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Mumbai Indians (MI) will square off against UP Warriorz (UPW) in the Eliminator of the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) at DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Friday (March 24). The team winning the contest will sail to the summit clash of the WPL 2023, where they will face Delhi Capitals (DC) on Sunday at the Brabourne Stadium.
Notably, MI made it to the Eliminator by winning six of their eight league stage matches, while UPW won four out of their eight matches.
Talking about the encounters between the two teams in the tournament till now, the battle has been of equal power as both sides have won one game each in the two instances they met.
For Mumbai, Amelia Kerr and Saika Ishaque have been their standout players, with 13 wickets each in the tournament so far. Meanwhile, UP’s Tahila McGrath has amassed 295 runs in eight matches and is the second-leading run scorer of the WPL 2023.
MI vs UPW, Match Details:
- Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz, Eliminator of WPL 2023
- Date and Time: March 24 at 7:30 pm IST/2:00 pm GMT
- Venue: DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
Predicted XIs:
Mumbai Indians: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Humaira Kazi, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque.
UP Warriorz: Devika Vaidya, Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Kiran Navgire, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Simran Shaikh, Parshavi Chopra, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
Match Prediction
Case 1
- MI wins the toss and bats first
- Powerplay score: 45-50
- MI total: 170-180
Case 2
- UPW wins the toss and bats first
- Powerplay score: 40-45
- UPW total: 165-175
Team batting first to win the contest.
Source: WomenCricket.com
