Mumbai Indians have defeated UP Warriors by 6 wickets. With this, the UP team is on the verge of being eliminated from the Women’s Premier League (Womens Premier League 2025). In this match, the UP Warriors team scored 150 runs while playing first. In response, Mumbai Indians won the match with 9 balls to spare. The biggest contribution to the victory for Mumbai was made by Hayley Matthews, who scored 68 runs as well as took 2 wickets in bowling.
Mumbai Indians close to playoffs
Mumbai Indians now have 8 points after 4 wins in 6 matches and this team has come second in the points table. So far only Delhi Capitals have qualified for the playoffs, which is currently at the top with 10 points. After this, Mumbai still has 2 matches left, by winning any one of them, Mumbai Indians will also secure a place in the playoffs. If this happens, it will be the third consecutive time for Mumbai Indians to reach the playoffs.
These were the heroes of Mumbai’s victory
First of all, Amelia Kerr laid the foundation of Mumbai Indians’ victory. She took 5 wickets for 38 runs in 4 overs. However, Hayley Matthews contributed with both bat and ball. She took 2 wickets in bowling and played an important innings of 68 runs in batting. During this innings, Matthews hit 8 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt also shone in batting for MI, who scored 37 runs in the middle overs. In the last overs, Amanjot Kaur scored 12 runs and Yastika Bhatia scored 10 runs to ensure Mumbai’s victory.
