MIW vs UPW: Harmanpreet Kaur's Mumbai Indians continued their unbeaten run in the Women's Premier League 2023 as they outclassed Alyssa Healy's UP Warriorz in the 10th match of the tournament. The MIW team was simply outstanding against a strong UPW lineup, as they chased down the 160-run target with 8 wickets in hand. The captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver Brunt led from with the bat to help their team win inside 18 overs and register four out of four wins in the tournament.
It was another near-perfect outing for Kaur and her girls. They were asked to bowl first. They bowled beautifully against Alyssa Healy's side, restricting them to under 160 and then starting well with the bat. Even though the openers fell in succession, Kaur and Nat Sciver joined hands together and played their strokes after getting set. The duo brought up a stand of 106 runs for the third wicket.
MI register win against all teams
Such has been the domination of this side that they have now defeated each and every team in the tournament on their first attempt. They first defeated Gujarat, before defeating Bangalore and Delhi by handsome margins.
Ishaque sets up for MIW
It was the left-arm spinner Saika Ishaque, who once again proved out to be the key with the ball. She took the first wicket of Devika Vaidya in the second over of the match. After two early blows, captain Healy and all-rounder Tahlia McGrath steadied the ship. They produced an 82-run stand for the 3rd wicket. But it was Ishaque once again, who got both of them in the same over to push UP on the backfoot. Once being at 140/2, UP finished at just 159/6.
Yastika, Kaur and Nat Sciver does it for MIW
Meanwhile, opener Yastika, Nat Sciver Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur did it with the bat. After some entertaining action, MI lost their first wicket in the form of Hayley Matthews. Yastika played decent strokeplay and made 42 from just 27 balls. Once she was gone, UPW looked back into the game. The required rate increased a bit and it looked that this could go down the wire. But Kaur and Nat Sciver, who started steadily then showed their class after 10 overs. They smashed the bowlers out of the park, amassing big overs. In the end, Nat Sciver made 45* off 31, while Kaur remained unbeaten on 53 from 33 balls.
