🏏WPL 2024: Match 6: Mumbai Indians W vs UP Warriorz W🏏

🏏WPL 2024: Match 6:  Mumbai Indians W vs UP Warriorz W at Bengaluru on 28/02/2024 at 7:30 PM IST🏏

Alyssa Healy is a bona fide winner, as are all Australian players of her generation and that makes two successive losses in a competitive league an anomaly for the UP Warriorz captain. Her side started the tournament with a last-ball loss against RCB that can be best described as a choke before being completely outplayed by the Delhi Capitals. It's not do-or-die territory just yet but she will know that the Warriorz need to start winning sooner than later to turn things around. Their big overseas stars including Healy herself haven't come to the party so far and against the might of Mumbai Indians, the Warriors will need all departments to click to test the defending champions.

Harmanpreet Kaur's girls have started their title defence in ideal fashion with two wins on the trot. While it took a last-ball miracle from S Sajana to give them the first victory against Delhi Capitals, it was largely one-way traffic for Mumbai Indians against Gujarat Giants. The fact that the reigning champions have won games without bringing their A-game so far is an ominous sign for the other sides in the tournament. Like previous season, Mumbai look a well-balanced squad with nearly all bases covered. They go into this game as overwhelming favourites although Warriorz do have the individual quality to create a stir or two.

Refer to this Post in today's match thread--

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/post/164857197

Sorry friends I posted it in the wrong thread.  It will be moved to the right thread in a bit.  

Cheers..

UP Warriorz vs  Mumbai Indians head-to-head in WPL

Matched Played- 3

UP Warriorz Won- 1

Mumbai Indians Won- 2 

Squads

UP Warriorz Squad: Alyssa Healy(w/c), Vrinda Dinesh, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Poonam Khemnar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Anjali Sarvani, Parshavi Chopra, Chamari Athapaththu, Laxmi Yadav, Danielle Wyatt, Soppadhandi Yashasri, Gouher Sultana.

Mumbai Indians Women Squad: Yastika Bhatia(w), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque, Chloe Tryon, Fatima Jaffer, Issy Wong, Humaira Kazi, Jintimani Kalita, Priyanka Bala, Amandeep Kaur

Mumbai Indians Women vs UP Warriorz Women Pitch Report

The pitch in Bengaluru has been slightly difficult to bat on in the first innings. Teams batting second have been quite successful in WPL 2024 so far, and it should not be surprising if the same trend continues.

Mumbai Indians Women vs UP Warriorz Women Weather Forecast

The conditions will be partly cloudy in Bengaluru during the match hours. There is a minimal chance of rain, with the temperature expected to be around 27 degrees Celsius.

Team news

Mumbai Indians

The defending champions don't have any reason to change the winning combination with everything going smoothly thus far. Expect an unchanged side for this game, barring any last-minute injuries.

Probable XI: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque

UP Warriorz

With two losses in two games to start the season, the Warriorz will have to contemplate changes. The batting has lacked a bit of spark and Chamari Athapaththu could finally be in line for her WPL debut. Given that Healy and Sophie Ecclestone pick themselves, meaning one of Tahlia McGrath or Grace Harris looks likely to make way in such a scenario. However, the former was the only frontline pacer in their previous XI. There could also be an option to add a pacer in the form of Anjali Sarvani who could come in at the expense of a batter, given the plethora of all-rounders in the side. That could well be Kiran Navgire, who copped a blow to the forehead on Monday.

Probable XI: Alyssa Healy (C&wk), Chamari Athapaththu, Vrinda Dinesh, Tahlia McGrath, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Kiran Navgire/Anjali Sarvani, Poonam Khemnar, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Gouher Sultana

What they said

"It's not about being reckless, need to be smart with the decision making. We got to be better." - Alyssa Healy wants her side to pull their socks up

"We have match-winners and we are fortunate to have so many. Nice to see so many people step up at different times." - Amelia Kerr is in awe of the star-studded nature of her team

Probable Best Batter of the Match

Harmanpreet Kaur was in decent form in the WBBL last year and has started the WPL strongly. She scored a 34-ball 55 against the Capitals in the first game before backing it up with an unbeaten 41-ball 46 against the Giants. If she can get off to a start, the Warriorz will find it very difficult to contain her.

Probable Best Bowler of the Match

Amelia Kerr has bagged six wickets in two games so far in WPL 2024 at an average of 10 and a strike rate of 8. She finished with excellent figures of 4/17 in her four overs against Gujarat in Mumbai's last game. The New Zealander has an economy rate of 7.50, which is quite decent.

Mumbai Indians win the toss and bowl

PP Score - 35-45

UP-W - 125-135

Mumbai Indians win the match

Scenario 2

UP Warriorz win the toss and bowl

PP score - 45-55

MUM-W- 160-170

Mumbai Indians win the match

Thank you, Raji, for the thread and for tagging me.  

Best wishes to both teams, but a bit more wishes to the Mumbai Indian Team.