three runs.

Shabnim Ismail to bowl from the other end.

0.6: Nicola Carey to Kiran Navgire, Oh, this one looks really close! Mumbai Indians take the review as they feel it is hitting the stumps. Carey pushes it touch fuller and swinging in sharply around off, Kiran Navgire is beaten by the movement and wears it on the pads. UltraEdge shows no bat. Ball Tracking shows it hits the stumps but it is the umpire's call on the impact.

0.5: Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, A good length delivery, seam up and shaping on the pads. Meg Lanning flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

0.5: Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, Wide! Full and going down, swinging down. Meg Lanning looks to flick but misses. UP Warriorz are off the mark.

0.4: Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, At 101.4 kph! On a good length, outside off, swinging in late. Meg Lanning looks to cut it away but misses.

0.3: Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, Touch fuller and in line of the off pole. Meg Lanning punches it to cover.

0.2: Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, And again! Nicola Carey gets it to swing in sharply, this is full and on leg. Meg Lanning fails to flick and it rolls off the pads to point.

0.1: Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, Nicola Carey drifts in a fuller delivery on leg, Meg Lanning looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Going down.

Welcome back for the chase. Kiran Navgire and Meg Lanning to open for UP Warriorz. Nicola Carey to bowl first. Let's play..

...THE CHASE...

Meg Lanning will certainly be questioning how her side lost their grip on this contest after such a disciplined start. While the UP Warriorz’s bowlers initially didn't put a foot wrong, they ran into a clinical Nat Sciver-Brunt, who appeared to be playing on an entirely different surface than everyone else. Her pivotal 85-run partnership with Nicola Carey effectively dismantled the momentum the Warriorz had built by the halfway mark, turning a position of strength into a daunting defensive task. In this must-win encounter, UP's hopes now likely rest on the arrival of dew to ease the chase, though the flurry of full tosses late in the innings leaves a lingering question, was it a slippery ball or a sign of the Warriorz crumbling under pressure? We will find out soon after the break.

Nicola Carey is up for a quick chat. She feels the UP spinners did a good job once they slowed the pace down. Praises Nat Sciver-Brunt's knock and describes it as a masterclass. Carey adds that Nat does not say much in the middle, understands her game well, and keeps herself very calm. On the conditions, Carey mentions that the pitch is a bit slow and low. Carey adds that she might bowl some spin herself, learning from how UP bowled in the first innings.

After being inserted to bat first, the Mumbai Indians experimented with a fresh opening duo in Amanjot Kaur and G Kamalini, though the gamble struggled to pay dividends. While Kaur managed a few streaky boundaries, Kamalini found it difficult to find her rhythm, leaving the top order stagnant. Even the arrival of skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who with her form, couldn't steady the ship as her early dismissal plunged Mumbai into a precarious position. The momentum only shifted when Nat Sciver-Brunt, returning to the side, hungry as ever, showcased her world-class ability. Despite a challenging pitch, she played with immense hunger, finding gaps and striking boundaries all over the park to rescue the innings.

Despite the significant turn and bounce on offer favoring the UP Warriorz bowling attack, the dynamic partnership between Nicola Carey and Nat Sciver-Brunt effectively flipped the script and wrestled back control for the Mumbai Indians. While the conditions suggested the Warriorz should have capitalized and finished the innings on a high, Sciver-Brunt’s masterful knock anchored the recovery and shifted the momentum entirely. From a difficult position into a commanding one, Nat Sciver-Brunt ultimately put the Mumbai Indians firmly in the driver’s seat heading into the second half of the game.

19.6: Shikha Pandey to Nicola Carey, OUT! RUN OUT! Touch fuller and around off, Nicola Carey hits it down to long on and gambles with the second run. Kiran Navgire throws at the bowler's end where Pandey clips the bails off. Sajeevan wasn't even close. Mumbai Indians end with 161/5.

19.5: Shikha Pandey to Sajana Sajeevan, Shikha Pandey has done a good job so far! Keeps it full and on middle, drilled to long on for a single.

19.4: Shikha Pandey to Sajana Sajeevan, A yorker, well outside off. Sajana Sajeevan fails to connect. A dot.

The next batter in is Sajana Sajeevan.

19.3: Shikha Pandey to Nat Sciver-Brunt, OUT! TAKEN! Nat Sciver-Brunt holes out! A full toss, outside off, width was there and was asking to be hit. Nat Sciver-Brunt swings her blade and hits well but finds Chloe Tryon at cover, who takes a sharp catch. End of a wonderful knock from Nat.

19.2: Shikha Pandey to Nicola Carey, A yorker length delivery, around off, hit to long off for a single.

19.1: Shikha Pandey to Nicola Carey, FOUR! No one in the deep on the off side, Nicola Carey opens up by moving back, hits this fuller ball past point for a boundary. 

18.6: Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, DOT! Slightly short and slanting on middle and leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt pulls but finds the fielder at square leg. 

18.6: Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, NO BALL! Wow, what was that! This one slips off as Sophie Ecclestone bowls a beamer, outside the deck and past the keeper. The fielder from short third man runs behind and keeps it down to two. Sophie Ecclestone quickly apologizes but it's a no ball. Free hit next...

18.5: Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Bowls it well outside off, Nat Sciver-Brunt punches it straight to cover.

18.4: Sophie Ecclestone to Nicola Carey, A full toss, angling on middle, Nicola Carey whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

18.3: Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Very full and on middle, flicked to long on for a single. 150 up for MI.

18.2: Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pace off, flighted full and on off, Nat Sciver-Brunt scoops it over the fielder at short third for two more.

18.1: Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone gets away! A full toss, well outside off. Nat Sciver-Brunt frees her arms and hits it to deep cover for a brace.

Sophie Ecclestone to bowl the penultimate over.

17.6: Deepti Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, DROPPED! Bowls it flat and slower in the air, on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt clears her front leg and hammers it back to Sharma. To her right and at a good height but Sharma palms it away for a single.

17.5: Deepti Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! Nat Sciver-Brunt is in an unstoppable mood! Sharma serves it full but ends up bowling a half volley on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt sweeps it to the left of deep mid-wicket and even the dive from Phoebe Litchfield fails to stop.

17.4: Deepti Sharma to Nicola Carey, Keeps it full and bowls it wide of off. Nicola Carey carves it to deep point for a single.

17.3: Deepti Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Very full and outside off, angled away. Nat digs it out to cover for a single.

17.2: Deepti Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! World class batting from Nat! Pushed through, full and around off, Nat Sciver-Brunt sweeps as she steps across, hits it through the gap to square leg for a boundary.

17.1: Deepti Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! Deepti Sharma errs now! A full toss, dipping on leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt sweeps it past square leg for a boundary. Fifty for Nat Sciver-Brunt. Back in the XI and back with the runs. 

16.6: Shikha Pandey to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Again goes for the blockhole, shaping in late. Nat Sciver-Brunt edges her push to square leg for a single.

16.5: Shikha Pandey to Nat Sciver-Brunt, A yorker-length delivery, dangling on leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt digs it out to Pandey.

16.4: Shikha Pandey to Nicola Carey, On a good length and on middle, drilled to long on for a single.

16.3: Shikha Pandey to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Angling on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for a single.

16.2: Shikha Pandey to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! This is one of the best fielders, Phoebe Litchfield, making an error! Too full and on leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt whips it to deep mid-wicket. Litchfield lets it go through her hands and it rolls to the fence.

16.1: Shikha Pandey to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! Spin, pace doesn't matter! Everything is dispatched away! Overpitched, slanting on leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Meg Lanning turns to pace. Shikha Pandey is back on.

15.6: Chloe Tryon to Nicola Carey, FOUR! 16 runs off the over. Mumbai Indians have turned gears and how. Flatter delivery, outside off, Nicola Carey punches it past cover. Too wide of deep point for another boundary. 

15.5: Chloe Tryon to Nicola Carey, Slows up the pace and bowls it on off, Nicola Carey taps it back to the bowler.

15.4: Chloe Tryon to Nicola Carey, FOUR! MORE! A length delivery, around off, Nicola Carey backs away, frees her arms and throws it straight down the ground for a boundary.

15.3: Chloe Tryon to Nicola Carey, FOUR! Poor length and punished! Shorter and on middle, angled in. Nicola Carey makes room and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for four runs.

15.2: Chloe Tryon to Nicola Carey, Tossed up, around off, Nicola Carey pushes it to cover.

15.1: Chloe Tryon to Nicola Carey, FOUR! Greets Tryon with a boundary! Starts with a rank long hop on middle, turning in. Nicola Carey pulls it behind square leg and it rolls to the fence.

Different type of spin. Here is Chloe Tryon.

14.6: Asha Sobhana to Nicola Carey, Too much flight on this one, on leg, flicked to deep square leg for a single.

14.5: Asha Sobhana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Flat and around off, punched to long off for a single.

14.4: Asha Sobhana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! Change of sides but no change in results. From around the wicket, Asha Sobhana drops it short and on leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt pulls it hard and flat to deep square leg, in the gap for four. 

14.3: Asha Sobhana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, SIX! She is toying with the field now. Asha Sobhana drags her line around off. Nat Sciver-Brunt steps down and hits it over mid on and all the way for a six. 

14.2: Asha Sobhana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! Excellent from Nat! Judged the short ball quickly and goes back to pull it away past mid on and well wide of deep mid-wicket for four. 

14.1: Asha Sobhana to Nicola Carey, Loops it, fuller and around off, Nicola Carey slog-sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

13.6: Sophie Ecclestone to Nicola Carey, Sophie Ecclestone bowls a half tracker, around off, Nicola Carey pulls with the turn past square leg for a single.

13.5: Sophie Ecclestone to Nicola Carey, Tad short and on middle, turning in. Nicola Carey keeps it out to square leg.

13.4: Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Tossed up, outside off, Nat Sciver-Brunt bends across and lofts it to long off, who picks up on a bounce. A single.

13.3: Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! Well played! Nat Sciver-Brunt walks across inside the line and sweeps this lenth delivery, attacking the stumps, to deep square leg for a boundary.

13.2: Sophie Ecclestone to Nicola Carey, LANDS SAFELY! Pitches it up, on middle, Nicola Carey mistimes her sweep shot and balloons it to short fine leg where it lands safely. A single.

13.1: Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Fractionally short, an arm ball on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt bunts it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Strategic Time-Out! Mumbai Indians are in all sorts of trouble after losing Harmanpreet Kaur cheaply. These two are in good form but with the amount of turn UP Warriorz are getting, expect them to control the phase. However, MI need a competitive score and will look for regular wickets.

12.6: Asha Sobhana to Nicola Carey, Flat and spinning in, around off, punched to cover.

12.5: Asha Sobhana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, At 68.4 kph! Looped up, full and outside off. Nat Sciver-Brunt steps down to loft it away but slices it past cover for a single.

12.4: Asha Sobhana to Nicola Carey, Turning onto the pads, Nicola Carey tickles it to short fine leg for a quick single.

12.3: Asha Sobhana to Nicola Carey, Slightly short, outside off, Nicola Carey hits it past cover, in the gap for a couple of runs.

Nicola Carey comes in.

12.2: Asha Sobhana to Harmanpreet Kaur, OUT! GONE! How good UP Warriorz have been on the field! MI under pressure as this is the in-form, Kaur walking off now. Asha Sobhana corrects her line and angles it on leg, turning in on the fuller side. Harmanpreet Kaur tries to sweep it away but plays it uppishly to square leg where Chloe Tryon dives to her left and picks up right above the ground. Wonderful catch inside the ring.

12.1: Asha Sobhana to Harmanpreet Kaur, SIX! Kaur shifting gears! She puts on the skates again, comes down and hammers this length delivery over long on for a six.

11.6: Sophie Ecclestone to Harmanpreet Kaur, Shorter and outside off, Kaur cuts it to point where Deepti Sharma dives to her right and saves a certain boundary. A single.

11.5: Sophie Ecclestone to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! Much needed for MI! Keeps it full and attacks the stumps. Harmanpreet Kaur dances down the track and launches it over long on for a boundary. 

11.4: Sophie Ecclestone to Harmanpreet Kaur, Beaten all ends up! Yorker length delivery, outside off, Kaur clears her front leg to hit it across but misses.

11.3: Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, A single now as Nat Sciver-Brunt plays it to deep mid-wicket.

11.2: Sophie Ecclestone to Harmanpreet Kaur, Tossed up, full, comes with the arm on middle, Kaur leans into her shot and tries to loft it but mistimes it to mid-wicket for a single.

11.1: Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Looped up, full and on off, Sciver-Brunt sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

10.6: Asha Sobhana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Slightly short and on leg, Nat pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

10.5: Asha Sobhana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! That's what a class batter do! Create something rather than waiting. With the bowl turning away, Nat Sciver-Brunt reverse paddles it over short third man and it rolls to the fence. 

10.4: Asha Sobhana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Flighted more and bowled slightly outside off. Nat Sciver-Brunt is beaten by a mile as she tries to sweep it away.

10.3: Asha Sobhana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, A leggie, flighted a bit and around off, Nat Sciver-Brunt mistimes her punch to cover.

10.2: Asha Sobhana to Harmanpreet Kaur, Flatter delivery, around off, Harmanpreet Kaur strokes it through covers for a single.

10.1: Asha Sobhana to Harmanpreet Kaur, Oh, surprise, surprise! Bowls it well outside off and it turns away sharply. Kaur leaves it and is stunned by the turn on that delivery. 

9.6: Deepti Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Phoebe Litchfield saves two! A yorker length delivery, outside off, Nat Sciver-Brunt drags her shot to deep mid-wicket. Litchfield dives to her left and keeps it down to two.

9.5: Deepti Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Deepti Sharma is getting a lot of turn! On middle, it lands and spins in sharply. Nat Sciver-Brunt steps down to flick but misses. An appeal follows for LBW but was going down.

9.4: Deepti Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, UP Warriorz are putting on a fight today! Very full and around off, Nat sweeps it to the right of deep mid-wicket. The fielder slides and does well to save a couple.

9.3: Deepti Sharma to Harmanpreet Kaur, Oh, that was cleverly bowled! Deepti Sharma bowls slower in the air, outside off and it turns in sharply. Kaur chips it towards mid off but the fielder was in the deep. A single.

9.2: Deepti Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Flatter delivery, angling in on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt works it to mid-wicket for a single.

9.1: Deepti Sharma to Harmanpreet Kaur, QUICK RUN! Too full and floated on middle, Kaur clips it to the right of square leg for a single.

8.6: Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Tossed up, outside off, Nat Sciver-Brunt plants her front foot out and punches it to cover. Excellent start by Sophie Ecclestone.

8.5: Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Gives a bit of flight and bowls it on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt hits it to mid on.

8.4: Sophie Ecclestone to Harmanpreet Kaur, An arm ball, flat and outside off, Kaur strokes it through covers for a single.

8.4: Sophie Ecclestone to Harmanpreet Kaur, Wide! Full and down leg, Kaur looks to flick but misses.

The in-form skipper of Mumbai Indians, Harmanpreet Kaur is in.

8.3: Sophie Ecclestone to G Kamalini, OUT! GONE! This was always coming with G Kamalini struggling dearly. Sophie Ecclestone bowls in the channel, touch fuller and just outside off. G Kamalini leans and tries to place it than power. It goes off the inside half of the bat and to long off where Kiran Navgire takes a simple catch.

8.2: Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Touch short, around off, Nat Sciver-Brunt punches it to deep cover for a single.

8.1: Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone begins with a fuller delivery on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt taps it back.

7.6: Deepti Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Meg Lanning almost got the big fish. Slightly short and on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt is quick to go back, she pulls it to the right of Meg at short mid-wicket, where she flies away, gets a hand on it but the ball doesn't stick around. Gets hit on the palm and it rolls away for a run.

7.5: Deepti Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Too full and on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt defends solidly.

7.4: Deepti Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Deepti Sharma slows up the pace and bowls it full and on middle and leg, turning in. Nat Sciver-Brunt takes a step down to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. A stifled appeal for LBW but was turning a bit too much.

7.3: Deepti Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, This is full and on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt clips it to mid-wicket.

Nat Sciver-Brunt walks to the middle.

7.2: Deepti Sharma to Amanjot Kaur, OUT! TAKEN! Pressure converted into a wicket. Sharma flights it on the up, full and in the slot on middle, Amanjot Kaur goes for the slog-sweep but just gets elevation behind it. Kranti Gaud at deep mid-wicket holds onto it. So, a wicket right after the Timeout.

7.1: Deepti Sharma to G Kamalini, Bowls it full and around leg, G Kamalini comes down and heaves off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Strategic Time-Out! It is an uncharacteristically shaky start for a Mumbai Indians side that usually scores runs with ease. Despite experimenting with a new opening pair, MI will be wary of this early stagnation, hoping it doesn't cost them dearly later. Conversely, the UP Warriorz will be pleased with their disciplined opening spell, though they’ll be desperate to turn this pressure into wickets.

6.6: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, Kaur plays all over it! This is a length delivery, outside off. Amanjot Kaur shuffles in her crease, swings her blade but fails to connect.

6.5: Kranti Gaud to G Kamalini, Into the surface, tad fuller and around off, punched to cover for a quick single.

6.4: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, Shorter and outside off, Kaur dabs it to third man for a single.

6.3: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, FOUR! Kranti Gaud just can't believe it now as Amanjot Kaur has gone away with another! Kaur steps down, Gaud attacks the stumps. Gets it to jag back in sharply. Kaur looks to punch but gets an inside edge to fine leg for four. 

6.2: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, Touch fuller, around off, nipping in. Amanjot Kaur looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

6.1: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, FOUR! Thrice, Amanjot Kaur has edged it down the ground. A good length delivery, outside off, Amanjot Kaur gets a thick outside edge to her punch and it rolls to the third man fence.

5.6: Deepti Sharma to Amanjot Kaur, Amanjot Kaur keeps the strike as she hits this fuller delivery to long on. This is the lowest Powerplay score in this season's WPL.

5.5: Deepti Sharma to Amanjot Kaur, FOUR! Someone had to show some intent and it's Kaur! Flights and bowls it slower in the air, around off. Amanjot Kaur lofts it down the ground to long off for a boundary.

5.4: Deepti Sharma to G Kamalini, G Kamalini was struggling! Sharma goes very full and around off, G Kamalini squeezes it out to cover. Chloe Tryon runs to her left and throws at the bowler's end but misses. G Kamalini was gone for all the money as she was running across.

5.3: Deepti Sharma to G Kamalini, A dot! Floats it on the fuller side and on off, G Kamalini taps it back to Sharma.

5.2: Deepti Sharma to Amanjot Kaur, Tossed up, fuller and on middle, Amanjot Kaur hits it straight and down to long on for a single.

5.1: Deepti Sharma to Amanjot Kaur, Fires it full and in line of the stumps. Amanjot Kaur eases it to mid on.

First change of the innings. Here is Deepti Sharma.

4.6: Kranti Gaud to G Kamalini, Angling on middle and leg from around the wicket, nudged to mid-wicket.

4.5: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, First real shorter delivery of the innings, this is on middle, Amanjot Kaur pulls it to the right of deep square leg for a single.

4.4: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, Length delivery, outside off, Amanjot Kaur punches it sweetly but finds the fielder at cover.

4.3: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, FOUR! Streaky again but much needed for MI as they look to shift gears! A lot of width outside off, Amanjot Kaur throws her bat and edges it past backward point for a boundary. 

4.2: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, A wry smile from the keeper after catching this! Short of a good length and around off, Amanjot Kaur premeditates and goes for the scoop but misses and it lobs off the pads to the keeper. 

4.1: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, On a nagging length and just around off, Amanjot Kaur punches it to cover. 

3.6: Shikha Pandey to Amanjot Kaur, Attacking the stumps with a length delivery. Kaur swipes it to square leg for a single.

3.5: Shikha Pandey to Amanjot Kaur, On a length and just outside off, shaping in slightly. Amanjot Kaur steps across to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal for LBW but turned down. Maybe the impact is outside the line. Ah, UP Warriorz have taken the review. Oh, it's clearly outside the line. UP have wasted a review so early in the game.

3.4: Shikha Pandey to Amanjot Kaur, FOUR! Finds the gap! A juicy full toss and it was asking to be hit, Amanjot Kaur bends back and smashes it through cover, past extra covers dive and it races away. 

3.3: Shikha Pandey to Amanjot Kaur, This one holds its line, outside off, Kaur knocks it to mid off.

3.2: Shikha Pandey to Amanjot Kaur, Amanjot Kaur steps out to negotiate the movement but the ball lands and goes away. Amanjot Kaur looks to drive but misses.

3.1: Shikha Pandey to Amanjot Kaur, A low dipping fuller delivery, shaping in on off, punched to cover.

2.6: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, At 106.9 kph! Width on offer, outside off, Amanjot Kaur plays it through cover for one more.

2.5: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, On a good length, outside off, Amanjot Kaur punches it to point.

2.4: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, Touch fuller, outside off, Amanjot Kaur crunches it through covers for a couple of runs. They stutter for the second run but eventually take it.

2.3: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, Drags the length back, outside off, Amanjot Kaur swings and misses it.

2.2: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, FOUR! Oh, it goes through! On a driving length, around off, swinging in. Amanjot Kaur tries to drive it straight but gets a thick outside edge, past the keeper's right hand and first slips left hand. How lucky! A boundary as it rolls away.

2.1: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, At 115 clicks! Nipping in from around off, on a length. Amanjot Kaur tucks it to mid-wicket.

1.6: Shikha Pandey to G Kamalini, Pitches it up, moving away, outside off. G Kamalini leans and drives well but finds the fielder at cover.

1.5: Shikha Pandey to Amanjot Kaur, Overpitched, outside off, Amanjot Kaur carves it to deep point for a single.

1.4: Shikha Pandey to G Kamalini, Edged but safe! Shikha Pandey keeps it outside off but slightly close to the batter. G Kamalini punches with hard hands and edges it to short third man for a single.

1.3: Shikha Pandey to G Kamalini, Gets it to move away but errs in line a bit! Bowls it way outside off, slanting away. G Kamalini, without any foot movement, tries to push but misses.

1.2: Shikha Pandey to G Kamalini, Serves it very full and on middle and leg, G Kamalini steps across and eases it to mid on.

1.1: Shikha Pandey to G Kamalini, Shikha Pandey begins with a fuller delivery, angling away and swinging away too. G Kamalini looks to drive but misses.

Will we see spin from the other end? No, Shikha Pandey will try and get some movement.

0.6: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, Pushed through, full and on middle, Amanjot Kaur clips it straight to mid-wicket.

0.5: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, FOUR! Kranti Gaud swings it away but gives too much width. Amanjot Kaur flashes her blade and gets a thick outside edge, over short third man for a boundary. 

A slip in place now...

0.4: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, Goes slightly full, outside off, hint of away shape. Kaur is beaten on the outside edge as she tries to drive itaway.

0.3: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, There is some shape! Keeps it short and bowls it outside off, moving away. Kaur slashes her blade and misses.

0.2: Kranti Gaud to G Kamalini, G Kamalini is off the mark too. Short in length, outside off, this is cut to the left of deep point for a single.

0.1: Kranti Gaud to Amanjot Kaur, Back of a length, around off, Amanjot Kaur looks to push but plays off the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket for a single. Mumbai Indians are off and running.

The two umpires walk to the middle.  UP Warriorz follow them and take their respective positions. G Kamalini and Amanjot Kaur to open for Mumbai Indians. Kranti Gaud to bowl first. The first few overs could set the tone, expect UP Warriorz to get the ball moving up front. No slip in place though. Let's play...

PITCH REPORT - Deep Dasgupta starts by looking at the square dimensions - one side is 61m, and the other is 53m. Adds that 180 is the average score this tournament but on this pitch, it's 155. Katey Martin joins him and expresses that it swings more than any other wickets that we have seen being used this tournament, and spins less. Mentions that wicket-to-wicket will create opportunities with swing on offer in the first few overs. 

Sophie Ecclestone of UP Warriorz is up for a quick chat. She says that games are coming thick and fast, but it is exciting to play against Mumbai Indians. Reckons that her side showed great fight in the last game and hopes to show the same fight tonight. Mentions she is looking forward to going up against her England teammate, Nat Sciver-Brunt, and says that it's always a fun battle against her.

Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of Mumbai Indians, says it is a great feeling to perform for the team and hopes it continues. Informs they have one change - Nat Sciver-Brunt is back for Hayley Matthews. Adds that Nicola Carey is contributing with both bat and ball, she is in form and hence keeps her place. Mentions that throughout this tournament, 180 has been the par score and hopes to adjust to the pitch and put up a good total on the board.

UP Warriorz skipper, Meg Lanning says they are going to bowl first as that has worked in the tournament. Informs that they are unchanged as they feel that gives them the best chance on this wicket. Admits they haven't played their best cricket but today is a chance. Mentions it is about getting the best out of the team, they have done a lot of things right and hopefully tonight's the night.

UP Warriorz (Unchanged Playing XI) - Kiran Navgire, Meg Lanning (C), Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Shweta Sehrawat (WK), Chloe Tryon, Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI) - G Kamalini (WK), Amelia Kerr, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Nat Sciver-Brunt (In for Hayley Matthews), Amanjot Kaur, Nicola Carey, Poonam Khemnar, Sajana Sajeevan, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Triveni Vasistha.

TOSS - UP Warriorz have won the toss, and they will BOWL first!