Hayley Matthews ne sirf 46 balls me 68 runs ki dhamakedar inning kheli.

Hayley Matthews ne sirf 46 balls me 68 runs ki dhamakedar inning kheli, jabki Amelia Kerr ne apna best bowling figure 5/38 record kiya, jisse Mumbai Indians ne Women’s Premier League me UP Warriorz ke khilaf 6-wicket se jeet hasil ki.

Pichle champions ne sirf 18.3 overs me 151 ka target chase kar liya, apna net run rate improve karte hue points table me second position par pahunch gaye, jisme unke 8 points ho gaye hain. Ab wo leaders Delhi Capitals se sirf 2 points peeche hain, jinke paas ek match extra hai. Dusri taraf, UP Warriorz ki yeh teesri consecutive haar rahi, jo unko elimination ke bilkul kareeb le aayi.

Ek dew-laden Ekana Stadium me 151 ka modest target chase karte hue, MI ne jaldi hi Amelia Kerr (10) ka wicket kho diya, par Matthews ne zimmedaari uthai aur Nat Sciver-Brunt ke saath sirf 58 balls me match-winning 92-run ki partnership banayi. Matthews ne sirf 35 balls me fifty jodi aur off-side par fluently shot khelti rahi. Unhone UPW ke khilaf apni season ki doosri fifty point aur cover-point ke beech ek crisp boundary maar kar complete ki.

Chinelle Henry ko unhone deep midwicket ke upar se ek bada six maar kar dismantle kiya, phir Sophie Ecclestone ko sweep karke back-to-back boundaries lagayi. Powerplay tak MI 50/1 tak pahunch chuki thi.

Halanki, UPW ki skipper Deepti Sharma ne ek zabardast catch le kar Sciver-Brunt (37 off 23 balls) ko out kar diya, par tab tak MI ko sirf 35 runs chahiye the 43 balls me.

Agle over me, Matthews ne Kranti Goud ke against pehle ek boundary deep cover par maari, fir ek badi hit deep backward square leg ke upar se maari.

Lekin Matthews ki yeh explosive 46-ball 68 runs ki innings, jo 8 fours aur 2 sixes se sajji thi, isi over me khatam ho gayi.

Par Yastika Bhatia (10 off 6 balls) ne last ke over me Deepti Sharma ke against do zabardast boundaries maar kar match ko 9 balls pehle hi khatam kar diya.

Isse pehle, MI ne toss jeet kar bowling ka faisla kiya aur game ko apni taraf mod diya, jab New Zealand ki legspinner Kerr WPL history me fifer lene wali sirf sixth player bani.

7.5 overs me UPW 74/0 par thi aur ek 200+ ka total set karne ke mood me dikh rahi thi, jab Voll (50 off 29) ne apni maiden WPL fifty complete ki.

Voll, jo sirf apna dusra match khel rahi thi, ne Kerr ke against lagataar 4 boundaries lagayi aur apne footwork ka zabardast use kiya.

Lekin MI ne 14 balls me teen wickets le kar wapas strike kiya.

Matthews ne Grace Harris (28) ko out kiya, jabki Kerr ne Kiran Navgire (0) aur Voll ko dismiss kar diya. Voll ne shuffle karke scoop shot lagane ki koshish ki thi, par Sciver-Brunt ki slow ball ne unka stumps uproot kar diya.

Kerr ne final over me final punch diya, jisme unhone 2 aur wickets liye, jisme in-form Chinelle Henry (6) bhi shaamil thi, jo ek bada six maarne ke baad MI ke trap me fas gayi.

UPW ne sirf 12.1 overs me 74/0 se 150/9 ka collapse dekh liya, aur sirf 76 runs par apni 9 wickets gawa di.