WPL 2026: Mumbai Indians Women have won the last two matches, while Up Warriors have lost three games in a row. The Up Warriors are struggling to put up a competitive total.
The UP Warriors needed a strong bowling attack to give opponents a hard time. While the Mumbai Indians have not had an ideal start, they have lost against the RCB. Mumbai Indian Women bowled out DC for 145 runs and, in the match against Gujarat Giants, got 7 wickets to win.
In the last 4 matches, the Mumbai Indians Women have won 3, while the UP Warriorz have won 1. On the other hand, the Mumbai Indians Women play a crucial role in chases. Both Harmanpreet Kaur and Amanjot Kaur come into play; they can destroy and hit the bowler.
In the last game, Harmanpreet Kaur scored 71 runs in 43 balls and smashed 7 boundaries, with a strike rate of 165.12. While Amanjot Kaur has scored 40 runs in the previous game in 26 balls and smashed 7 boundaries.
Nicola Carey has scored 38 runs in 23 balls and smashed 6 boundaries with a strike rate of 165.22. The Bolwer for Mumbai indian Women Hayley Matthews took 1 wicket and gave 34 runs with an economy of 11.33. On the other hand, Shabnim Ismail has taken 1 wicket with an economy of 6.25, and Nicola Carey has taken 1 wicket with an economy of 9 and given 36 runs.
If UP Warriorz wants or needs to bounce back, they need a special show. The last three games were the worst. In the previous two matches, they could bat well with the ball also. Harleen Deol played well at the top 4, scoring 47 runs in 37 balls. The lower middle-order batting needs to change.
Shikha Pandey and Sophie Ecclestone were not in good touch; the team needs to rely on other stars to make an impact and move forward. In the previous game, Meg Lanning scored 54 runs in 38 balls and smashed 9 fours, with a strike rate of 142.11. Harleen Deol has scored 47 runs in 36 balls and smashed 7 fours with a strike rate of 130.56.
Phoebe Litchfield has scored 27 runs in 20 balls and smashed 5 fours with a strike rate of 135. While the bowler Deepti Sharma has taken 2 wickets at an economy of 8.67, Sobhana Asha has taken 1 wicket at an economy of 5 and given 20 runs. Kiran Navgire has not got any wickets.
It will be a batting-friendly wicket, which will help the bowlers, while the first-innings score will be 179 or more. In the last 7 matches at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, bowling first has won 4 games. In the previous three matches, the chasing team has won, including MI’s chase of 193 runs.
Hence, the Mumbai Indians Women have a clear vision of winning; on the other hand, the UP Warriorz need improvement in both batting and bowling.
UP Warriorz Playing XI WPL 2026:
Meg Lanning(c), Phoebe Litchield, Harleen Deol, Kiran Navgire, Deepti Sharma, Chloe Tryon, Shweta Sehrawat(wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana Joy, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud.
Mumbai Indians Women
Hayley Matthews, Gunalan Kamalini(wk), Amelia Kerr, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Nicola Carey, Sajeevan Sanjana, Amanjot Kaur, Sanskriti Gupta, Poonam Khemmar, Shabnim Ismail, Triveni Vasistha.
