UPW vs MI Highlights, WPL 2023: Mumbai Indians beat UP Warriorz by 8 wickets to make it four wins in a row

Nat Sciver-Brunt hits Shabnaim Ismail for a four and follows it up with a six as Mumbai Indians chase down 160-run target with 2.3 overs to spare.

Harmanpreet Kaur returns unbeaten on 53 off 33 balls, while Nat Sciver scored an unbeaten 45 off 31 balls. 

Mumbai Indians beat UP Warriorz by eight wickets to make it four wins in a row.

Harmanpreet Kaur slams half-century in 31 balls. She hits Sophie Ecclestone for a four to reach the milestone. Nat Sciver-Brunt too had hit Ecclestone for consecutive fours earlier in the over as Mumbai Indians reach 153/2 in 17 overs

Harmanpreet Kaur hits Tahila McGrath for a four, follows it up with a six, and then hits her for two more fours as 19 runs come in her over. MI: 142/2 (16 overs)

Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt hit Deepti Sharma for a boundary each as Mumbai reach 123/2 in 15 overs. They now need 37 runs in last five overs

Rajeshwari Gayakwad pitches it full, forcing Nat Sciver-Brunt to drive, who does the same. She plays it slightly wide off Sophie Ecclestone at covers, who goes for an one-handed attempt but only manage to block the ball. 

Harmanpreet Kaur then hits her India teammate for a couple of boundaries as Mumbai reach 111-2 after 14 overs. The two also stitch 50-plus stand.  

Another good over for Mumbai as Nat Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur combine to hit Sophie Ecclestone for a boundary each. 12 runs come off the over. MI: 99/2 (13 overs)

Deepti Sharma is brought into the attack and Nat Sciver-Brunt hits her for two boundaries to ease some pressure off Mumbai. 11 runs come off the over as Mumbai reach 87/2 after 12 overs.

Another exciting over in terms of drama. Anjali Sarvani manages to hit the target and the bails light up but remains intact on the stumps, giving both Harmanpreet Kaur and Mumbai Indians a lucky reprieve. 

There is a direct hit in the next ball as Harmanpreet and Nat Sciver-Brunt try to sneak in a quick single. The throw was towards the striker's end with Nat Sciver-Brunt running towards the danger end. However, TV replay confirms she had completed the ground quite comfortably.

Harmanpreet Kaur hits Rajeshwari Gayakwad for a four as eight runs come off the over. Mumbai Indians reach 72/2 at the halfway stage.

Shabnim Ismail comes to bowl her third over and does a decent job this time. She bowls a no-ball but concedes just five runs as Mumbai Indians reach 64/2 in 9 overs. They need another 96 runs to win in 66 balls

UP Warriorz fightback as Rajeshwari Gayakwad dismisses Yastika Bhatia for 42(27). 

Sophie Ecclestone then gets rid of in-form Hayley Matthews for 12 (17) in the next over. MI: 59/2 (8 overs)

Shabnim Ismail will bowl the final powerplay over and there is a caught behind appeal against Yastika Bhatia. UP take another review but TV replay confirm there was no edge. 

She then hits Shabnim for three consecutive boundaries, out of which one comes off a no-ball. She however manages a single in the freehit. 

The pair of Yastika and Haley Matthews gather 51 runs in the powerplay overs.

Sophie Ecclestone is brought into the attack and she almost removes in-form Hayley Matthews. There was a strong LBW appeal against the batter in the fifth delivery, with Alyssa Healy opting for a review straightaway.

First replay showed the ball was hitting the bat and no pads were involved. A second look showed that the ball had brushed the shoes before knocking the face of the bat, forcing officials to reverse the decision. 

However, the batter waits, slight confusion as TV official take a third look. They conclude that it was bat either knocking the pitch or the pads, which showed some deflection on the snickometer. MI: 40/0 (5 overs) 

Very ordinary bowling by Anjali Sarvani as she starts with a couple of wides before Yastika hits her for two boundaries. 10 runs come off the over as Mumbai reach 34/0 after 4 overs.

Deepti Sharma is introduced in the attack and Yastika is dropped once again. She hits the ball towards the mid-wicket region and a simple opportunity near the boundary ropes is put down by Simran Shaikh.

She hits a four as seven runs come off the over. MI: 24/0 (3 overs)

Shabnim Ismail will lead the attack from the other end and there might have been an outside edge in the first ball, which has been put down by the wicketkeeper. Yastika Bhatia gets an early reprieve as she goes on to hit the pacer for two boundaries. MI: 17/0 (2 overs)

Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhatia arrive in the middle to start the 160-run chase. Rajeshwari Gayakwad will lead the attack for UP Warriorz. 

The bowler is hit for two boundaries by Hayley Matthews as eight runs come off the first over. MI: 8/0 (1 over)

Amelia Kerr comes to bowl the final over and she gets rid of Deepti Sharma in the second ball. Deepti was stumped for 7(6). 

Just four runs come off her over as UPW post 159/6 in 20 overs.

Issy Wong comes to bowl her third over and she is hit for 9 runs, which include a four by Deepti Sharma. UPW: 155/5 (19 overs)

Hayley Matthews strikes as Sophie Ecclestone falls for 1 (4). She concedes seven runs in the over as UP reach 146/5 with two overs remaining in the contest.

What a turnaround and suddenly it's UP Warriorz, who find themselves in a spot of bother. Saika Ishaque removes both the set batters in the same over. She traps Alyssa Healy LBW for 58 (46) and then gets rid of Tahila McGrath (50 off 37 balls). UPW: 141-4 (17 overs)

Amelia Kerr bowls a tight over as just five runs come off it. UPW: 138/2 (16 overs)

Issy Wong comes to the attack and there is a strong LBW appeal against Healy in the second ball. Mumbai also take a review for that but TV replay confirms it was not-out. 

Tahila McGrath then wraps up the over by hitting the pacer for consecutive fours in the final two balls. 15 runs come in the over as UP reach 133/2 in 15 overs.

Hayley Matthews will start the attack after the strategic time-out. She is welcomed with a boundary by Alyssa Healy, who then completes a double to complete her half-century. She reaches the milestone in 36 balls. 

10 runs come off the over as UP reach 123/2 after 14 overs.

Nat Sciver-Brunt tries to bowl a slower delivery but ends up pitching the ball outside the pitch, which is called a no-ball. Tahila McGrath was on strike but she fails to get anything out off the free hit. 

Alyssa Healy, however, finds a boundary later in the over as nine runs come off the over. Meanwhile, the pair has also completed a 50-plus stand for the third wicket. UPW: 113/2 (13 overs)