🏏WPL 2026, Match-10, UPW W vs MI W. Dr DY Patil Stadium. Navi Mumbai - Page 2

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 it in the previous match.

14:00 Local Time, 08:30 GMT, 14:00 IST: Fwd: Hello and welcome to Match 10 of the Women’s Premier League, a day game, where UP Warriorz Women once again cross paths with MI Women. Mumbai Indians come into this contest with two wins from four matches - steady, if not spectacular and still looking to find their best rhythm. UP Warriorz, meanwhile, have just one win from four, but there’s a twist to that story: the only team they’ve beaten so far are MI Women. That result alone should keep Mumbai on their toes. With the afternoon sun overhead and memories of that earlier upset still fresh, this promises to be an intriguing contest. MI will be keen to set the record straight, while UP will fancy their chances of repeating what they’ve already proven they can do. Stay tuned for the toss and teams..

A fired-up UP Warriorz (UPW) side breathed some life into their WPL 2026 campaign by earning their first points of the tournament, and they did it in style against the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI). UPW were playing back-to-back games, but they turned up with a fresh approach to hand MI their second loss in four games.

MI won the toss and opted to bowl first.

Teams:

UP Warriorz Women (Playing XI): Kiran Navgire, Meg Lanning(c), Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Shweta Sehrawat(w), Chloe Tryon, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana Joy, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud

Mumbai Indians Women (Playing XI): Hayley Matthews, Gunalan Kamalini(w), Amelia Kerr, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amanjot Kaur, Nicola Carey, Sajeevan Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Nalla Kranthi Reddy, Triveni Vasistha

Mumbai Indians Women have won the toss and have opted to field

Meg Lanning: We would have bowled first as well. That seems to be the trend. But in the day games at the start of the tournament, Gujarat batted well first up, so there’s certainly an opportunity there with the bat. Looking forward to it. I think you’ve got to be able to do it well. We’re really looking forward to coming up against Mumbai again. I know they’ll be looking to bounce back, but we’re ready for that. We feel we can improve a few things as well, so excited to go out there and do it. We’re going with the same team as the last game.

Harmanpreet Kaur: We’re going to bowl first today. As a team we decided to chase today because chasing has always been our strength, and we just want to go back to our strengths. Today, looking at the conditions, we’ve brought Matthews back into the side and Ismail is resting today. It’s mainly because of the conditions and because we’re playing a day match. We feel Matthews is going to play a very big role on this pitch. So we’ve made one change. Apart from that, we have another change. Poonam is not playing today, and Kranti is going to make her debut. Conditions are going to play a very big role in this tournament, and at the same time, we want to give equal chances to all the players. We’re heading into the main part of the tournament, and hopefully everyone will get used to these conditions and give their best.

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May the best team win.

Cheers..

Nicola Carey to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR, tad fuller around off, Phoebe Litchfield goes for a drive and gets an inside edge past the leg stump for a boundary.

UPW 18/1 after 2.3 overs.

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May the best team win

Rayen: "UPW are completely wasting Kiran Navgire's skills. A proper hard hitter/slogger who can clear spin easily being tested to a moving new ball and dismissed. Sherawat or Deol should be opening. Kiran Navgire is a Fulmali type player and completely misprofiled by Abhishek Nayar" -- Well, she also does open in domestic cricket nowadays, so can't entirely blame Abhishek Nayar there.