HIGHLIGHTS | UP Warriorz open account in WPL 2026, stun Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets

Warriorz are still looking for their maiden win of the season after losing three back-to-back matches. Mumbai, on the other hand, are coming into this match with two consecutive wins.

Overall, the two teams have faced each other seven times with MI leading head-to-head record 5-2 vs UPW

Meg Lanning has won the toss and Warriorz will bowl first vs MI-W

Lanning: Chasing seems to have worked, gives a chance to work with the ball. Same team, we feel that gives us the best chance. Sometimes games coming around quickly helps. Lot of talent within this group. Try to bring it all together. Lot of learnings for myself and team. We've done a lot of things right, haven't put it together.

Mumbai Indians: 1 G Kamalini (wk), 2 Amelie Kerr, 3 Nat Sciver-Brunt, 4 Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), 5 Nicola Carey, 6 Sajeevan Sajana, 7 Amanjot Kaur, 8 Poonam Khemnar, 9 Shabnim Ismail, 10 Sanskriti Gupta, 11 Triveni Vasistha

UP Warriorz XI: 1 Kiran Navgire, 2 Meg Lanning (capt), 3 Phoebe Litchfield, 4 Harleen Deol, 5 Shweta Sehrawat (wk), 6 Chloe Tryon, 7 Deepti Sharma, 8 Sophie Ecclestone, 9 Asha Sobhana, 10 Shikha Pandey, 11 Kranti Gaud

Mumbai sent Amanjot Kaur to open with Kamalini and she is having a ball. Kamalini, on other other, is playing second fiddle. UPW have kept the scoring to a modest rate but not been able to take a wicket so far.

Over 1 (Kranti): 6 Runs

Over 2 (Shikha): 2 Runs

Over 3 (Kranti): 7 Runs

Over 4 (Shikha): 5 Runs

Over 5 (Kranti): 5 Runs

Over 6 (Deepti): 7 Runs

MI-W: 32/0 in 6 overs (Amanjot 29, Shikha 0/7)

After a good powerplay for Mumbai, Warrioz struck back in the next four overs, taking two wickets and sending both the openers back. Spinners Deepti Sharma and Sophie Ecclestone took the wickets. It means skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is on the crease for MI-W, watch out Warrioz!

Over 7 (Kranti): 10 Runs

Over 8 (Deepti): 2 Runs & 1 wicket (Amanjot 38)

Over 9 (Ecclestone): 3 Runs & 1 wicket (Kamalini 5)

Over 10 (Deepti): 7 Runs

MI-W: 54/2 in 10 overs (Amanjot 38, Ecclestone 1/3)

Warrioz have been very disciplined in their bowling after the powerplay and are reaping the rewards for the same. Skipper Harmanpreet is gone without making much of an impact. MI-W have all but 5 overs left to put up a good score they can defend.

Over 11 (Asha): 6 Runs

Over 12 (Ecclestone): 8 Runs

Over 13 (Asha): 10 Runs and 1 wicket (Harmanpreet 16 Runs)

Over 14 (Ecclestone): 8 Runs

Over 15 (Asha): 17 Runs

MI-W: 103/3 in 15 overs (Amanjot 38, Ecclestone 1/19)

Nicola Carey (32 off 20) started first of the last five overs with four boundaries off Tryon who is not having a great tournament so far. Nat Sciver-Brunt, on the othr hand, is playing a good innings and has scored a fifty to make sure MI don't end up below par. NSB and Carey eventually added 84 runs in 7.1 overs for thr 4th wicket to give MI confidance for the second innings

Over 16 (Tryon): 16 Runs

Over 17 (Shikha): 11 Runs

Over 18 (Deepti): 15 Runs

Over 19 (Ecclestone): 9 Runs

Over 20 (Shikha): 7 Runs & 2 wickets (Sciver-Brunt 65, Sajana 1)

MI-W: 161/5 in 20 overs (Sciver-Brunt 65, Ecclestone 1/26)

Cricket veteran Meg Lanning opened for UP Warriorz alongside Kiran Navgire. Chasing 162, the pair looked solid in the middle, middling, even good balls for boundaries. Although they had some close chances, with a dropped catch favouring them, UP looks to put in the next gear from here.

Over 1 (Nicola Carey): 2 Runs

Over 2 (Shabnim Ismail): 7 Runs

Over 3 (Nicola Carey): 9 Runs

Over 4 (Shabnim Ismail): 9 Runs

Over 5 (Nat Sciver-Brunt): 12 Runs

Over 6 (Shabnim Ismail): 3 Runs

UP-W: 42/0 in 6 overs (Lanning 25, Nicola Carey 0/10)

Mumbai came back stronger after the first six overs, with English quick Nat Sciver-Brunt picking up Lanning on the first ball of the seventh over. She then accounted for Lanning's opening partner Kiran on the final delivery to dent UP's momentum. India's Harleen Deol and Phoebe Litchfield then steadied UP's sinking ship.

Over 7 (Nat Sciver-Brunt): 8 Runs and 2 Wickets (Lanning and Kiran)

Over 8 (Amelia Kerr): 14 Runs

Over 9 (Nicola Carey): 9 Runs

Over 10 (Amelia Kerr): 10 Runs

UP-W: 83/2 in 10 overs (Lanning 25, Nat Sciver-Brunt 2/20)

UP picked up the pace after the first 10 overs, going full throttle against the star-studded Mumbai side. In the next five overs, the batting pair of Harleen and Litchfield added 45 for the third wicket before Litchfield fell prey to Kerr's googly. UP needs 44 from five overs.

Over 11 (Sanskriti Gupta): 2 Runs

Over 12 (Shabnim Ismail): 13 Runs

Over 13 (Nat Sciver-Brunt): 8 Runs

Over 14 (Sanskriti Gupta): 5 Runs

Over 15 (Nat Sciver-Brunt): 7 Runs

UP-W: 118/3 in 15 overs (Harleen Deol 49*, Nicola Carey 2/28)

Harleen Deol’s unbeaten 64 and a quick-fire 11-ball 27 from Chloe Tryon sealed a massive win for the UP Warriorz, who opened their account this season following three straight losses. Harleen, the player of the match for the Warriorz, slammed 12 fours in her majestic knock.