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In an exciting encounter at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, the clash between Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 took center stage in the 6th match of the tournament. The contest saw domination from UP Warriorz where they claimed a 7-wicket win and opened their account in the tournament.
Hayley Matthews drives Mumbai Indians to a decent total
After being asked to bat first, Mumbai Indians began their innings with a solid start, posting a competitive total of 161/6 in their allotted 20 overs. Hayley Matthews led the charge with a splendid knock of 55 runs off 47 deliveries.
She was well supported by contributions from Yastika Bhatia (26), Natalie Sciver (19), and Amelia Kerr (23). Pooja Vastrakar and Issy Wong added valuable runs towards the end to bolster the total.
Kiran Navgire sizzles with the bat
However, UP Warriorz came out with a determined batting display in response. Alyssa Healy (33) and Kiran Prabhu Navgire (57) set the tone with aggressive batting, followed by impactful contributions from Grace Harris (38) and Deepti Sharma (27).
Despite some resistance from the Mumbai Indians Women bowlers, UP Warriorz chased down the target comfortably, reaching 163/3 in just 16.3 overs. Issy Wong was the standout bowler for Mumbai Indians Women, claiming 2 wickets for 30 runs in her 3 overs. However, their efforts weren’t enough to contain the powerful batting lineup of UP Warriorz, who secured victory by 7 wickets.
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Here is how Twitter reacted:
UP Warriorz secures their first win of the #TATAWPL season 🔥#TATAWPLonJioCinema #TATAWPLonSports18 #HarZubaanParNaamTera#JioCinemaSports #CheerTheW pic.twitter.com/ofY0TSgG6H
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) February 28, 2024
Kiran Navgire with a 25 ball fifty in the WPL. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/YEWCb5pV9N
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 28, 2024
KIRAN NAVGIRE, THE BRUTE FORCE….!!!!
What a ridiculous knock, playing against the best team in WPL, she has absolutely bossed the game and scored 57 runs from just 31 balls including 48 runs through boundaries. 🤯👌 pic.twitter.com/Obe90urWVN
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 28, 2024
Kiran Navgire 57(31) 🔥
You can’t be bad at cricket when your idol is MS Dhoni. pic.twitter.com/AfOt7BCoBO
— ` (@rahulmsd_91) February 28, 2024
Kiran Navgire guided UP Warriorz to victory!
Scorecard: https://t.co/f1eVeczW7y #MIvUPW #WPL2024 #cricket #T20 #WPL #CricketTwitter #WomenCricket pic.twitter.com/Jv0WKdEMPe
— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ) February 28, 2024
Die-hard MS Dhoni fangirl Kiran Navgire smashed 5th fastest fifty in history of WPL against defending champions MIW.
She started playing cricket only to meet Mahi 🥹💛
— ` (@WorshipDhoni) February 28, 2024
For setting up the chase and recording an impressive fifty, Kiran Navgire collects the Player of the Match award 🏆#TATAWPL | #MIvUPW pic.twitter.com/DfVylnJW5b
— Rajan Mishra (@RajanMi83929551) February 28, 2024
Kiran Navgire – 57(31) 🔥 pic.twitter.com/bzAFIgtfBu
— ` (@WorshipDhoni) February 28, 2024
Kiran Navgire smashed 57 off 31 balls and that too against Mumbai Indians🥵🔥 pic.twitter.com/N9lrWwACVI
— Div🦁 (@div_yumm) February 28, 2024
Kiran Navgire has treated the crowd today to some crazy good shots. When she’s on sing like this, there’s hardly a batter who comes close to her in hitting in Indian cricket. Great move by Jon Lewis and Healy to allow her to open. #MIvUPW
— Gaurav Nandan Tripathi 🜃 (@Cric_Beyond_Ent) February 28, 2024
Kiran navgire you beauty💙🫡
In issy wong over4,4,4,0,4,0
Up warriors 🔥#WPL2024 pic.twitter.com/DGR40odwVO— KrrishnaTweets (@KAakrosh) February 28, 2024
UP Warriorz beat Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets. Magnificent half century from Kiran Navgire (57)
RCB remains the only undefited team #WPL2024 #TATAWPLpic.twitter.com/SqTkz7cYzP
— Mehak Sharma (@mehaksharm18) February 28, 2024
Well played Kiran navgire
57 runs in 31 balls
6 fours and 4 magnificent sixes!
Powerful batting 🫡🔥Up warriors defeated Mumbai Indians ✅💪#WPLT20 pic.twitter.com/KpITWdF0AC
— KrrishnaTweets (@KAakrosh) February 28, 2024
What an Innings played by Kiran Navgire..!!!
She smashed 57 runs from 31 balls against Mumbai Indians in run chase in this WPL – A Top class knock by Kiran. pic.twitter.com/YoHultMcNx
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) February 28, 2024
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This article was first published at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.