MI vs UPW, WPL Highlights: Harleen Deol guides UP Warriorz to first victory of the season

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Kiran Navgire, Pitched up, just outside off, Navgire drives it to mid off. 12 runs off the over. 

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Meg Lanning, Slightly short and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a single.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Meg Lanning, SIX! HIT HARD! A genuine half volley, around leg, Meg Lanning slog-sweeps it over deep backward square leg and it goes all the way for a six.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Meg Lanning, Angles it full and on leg, Meg Lanning sweeps well but finds the fielder at short fine leg.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Meg Lanning, Wide! Full, down leg, Meg Lanning looks to flick it but misses.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Meg Lanning, DROPPED! That was travelling! Shorter, outside off. Meg Lanning sees the width and latches onto it, hits it point where the fielder dives and fails to hold on. Could have just spread her wings there but the ball was travelling quickly. 

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Meg Lanning, FOUR! Welcomes Nat with a boundary! Hard length delivery, shoots up off the surface on middle, Meg Lanning trusts the bounce as she pulls it past deep square leg for a boundary.

Nat Sciver-Brunt is into the attack.

Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, FOUR! A boundary of the last ball and make it a 9 run over! Pitched up, outside off, with no movement. Navgire powers it over mid off for a boundary. 

Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, Pace off, fuller delivery and swinging back in late, outside off. Kiran Navgire leans to drive but is well beaten.

Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, FOUR! Lucky escape! Bowls a bouncer on middle and off, Kiran Navgire pulls with all might and top edges it behind the keeper for a boundary. 

Shabnim Ismail to Meg Lanning, Short in length and wide o off, Meg Lanning throws the kitchen sink at it as she cuts it to point. The fielder dives to her left and makes an excellent stop. A single.

Shabnim Ismail to Meg Lanning, Touch fuller and comes with the angle on off, Lanning looks to push but plays off the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket.

Shabnim Ismail to Meg Lanning, At 113.1 clicks! Into the surface, hard length, outside off. Meg Lanning looks to cut but miscues it back to the bowler. 

Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, Leg bye! Targets the pads this time with a fuller delivery on leg, Meg fails to flick and it rolls away for a leg bye.

Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, FOUR! AND AGAIN! Carey bowls with width on offer, well outside off. Meg Lanning bends her back and cuts it behind point for a boundary. 

Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, FOUR! Overpitched, outside off. Meg Lanning leans and shows her class as she finds the gap, past point for a boundary. 

Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, Drags the length back and bowls it on leg. Meg Lanning looks to pull but misses. Oh, the replay shows it brushed her gloves. So, it will go down as a chance. 

Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, Meg just can't get it away! Similar line and length shaping in once again. Meg Lanning fails to flick and wears it on the pads.

Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, Keeps it tight and full on leg, swinging in. Meg Lanning keeps it out on the leg side.

Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, FOUR LEG BYES! Slanting in a length ball on leg. Kiran Navgire tries to tickle it away but it rolls off the pads to fine leg for four runs.

Shabnim Ismail to Meg Lanning, Back of a length, outside off, Meg Lanning cuts it to third man for a single.

Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, Pitches it up, outside off, swinging away a touch. Kiran Navgire leans and hits through the line, bit uppishly and to the right of Kaur at mid off. A single as Kaur parries it away. 

Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, Length delivery, angling down leg. Kiran Navgire fails to flick but it brushes the pads on its way to the keeper.

Shabnim Ismail to Kiran Navgire, This is full and around off, flicked to mid-wicket.

Shabnim Ismail to Meg Lanning, Overpitched, well outside off. Meg Lanning hits it to point and thought she found the gap but the fielder there dives to her right and saves three runs.

Shabnim Ismail to bowl from the other end.

Nicola Carey to Kiran Navgire, Oh, this one looks really close! Mumbai Indians take the review as they feel it is hitting the stumps. Carey pushes it touch fuller and swinging in sharply around off, Kiran Navgire is beaten by the movement and wears it on the pads. UltraEdge shows no bat. Ball Tracking shows it hits the stumps but it is the umpire's call on the impact.

Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, A good length delivery, seam up and shaping on the pads. Meg Lanning flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, Wide! Full and going down, swinging down. Meg Lanning looks to flick but misses. UP Warriorz are off the mark.

Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, At 101.4 kph! On a good length, outside off, swinging in late. Meg Lanning looks to cut it away but misses.

Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, Touch fuller and in line of the off pole. Meg Lanning punches it to cover.

Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, And again! Nicola Carey gets it to swing in sharply, this is full and on leg. Meg Lanning fails to flick and it rolls off the pads to point.

Nicola Carey to Meg Lanning, Nicola Carey drifts in a fuller delivery on leg, Meg Lanning looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Going down.

Welcome back for the chase. Kiran Navgire and Meg Lanning to open for UP Warriorz. Nicola Carey to bowl first. Let's play..

...THE CHASE...

Meg Lanning will certainly be questioning how her side lost their grip on this contest after such a disciplined start. While the UP Warriorz’s bowlers initially didn't put a foot wrong, they ran into a clinical Nat Sciver-Brunt, who appeared to be playing on an entirely different surface than everyone else. Her pivotal 85-run partnership with Nicola Carey effectively dismantled the momentum the Warriorz had built by the halfway mark, turning a position of strength into a daunting defensive task. In this must-win encounter, UP's hopes now likely rest on the arrival of dew to ease the chase, though the flurry of full tosses late in the innings leaves a lingering question, was it a slippery ball or a sign of the Warriorz crumbling under pressure? We will find out soon after the break.

Nicola Carey is up for a quick chat. She feels the UP spinners did a good job once they slowed the pace down. Praises Nat Sciver-Brunt's knock and describes it as a masterclass. Carey adds that Nat does not say much in the middle, understands her game well, and keeps herself very calm. On the conditions, Carey mentions that the pitch is a bit slow and low. Carey adds that she might bowl some spin herself, learning from how UP bowled in the first innings.

After being inserted to bat first, the Mumbai Indians experimented with a fresh opening duo in Amanjot Kaur and G Kamalini, though the gamble struggled to pay dividends. While Kaur managed a few streaky boundaries, Kamalini found it difficult to find her rhythm, leaving the top order stagnant. Even the arrival of skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who with her form, couldn't steady the ship as her early dismissal plunged Mumbai into a precarious position. The momentum only shifted when Nat Sciver-Brunt, returning to the side, hungry as ever, showcased her world-class ability. Despite a challenging pitch, she played with immense hunger, finding gaps and striking boundaries all over the park to rescue the innings.

Despite the significant turn and bounce on offer favoring the UP Warriorz bowling attack, the dynamic partnership between Nicola Carey and Nat Sciver-Brunt effectively flipped the script and wrestled back control for the Mumbai Indians. While the conditions suggested the Warriorz should have capitalized and finished the innings on a high, Sciver-Brunt’s masterful knock anchored the recovery and shifted the momentum entirely. From a difficult position into a commanding one, Nat Sciver-Brunt ultimately put the Mumbai Indians firmly in the driver’s seat heading into the second half of the game.

Shikha Pandey to Nicola Carey, OUT! RUN OUT! Touch fuller and around off, Nicola Carey hits it down to long on and gambles with the second run. Kiran Navgire throws at the bowler's end where Pandey clips the bails off. Sajeevan wasn't even close. Mumbai Indians end with 161/5.

Shikha Pandey to Sajana Sajeevan, Shikha Pandey has done a good job so far! Keeps it full and on middle, drilled to long on for a single.

Shikha Pandey to Sajana Sajeevan, A yorker, well outside off. Sajana Sajeevan fails to connect. A dot.

The next batter in is Sajana Sajeevan.

Shikha Pandey to Nat Sciver-Brunt, OUT! TAKEN! Nat Sciver-Brunt holes out! A full toss, outside off, width was there and was asking to be hit. Nat Sciver-Brunt swings her blade and hits well but finds Chloe Tryon at cover, who takes a sharp catch. End of a wonderful knock from Nat.

Shikha Pandey to Nicola Carey, A yorker length delivery, around off, hit to long off for a single.

Shikha Pandey to Nicola Carey, FOUR! No one in the deep on the off side, Nicola Carey opens up by moving back, hits this fuller ball past point for a boundary. 

Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, DOT! Slightly short and slanting on middle and leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt pulls but finds the fielder at square leg. 

Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, NO BALL! Wow, what was that! This one slips off as Sophie Ecclestone bowls a beamer, outside the deck and past the keeper. The fielder from short third man runs behind and keeps it down to two. Sophie Ecclestone quickly apologizes but it's a no ball. Free hit next...

Sophie Ecclestone to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Bowls it well outside off, Nat Sciver-Brunt punches it straight to cover.