Mumbai Indians maintained their unbeaten run in the Women’s Premier League (WPL), beating UP Warriorz by eight wickets to win their fourth consecutive match thanks to captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s fifty after a three-wicket haul by Saika Ishaque on Sunday (March 12).
Mumbai Indians’ Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhatia got off to a brilliant start, adding 58 runs for the first wicket. The entertaining match briefly turned ugly as the competition witnessed an on-field controversy. Matthews was given out after a ball tracking proved that it hit the middle of the middle off the bowling of Sophie Ecclestone. However, Matthews stood in disbelief and asked for a review of the umpire’s review. Although UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy and Ecclestone tried to talk to Matthews, the umpire gave into the West Indian’s review.
The television review showed that the sound and spike came off the bat which grazzed the pad instead of the ball hitting the boot. Subsequently, Matthews survived in the fifth over in the 160-run chase.
