MI-W vs UPW-W

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Player of the Match [Harleen Deol from UP Warriorz, 64 off 39]: "(Lot's of ups and down in the last 24 hours?) First win, so feel happy. Yesterday I was batting well, but today I saw how Tryon switched through the gears, and that's what I needed to do. Sometimes it's just your day. When you get it in the right areas, you are able to put it away. Yesterday gave me a lot of confidence. I figured out a few things that helped me come good today. (Her thoughts on the partnership with Litchfield) In the first innings, the wicket was tricky. In the second innings, the ball came on nicely, and we were just enjoying it and having fun. In this WPL, this is my best knock. I am just someone who wants to do well for my team."  

Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians captain): "I felt 180 was a par score because we knew batting first wasn't easy on this pitch. We decently well, but we couldn't get enough. Credit to Harleen for the way she batted today. Chasing is always easy with dew, but we are looking for a better approach to set up targets. It was a great opportunity for the young spinners to bowl a few overs. They did well despite the ball not gripping well due to the dew. I think Harleen showed what she brings to the team, and she is someone who always wants to do well. I was surprised that she was retired out in the last game but I think she came with a very positive mindset and hopefully she will continue that!"

10:48 PM local time and IST: UP Warriors have won by 7 wickets.

Harleen Deol - 64 (39) | Shikha Pandey 1/25
Nat Sciver Brunt - 65 (43) & 2/28 

So the deadlock has finally been broken! After three straight defeats, the UP Warriorz turn it around with a commanding 7-wicket win! Harleen Deol emerged as a class act with the bat, steering her side to a famous win at DY Patil on the back of an unbeaten 64*! The Warriorz weren’t all that comfortable at the start, though. The openers got off to a very tentative start early doors. Navgire survived a close LBW call inside the very first over of the run chase. Carey got the new ball to move prodigiously, and Ismail, from the other end, was cranking it up at a rapid pace. But Lanning (25 off 26) and Navgire were patient in their approach and took calculated risks on certain occasions to keep the scoreboard moving along nicely. But there were a couple of scares in their partnership, and the two did really well to ride their luck while being unaffected. 

However, their flourishing stand was immediately put to an end by Sciver-Brunt right after the first strategic time-out. She went on a roll and accounted for the removal of an unsure Navigire (10 off 12) immediately in her very next over. The Warriorz were temporarily rocked by the double blow, but Harleen’s arrival changed the entire complexion of the run chase. She went on the offensive against Kerr to get her innings off and running. She relied on timing and picked the gaps effortlessly through the offside to accumulate her runs. Soon enough, Litchfield (25 off 22) joined the party as well to torment the MI-W bowlers further. Runs leaked at an alarming rate, and Harman appeared to be running out of options as her strike bowlers, including Kerr and Ismail, were taken to the cleaners.

The partnership grew from strength to strength, and in a matter of time, the duo got the UP Warriorz to a comfortable position. However, Kerr, despite not having the best of outings, managed to deceive Litchfield in flight and put an end to a breathtaking 73-run stand. That dismissal created a momentary opening in the run chase. But MI-W had very few runs left in the bank. And with a well-set Harleen in the middle, Harman and co. hardly had any chance of making a comeback. 

Positive vibes all around in the UP Warriorz camp. A day ago, they were down and out, with Harleen forced to retire in a show of embarrassment. But what a fighting turnaround this has been from here. An innings of a sheer statement and class! No two ways about it, really! As for MI-W, they will have some rethinking to do once we are officially done with the post-match presentation formalities. 

18.2 Sajeevan Sajana to Chloe Tryon, UP WARRIORZ WIN! Not how UP would have wanted the winning runs as Sajana bowls a wide down the leg-side, but they wouldn't mind. UP Warriorz have won their first match of the season courtesy of a Harleen Deol special!

18.1 Sajeevan Sajana to Chloe Tryon, SIX! It is a full ball bowled just outside off, Tryon whacks it over cow-corner for a big maximum! Scores are level now!

That over has perhaps put the final nail in the coffin for MI-W. Tryon knocked it all around the park. Only 7 away from clinching their first win in the WPL 2026

17.5 Triveni Vasistha to Chloe Tryon, FOUR! A full ball bowled outside off, Tryon gets forward and lifts it towards extra cover for another boundary

17.4 Triveni Vasistha to Chloe Tryon, FOUR! A full ball bowled outside off, Tryon steps out, gets down on one knee and lifts it wide of long-off for another boundary