WPL 2024: Navgire hits 25-ball fifty vs MI as UP Warriorz post highest powerplay score of season - WATCH

UP Warriorz Women batter Kiran Navgire hit the fastest fifty, off 25 balls, in the ongoing Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024 season against Mumbai Indians Women on Wednesday (Feb 28). This was also the joint fourth fastest fifty in WPL history with Grace Harris of UPW also hitting the fifty off 25 balls in the inaugural 2023 season against Gujarat Giants. Thanks to Navgire's exploits, UP also went on to score the highest powerplay score of this season as they raced to 61 for no loss in the first six overs.

As for the match, Navgire's exploits and her 94-run opening partnership with Warriorz's skipper Alyssa Healy flattened the Harmanpreet Kaur-less Mumbai in the first half of the 162-run chase. Mumbai's last match hero Amelia Kerr removed Navgire in the 10th over to put break on cantering. Issy Wong then removed Tahlia McGrath and Healy in the 10th over to help her team make a comeback in the game.

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Three wickets in space of four runs by Mumbai threatened to derail Warriorz's chase but Harris (17-ball 38 not out) and Deepti Sharma (unbeaten 27 off 20) added 65 runs off 32 balls and took them home in 16.3 overs.

Earlier, Mumbai rested skipper Harmanpreet Kaur for the game and Nat Sciver-Brunt was asked to bat first. MI had a good start with Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews adding 50 for the first wicket before Harris removed Bhatia. Mathews, who top scored with 55, then held the together as they the team kept losing the wickets. Each of the UP bowlers used took a wicket each as Mumbai eventually managed 161/6 in their 20 overs.

With their first win of the season after two losses, UP now are third on the points table behind table-topped RCB and second-placed Mumbai.