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Natalie Siever Brunt’s half-century, Mumbai Indians gave UP Warriors a target of 183 runs

Mumbai Indians scored a challenging 182 for four against UP Warriors in the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) Eliminator match here on Friday, thanks to Natalie Sciver Brunt’s unbeaten half-century of 72 runs studded with nine fours and two sixes. The winning team of this match will take on Delhi Capitals in the final to be held on Sunday. Siever Brunt took full advantage of the life he got during his 38-ball innings.

Sophie Ecclestone (2/39) dropped her catch at mid-off off Rajeshwari Gaikwad when she was on six. UP Warriors looked in control for the first 10 overs at the DY Patil Stadium thanks to their spin bowlers as the Mumbai batsmen could not play any big innings but Siver Brunt stood firm at one end. Right-handed batsman Siever Brunt helped extend the innings by adding 60 runs for the fourth wicket with Amelia Kerr (29 off 19 balls including five fours) towards the end of the innings.

Mumbai Indians posted a challenging total of 78 runs from overs five to 15 and then added 66 runs in the last five overs. The likes of Yastika Bhatia (21), Hayley Mathews (26) and Harmanpreet Kaur (14) could not convert starts into big innings as UP Warriors dominated. Bhatia hit a four off the first ball of the match, looking in good form but was dismissed by Anjali Saravani (1/17) in the fifth over. The wicket-keeper batsman from Mumbai added 31 runs for the first wicket with Mathews.

Mathews hit the first six of the match by reaching Grace Harris’ ball to deep square leg. In the powerplay, Mumbai Indians scored 46 runs for one wicket. Mathews and Siver Brunt were leading the innings. UP Warriors vice-captain Deepti Sharma had almost broken the partnership in the ninth over when Sarwani took a low catch at deep square leg but the third umpire ruled in favor of Mathews as replays showed the ball had hit the ground. had touched

But UP Warriors didn’t have to wait long for the second wicket as 16-year-old Parshvi Chopra got Mathews (26 balls, two fours, one six) caught at long-on on her first ball in the 10th over. Siever Brunt stepped up the attack on the rival team, hitting Chopra for two fours and a six in the 12th over. Mumbai completed their 100 runs in the next over and lost the wicket of captain Harmanpreet (14 runs). Eccleston bowled him.

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