मुंबई इंडियंस vs यूपी वॉरियर्स, मैच 8 Commentary, Live Updates

So, all the teams have opened their account. UP Warriorz will hope this is the start of a special run. Mumbai Indians will hope it's just a bump on the road. That concluded the game. Join us back for yet another match. Gujarat Giants will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). Join us on the 16th of January and an hour earlier for the build up. Goodbye and cheers for now.

No doubt about the PLAYER OF THE MATCH. Harleen Deol collects the award. She says she is happy for the team that they have won the first game. On the last match, she admits she was batting well but today Chloe Tryon helped her by taking some pressure off. Mentions she got boundary balls and she put them away. Over the last 24 hours, it was just normal preparation from her. Adds that it doesn't make sense to keep stressing it. Acknowledges that it was hard to score runs in the first innings but the wicket got better in the second innings as the ball was coming on nicely. If this was the best knock, she admits it was the best knock of this season.

Meg Lanning, the skipper of UP Warriorz says they played good cricket in the previous matches but she is happy to beat a team like the Mumbai Indians today. Adds it's a big learning curve as a captain, they had really good chats and always had a winning attitude in the group. On Harleen Deol, Lanning says she had a quick chat with her, today she showed what she can do. Feels her bowlers did an excellent job to keep MI near 160. Expresses that they just needed some momentum and today's win will help them a lot.

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Chloe Tryon is up for a quick chat. Tryon says she and Deol were just talking about finishing the game Adds that UP Warriorz is a great franchise to be a part of and applauds the effort from Harleen for setting it up with the bat for them. On her injured elbow, Tryon says that it's still burning but she feels good to take that crucial catch of Harmanpreet Kaur. Mentions that they didn't have enough runs last night but they had the belief as a group today.

Mumbai Indians skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur says that they were looking for a score around 180 as defending is hard on this pitch. Praises the knock from Nat Sciver-Brunt and Nicola Carey, adding that the duo rescued them from a precarious position. Credits Harleen Deol for the way she batted. Mentions that the dew always plays a big part here and chasing is a bit easier. Admits that setting totals is something the team need to work upon. Appreciates the effort from her bowlers as Kaur feels it was hard to bowl with the wet ball and the dew around. Kaur ends by saying that she was surprised to see Harleen Deol retire out in the previous match.

Earlier, despite a disciplined start by the UP Warriorz, the Mumbai Indians executed a late-innings surge to post a competitive 161/5. After being inserted to bat, Mumbai’s new opening pair of Amanjot Kaur and G Kamalini struggled for rhythm against a tight Warriorz attack, scoring just 32 in the powerplay. However, the game shifted dramatically when the returning Nat Sciver-Brunt smashed 65 off 43 balls and anchoring an 85-run partnership with Nicola Carey. While the Warriorz's spinners, including Deepti Sharma and Sophie Ecclestone found significant turn throughout the innings, their discipline wavered at the death.

In an uncharacteristic display, the Mumbai Indians’ bowling unit struggled with execution, failing to apply the clinical pressure usually associated with the side. While Nat Sciver-Brunt briefly threatened to derail the chase with a brilliant double-strike in a single over, the rest of the attack lacked discipline, repeatedly feeding the same channel outside off-stump. This allowed a pressured Harleen Deol to find her rhythm early. Once MI let her escape the initial squeeze, she punished their persistence and never looked back, steering the Warriorz toward a dominant victory with the help of a fine knock from Chloe Tryon.

The UP Warriorz have secured their first victory of the season in emphatic style, keeping their playoff hopes alive in this must-win encounter. In a sport that rarely offers quick redemption, Harleen Deol provided a masterclass in resilience; just 24 hours after the disappointment of being retired out against the Capitals, she returned to play one of the finest, most transformative knocks of the tournament. Her rapid turnaround served as the backbone of an inspired chase, proving that when life gives you a second chance, you seize it with the clinical precision Deol displayed today.

Wide! Well, that will do as well! Sliding down the leg side. Tryon tries to connect but misses. A wide is given and that's it. UP Warriorz win by 7 wickets.

SIX! Scores are level! What a shot this is! Touch fuller, outside off. Tryon hangs back, drags her shot and hits it cleanly over mid-wicket for a biggie. All the way.

Tossed up on middle and off, Tryon flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! AGAIN! Single-digits needed now. Tryon goes inside out again as she walks down but the turns away and goes off the outer half of the bat. Past Nat Sciver-Brunt's dive at long off for a boundary.

FOUR! Oh, wonderful shot! A half volley, outside off. Tryon dances down and punches on the up as she gets on one knee. Hits it past long off for a boundary. Needed under a run-a-ball now.

Gives more flight and pitches it outside off, Deol skips down and drives it to long off for a single.

Slower in the air, flighted on off, Harleen Deol mistimes her push back to the bowler.

Triveni Vasistha serves it flat and on middle and leg, Tryon works it across to mid-wicket for one.

Fuller length delivery, outside off, Tryon hits it to long off for a single.

FOUR! Tryon joins the party now. Amelia Kerr bowls a half tracker, around leg, Tryon quickly gets on her knee as she sweeps it past deep square leg for four runs.

Floats it on the up, full and around off, swept to deep square leg for a single.

This is full and outside off. Tryon crunches it to long off for a single.

FOUR! A review from Mumbai Indians but it looks much more in desperation. Just a single replay confirms it was off the blade. Flights it full and on leg, turning in. Tryon looks to sweep but gets a bottom edge to fine leg for a boundary. MI have just one review left.

Fuller delivery, outside off, driven to cover.

Drops it short, outside off. Harleen Deol goes back to cut it away but misses.

FOUR! Pure timing once again! Tossed up, outside off. Harleen Deol puts on her skates and hits it firmly past extra cover for a boundary. Absolutely gorgeous.

One more run as Chloe Tryon wrists it away to long on.

Too full and around off, flicked to long on for a single.

FOUR! Harleen Deol wants to finish the job now. Pitched up, outside off. Harleen Deol walks down the track and hammers it past cover for yet another boundary.

FOUR! Statement fifty for Harleen Deol! That is some way to bounce back. Floats it full and on off, Harleen Deol slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket, in the gap and it rolls to the fence.

Flatter delivery, around off, Harleen Deol punches it to cover. Oh, the spinner has overstepped. Gupta tries to hide her face. A no ball is called. Free hit coming up...

Chloe Tryon walks to the middle.

OUT! TAKEN! The crowd finds its voice back as the 73-run partnership has been broken. A googly, fuller and on leg, Phoebe Litchfield takes a step down and inside the line as she tries to sweep it away but fails to hit it cleanly. Gets a thick top edge to square leg where Triveni Vasistha calls for it and holds onto it. A much needed wicket for MI. Can they build on this?

Flatter delivery on middle, nudged to mid-wicket for a single.

At 72 clicks! Short and around off, Phoebe Litchfield pulls it to short fine leg for a single.

Tossed up on middle, swept to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Punished! Might be the first boundary by Deol on the leg side. A wrong 'un, shorter but on the leg side. Harleen Deol pulls it to deep square leg for four runs.

Floats it full and on middle, tapped back to the bowler.

Strategic Time-Out! A much needed break for Mumbai Indians as UP Warriorz have given them some beating in this phase. Harleen Deol has shown her class with some quality strokes but the job is not done yet and there is no point resting as a wicket could change the momentum.

A rare over without a boundary! Too full and around off. Deol flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Phoebe Litchfield walks down and converts into a full toss, hits it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Attacks the stumps with a fuller length. Phoebe Litchfield taps it to point.

Flighted very full and outside off, driven past cover for a single.

Keeps it full and around off, Phoebe Litchfield squeezes it out to cover for one.

Very full and turning in on leg, flicked to deep mid-wiket for a single.

Shabnim Ismail is done for the night. Sanskriti Gupta replaces her.

Hard length delivery, attacking the stumps, tucked to square leg for a single.

Wide! A bouncer, rolling down leg. Harleen Deol lets it go.

Back of a length and on middle, Phoebe Litchfield makes room and pulls it to long on for one.

Fuller delivery, just dipping onto the batter. Phoebe Litchfield guides it to point.

A slower length delivery, around off, tucked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short in length and outside off, Deol cuts it slightly aerial and to point.

FOUR! Running out of words for Harleen Deol now! No power, just pure timing! Back of a length, outside off. Harleen Deol hops and carves it through point for a boundary. 100 up for UP Warriorz.

A good length delivery, outside off, Deol punches it to point and keeps the strike.

A wide yorker, outside off, Deol looks to drive it away but misses.

FOUR! Precision from Deol once again. Unbelievable stuff! Short of a length, outside off. Harleen Deol guides it to the left of backward point, no one in the deep and it races away.

FOUR! This is just too good from Deol! She is cashing in on these looseners! Overpitches it up, outside off, Deol backs her timing once again as she carves it past point for a boundary.

A yorker length delivery on middle, Deol looks to whip it away but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

FOUR! Deol is timing so well! Overpitched, outside off. Harleen Deol plants her front foot out and creams it to deep point, the fielder dives to her left but in vain.

Shabnim Ismail to bowl out.

JUST SHORT! Good start by Gupta, just two runs and almost the wicket of Litchfield! Too full and tosses it up on middle. Phoebe Litchfield brings out the reverse sweep, hits it flat to point where it falls short of Sajana Sajeevan.

A slower length delivery, outside off, Phoebe Litchfield cuts well but straight to point.

Gives a bit of flight, outside off, Deol knocks it to deep cover for a single.

A low full toss on middle, Phoebe Litchfield drills it straight and to long on for a single.

Sajana Sajeevan saves a boundary! Very full and on middle and off. Phoebe Litchfield reverse sweeps it hard and low to the right of point where Sajana Sajeevan stops with a dive.

Tosses it up, full and outside off, Phoebe Litchfield reverse sweeps but mistimes her shot to short third man.

Change in bowling. Sanskriti Gupta is into the attack.

A length delivery on middle, turning away, nudged to square leg for a run.

SIX! Well, even Mumbai Indians are bowling some freebies! A low full toss on middle and leg. Phoebe Litchfield was quick to read it, she daces down and launches it over long on for a biggie.

A wrong 'un, attacking the stumps, Deol sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

A slower shorter delivery, outside off, Deol frees her arms and cuts it hard but straight to point.

A low dipping fuller delivery on leg, Phoebe Litchfield comes down and hits it to long on for one.

A fuller delivery, outside off, swept to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! 9 runs off the over! Carey offers width outside off. Phoebe Litchfield latches onto it as she finds the gap past point for a boundary. Quality batting from these two so far.

On a length and on top of off. Harleen Deol punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Fires it full and in line of the stumps, blocked to the right of Carey.

Overpitched, around off, Deol drives it nicely but finds the fielder at cover.

FOUR! Wow, Deol! This is altogether a different Deol from the other night. Bowls it full and outside off. Harleen Deol waits on the back foot and carves it past backward pointfor a boundary.

Pushes it full and around off, driven to mid off.

FOUR! The chase is back on track with this over. 14 runs off the over. Kerr floats on the up as she looks for a turn. This is well outside off, Phoebe Litchfield goes inside out over covers and it rolls past deep cover.

A wrong 'un, on leg. Phoebe Litchfield prods and blocks it out.

Too full and a googly on leg, drilled to long on for a single.

FOUR! Harleen Deol is just showing her aggressive side today! Overpitches the flighted delivery, outside off. Harleen Deol crunches it through point, in the gap once again for four more.

FOUR! That's quality from Deol! Flighted, very full and well outside off. Deol threads the gap she leans over, hits it through cover-point for a boundary.

Phoebe Litchfield walks down and takes it on the full, hits it to long on for a single.

FOUR! 50 up for UP Warriorz and Deol is up and running! Short and wide of off, Deol slashes her blade and hits it past point for a boundary.

Wide! Length and sliding down. Harleen Deol looks to flick but misses.

Harleen Deol walks in.

OUT! GONE! One brings two! Both the openers are gone in the same over! Short of a length on middle, pace off and keeps just low. Kiran Navgire is through her shot as she swipes across but top edges it to deep square leg. Sajana Sajeevan runs in and takes it. She shakes her head as for a moment she lost the flight of the ball but does the job eventually.

This is full and outside off, Phoebe Litchfield punches it to cover for a single.

A better throw could have had Kiran Navgire in trouble! On the pads, this is flicked to deep square leg. Kiran Navgire gave up as she ran for the second run. She wasn't that sure. The fielder throws it wide of Nat Sciver-Brunt, who cheekily flicks it back but fails to hit the stumps.

Pace off, touch fullerand around off, Phoebe Litchfield plays it to mid off.

Phoebe Litchfield walks to the middle.

OUT! TAKEN! Meg Lanning can't believe she has picked the fielder. Not too short, this is on middle. Meg Lanning clears her front leg and hits it to deep square leg. Hits it flat and finds Sajana Sajeevan there. A big wicket in the context of the game.

Strategic Time-Out! A good start by UP Warriorz so far. They have seen through the new ball but it will be interesting to see if MI get the same amount of turn as UP did early on. It's hard to tell who is on top at this point but UP Warriorz will believe with their captain still in the middle, that they can chase it down.

Length delivery, wide of off. Meg Lanning slashes it to deep point for a single.

On a length and just around off, Meg Lanning punches well but to cover.

At 119 clicks! A well directed shorter delivery on middle, Meg Lanning gets her eyes off as she looks to pull but fails to connect.

Into the surface and shorter on middle, gets big on Navgire as she pulls, slices it to square leg where it falls safely. Navgire gets lucky here.

On a good length and on top of off, Navgire nudges it to mid-wicket.

Back of a length, outside off, cut to third man for a single.

Pitched up, just outside off, Navgire drives it to mid off. 12 runs off the over.

Slightly short and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! HIT HARD! A genuine half volley, around leg, Meg Lanning slog-sweeps it over deep backward square leg and it goes all the way for a six.

Angles it full and on leg, Meg Lanning sweeps well but finds the fielder at short fine leg.

Wide! Full, down leg, Meg Lanning looks to flick it but misses.

DROPPED! That was travelling! Shorter, outside off. Meg Lanning sees the width and latches onto it, hits it point where the fielder dives and fails to hold on. Could have just spread her wings there but the ball was travelling quickly.

FOUR! Welcomes Nat with a boundary! Hard length delivery, shoots up off the surface on middle, Meg Lanning trusts the bounce as she pulls it past deep square leg for a boundary.

Nat Sciver-Brunt is into the attack.

FOUR! A boundary of the last ball and make it a 9 run over! Pitched up, outside off, with no movement. Navgire powers it over mid off for a boundary.

Pace off, fuller delivery and swinging back in late, outside off. Kiran Navgire leans to drive but is well beaten.

FOUR! Lucky escape! Bowls a bouncer on middle and off, Kiran Navgire pulls with all might and top edges it behind the keeper for a boundary.

Short in length and wide o off, Meg Lanning throws the kitchen sink at it as she cuts it to point. The fielder dives to her left and makes an excellent stop. A single.

Touch fuller and comes with the angle on off, Lanning looks to push but plays off the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket.

At 113.1 clicks! Into the surface, hard length, outside off. Meg Lanning looks to cut but miscues it back to the bowler.

Leg bye! Targets the pads this time with a fuller delivery on leg, Meg fails to flick and it rolls away for a leg bye.

FOUR! AND AGAIN! Carey bowls with width on offer, well outside off. Meg Lanning bends her back and cuts it behind point for a boundary.

FOUR! Overpitched, outside off. Meg Lanning leans and shows her class as she finds the gap, past point for a boundary.

Drags the length back and bowls it on leg. Meg Lanning looks to pull but misses. Oh, the replay shows it brushed her gloves. So, it will go down as a chance.

Meg just can't get it away! Similar line and length shaping in once again. Meg Lanning fails to flick and wears it on the pads.

Keeps it tight and full on leg, swinging in. Meg Lanning keeps it out on the leg side.

FOUR LEG BYES! Slanting in a length ball on leg. Kiran Navgire tries to tickle it away but it rolls off the pads to fine leg for four runs.

Back of a length, outside off, Meg Lanning cuts it to third man for a single.

Pitches it up, outside off, swinging away a touch. Kiran Navgire leans and hits through the line, bit uppishly and to the right of Kaur at mid off. A single as Kaur parries it away.

Length delivery, angling down leg. Kiran Navgire fails to flick but it brushes the pads on its way to the keeper.

This is full and around off, flicked to mid-wicket.

Overpitched, well outside off. Meg Lanning hits it to point and thought she found the gap but the fielder there dives to her right and saves three runs.

Shabnim Ismail to bowl from the other end.

Oh, this one looks really close! Mumbai Indians take the review as they feel it is hitting the stumps. Carey pushes it touch fuller and swinging in sharply around off, Kiran Navgire is beaten by the movement and wears it on the pads. UltraEdge shows no bat. Ball Tracking shows it hits the stumps but it is the umpire's call on the impact.

A good length delivery, seam up and shaping on the pads. Meg Lanning flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Wide! Full and going down, swinging down. Meg Lanning looks to flick but misses. UP Warriorz are off the mark.

At 101.4 kph! On a good length, outside off, swinging in late. Meg Lanning looks to cut it away but misses.

Touch fuller and in line of the off pole. Meg Lanning punches it to cover.

And again! Nicola Carey gets it to swing in sharply, this is full and on leg. Meg Lanning fails to flick and it rolls off the pads to point.

Nicola Carey drifts in a fuller delivery on leg, Meg Lanning looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Going down.