After decimating Royal Challengers Bangalore of their final sport towards RCB, UP Warriors are actually all set to host Mumbai Indians on the Brabourne Stadium on March 12. Notably, that is going to be the hardest fixture for the Warriors because the Harmanreet Kaur-led facet has performed some phenomenal cricket thus far within the Girls’s Premier League (WPL) and for this reason, they’re nonetheless undefeated and are the primary ranked group within the league.
Nevertheless, of their final match, UP Warriors managed to defeat Bangalore by 10 wickets and that may certainly enhance their confidence. In the meantime, the suppose tank introduced again Grace Harris into the combo of their earlier match and thus needed to drop Shabnim Ismail from the taking part in XI. Thus, there are some doubts relating to what mixture the group will attempt subsequent. Nonetheless, they’ve appeared sharp thus far and are presently third on the factors desk.
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This is UP Warriors’ predicted XI for the match towards Mumbai Indians:
Openers – Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Devika Vaidya
After not having the ability to set up her authority within the center, Shweta Sehrawat was demoted down the down whereas Devika Vaidya was requested to open towards RCB. The plan labored brilliantly as Vaidya supported Healy properly within the center as UP Warriors bought a terrific begin within the match.
However, the Australia worldwide wreaked havoc, scoring 96* off simply 47 deliveries whereas Devika scored 36* off 31 deliveries. Based mostly on their partnership, the Warriors chased down 139 runs in simply 13 overs and that is a giant constructive going forward. Healy was struggling to attain runs within the preliminary part of the event however she managed to transform her begins into a giant complete and that too is an effective signal for the group.
Center Order – Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire and Simran Shaikh
As talked about earlier, teenager Shweta Sehrawat hasn’t been capable of impress thus far. Nevertheless, she has bought great potential and that was on show within the lately concluded U19 Girls’s T20 World Cup. She simply wants the arrogance to do properly as she appears to be proficient sufficient.
Coming to Kiran Nagvire, the 28-year-old performed a sensational knock towards Gujarat Giants within the opening sport however since then, hasn’t accomplished a lot. Within the second match, she scored solely two runs whereas within the third sport, she did not get an opportunity to bat. General, she has appeared good thus far and together with Tahlia McGrath and Grace Harris, she is a vital a part of UP’s middle-order.
In the meantime, Simran Shaikh has been fairly peculiar thus far within the league. The 20-year-old has scored solely six runs thus far within the event and that is a large motive to fret about. Provided that she bats decrease down the order, the cricketer must be extra aggressive in her method.
Tahlia McGrath performed certainly one of her greatest T20 knocks within the sport towards Delhi Capitals. The 27-year-old smashed 90* off 50 deliveries and even with the ball, she has accomplished fairly properly. She is in nice kind in the meanwhile and might be a key participant for the Warriors going ahead.
Deepti Sharma alternatively lastly returned again to kind within the match towards Royal Challengers Bangalore. The 25-year-old picked up three wickets and gave away solely 26 runs within the course of. She is essential to the squad and her kind is admittedly vital as properly. Thus, the administration together with the followers would hope she will carry the identical momentum within the upcoming match towards Mumbai.
Coming to Grace Harris, the 29-year-old performed some phenomenal cricket within the opening sport and was additionally adjudged as Participant of the Match. Nevertheless, to everybody’s shock, UP dropped her from the following match and ultimately, they suffered a defeat by the hands of Delhi. Nevertheless, the group administration referred to as her again and she or he did fairly properly with the ball however did not get an opportunity to point out her class with the bat. She too stays an important participant for the Warriors’ center order.
Bowlers – Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Like Deepti, Sophie Ecclestone too returned again to kind and that is an excellent signal for the group. Within the final match, the 23-year-old picked up 4 wickets, gifting away solely 13 runs in 3.3 overs. She was sensible with the ball and if she manages to maintain up with the identical kind, Mumbai might be below a variety of stress.
The duo of Anjali Sarvani and Rajeshwari Gayakwad bowled properly within the final match however there’s a variety of room for enchancment. As Mumbai have accomplished properly with their batting thus far, they may goal these two bowlers within the match and thus, the skipper Alyssa Healy must rotate them properly within the center.
UP Warriorz taking part in XI – Alyssa Healy (wk/c), Devika Vaidya, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Simran Shaikh, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
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