MI vs UPW Live Score, WPL 2023 Eliminator: Nat Sciver-Brunt Smashes Fifty, UP Warriorz Search for Wickets

Nat Sciver-Brunt ain’t stop tonight. She is in her zone and smashing every poor delivery out of the park. Back-to-back boundaries to Rajeshwari Gayakwad and she moves to 59.

MI: 139/3 after 16.4 overs

Nat Sciver-Brunt has done an exceptional job after the MI openers were back in the hut. She shouldered the innings so well and now, brings up her fifty off just 26 balls. Superb Innings!

MI: 127/3 after 15.4 overs

Ecclestone into the attack, and Amelia Kerr welcomes her with a boundary. Welcome boundary for Kerr and a much-needed one for Mumbai Indians.

MI: 113/3 after 14.1 overs

Sophie Ecclestone dropped a catch in the powerplay and now she redeems herself with the priced scalp of Harmanpreet Kaur. The MI skipper was looking to use her feet and Ecclestone spots it at the right time. Fuller delivery, goes underneath Harman’s bat and rocks the stumps.

MI: 104/3 after 12.5 overs

That’s quite brutal from Nat Sciver-Brunt. 14 runs off the first three balls and Parshavi Chopra’s is at the receiving end. The flurry of boundaries comes as a power booster for Mumbai Indians.

MI: 96/2 after 11.3 overs

The Under-19 star strikes and does the maximum damage. Hayley Matthews walks back after scoring run-a-ball 26. Short ball, Matthews goes for the pull and holes it out to Kiran Navgire at long-on.

MI: 69/2, after 9.1 overs.

Hayley Matthews heaves it aerially as she looks to clear the boundary but Anjai Sarvani takes the catch at deep backward square leg. It seems to be a great effort by Sarvani but the umpires want to have a close look at it, just to check if it was a clear catch or not. To everyone’s surprise, it has been given not-out. TV umpire concludes the ball has touched the ground.

MI: 62/1 after 8.1 overs

Deepti Sharma, the UP Warriorz vice-captain, comes into the attack and she will look to break the brewing partnership between Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt.

Ecclestone to Sciver-Brunt – FOUR!

Length delivery, Sciver-Brunt shuffles to play the scoop towards fine leg. A valiant effort from the fielder goes in vain and four runs to Mumbai Indians. That also brings the fifty for Mumbai Indians.

MI: 52/1 after 6.4 overs.

UP Warriorz had the chance but Sophie Ecclestone drops Nat Sciver-Brunt at mid-off. Sciver-Brunt shimmies down the track to clear the mid-off but didn’t get the elevation. Ecclestone moves to her right, gets under the ball comfortably but fails to hang on. And that’s the end of powerplay.

MI: 46/1 after 6 overs.

Yastika Bhatia’s fine innings comes to end. Not a great shot she played. Length ball, swinging away, Bhatia looks to heave but holes it out to Kiran Navgire at midwicket.

MI: 31/1 after 4.2 overs

The first maximum for Mumbai Indians and it comes off Hayley Matthew’s willow. Floated delivery from Grace Harris, Matthews shuffles across, sits on one knee and slog-sweeps over square leg for the maximum.

MI: 30/0 after 4 overs.

Yastika Bhatia was termed ‘out of form’ prior to this encounter but now it seems, she had saved the best of her for this game only. Rajeshwari Gayakwad into the attack and Bhatia collects 11 runs from it, including 2 boundaries.

MI: 23/0 after 3 overs

Finely carved over point. Anjali Sarwani bowls it fuller, Yastika reaches out and hits it over the infield with an open bat face. Another boundary to Bhatia.

MI: 12/0 after 2 overs

First ball of the eliminator and Yastika Bhatia sweeps it with authority behind square for a boundary. That’s a great start for Mumbai Indians.

MI: 4/0 after 0.1 over

Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhatia walk out to bat as Mumbai Indians have been asked to bat first. Grace Harris opens the attack for UP Warrioz. Let’s Play!!!

“Always nice to win the toss. Going to bowl tonight. Wicket looks a belter, don’t think it’ll change much. Hope dew comes in later. Last few teams batting first have lost the game. Few changes from the last match. Grace Harris comes back in, can’t remember all the others. Unfortunately, Shabnim misses out,” Alyssa Healy speaks after winning the toss.

“When we played last time it was a very good wicket to bat on. Chasing is something everything prefers, would’ve done the same. But we have a decent side. When we started we were looking positive. But those two games turned the tables. But we want to be positive. Going with the same team,” Harmanpreet Kaur at toss.

Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia(w), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque

Alyssa Healy, Shweta Sehrawat, Simran Shaikh, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Parshavi Chopra, Soppadhandi Yashasri