Harmanpreet took the catch with one hand
Devika Vaidya’s dismissal was a big blow for UP Warriors as Alyssa Healy’s side had scored just one run while chasing the target of 128.
Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has already set the bar high for WPL 2023, becoming the first batsman to score a fifty in the tournament. And when it comes to fielding and saving runs for his team, it is not at all easy for the opposition to beat him. On Saturday, she pulled off a brilliant one-handed catch to dismiss UP Warriors opener Devika Vaidya to defend a total of 127 posted by Mumbai Indians in match no. 15 at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.
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The incident happened in the second over of UP Warriors’ chase when Devika was trying to drive a flighted ball from Hayley Mathews. The batsman leaned forward to play the shot but got a thick edge which flew to the left of wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia. Harmanpreet was alert as she dived to her right and grabbed the ball with one hand.
The dismissal came as a massive blow for UP Warriors as Alyssa Healy’s side had scored just one run while chasing 128 till then.
Earlier, England’s star left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone (3/15) led the way with her excellent bowling as UP Warriors bowled out mighty Mumbai Indians for 127. Had it not been for Issy Wong’s 19-ball 32, MI would have ended up with much less than what they eventually got.
After their skipper Alyssa Healy opted to field first, the UP Warriors bowlers did a commendable job of keeping things tight against a strong and in-form Mumbai batting line-up.
MI were 56 for two at the end of the 10th over, with Hayley Mathews (35) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (25) looking to build a partnership after the departure of Yastika Bhatia (5) and Nate Sciver-Brunt (7). Was
However, both Healey and Kaur were out after starting, India’s captain falling after compatriot Deepti Sharma when the former was carried by the experienced Ecclestone.
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Amelia Kerr (3) lasted just five balls before being sent back by Rajeshwari Gaikwad as Warriors reduced Mumbai Indians to 78 for five at the start of the 14th over.
While Ecclestone did the heavy lifting, the others supported him well and made MI work hard for every run. India player Gaikwad also did well, taking two wickets for 16 runs in her entire quota of four overs.
(with agency inputs)
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