UPW vs MI, WPL 2024: Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report
UP Warriorz (UPW) will take on Mumbai Indians (MI) in match number 14 of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday, March 7.
This will be the second meeting between the sides in this year’s edition. When UP Warriorz and Mumbai Indians met in the Bangalore leg, UPW got the better of MI by seven wickets.
UP Warriorz are fourth in the points table, with two wins and three losses in five games. After two consecutive victories, UPW lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 23 runs in their previous game.
Batting first, RCB put up 198-3,with Smriti Mandhana smashing 80 off 50 and Ellyse Perry 58 off 37. UP Warriorz were restricted to 175-8 in their chase despite Alyssa Healy’s 55 off 38.
Meanwhie, Mumbai Indians went down to Delhi Capitals by 29 runs in their previous match. DC batted first in the game and posted 192-4, with Jemimah Rodrigues and Meg Lanning hitting fifties. MI managed only 163-8 in their chase, thanks to Delhi coming up with an impressive bowling effort.
Today's UPW vs MI toss result
Mumbai Indians have won the toss and have opted to bat first. Harmanpreet Kaur said:
“There is no dew in the last couple of games. That's the only reason (to bat first).”
MI are going into the game with the same XI. For UPW, Anjali Sarvani is out; Uma Chetry comes in.
UPW vs MI - Today's match playing XIs
UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Kiran Navgire, Chamari Athapaththu, Uma Chetry, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Poonam Khemnar, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor
Mumbai Indians: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (w), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Humaira Kazi, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque
Today's UPW vs MI pitch report
In her pitch report, Anjum Chopra said:
“The pitch being used today is bang in the centre of the square - 55m square boundary each side, 65m hit straight down the ground.
"The surface is nicely bound and it is easy for the groundsmen to maintain the bounce. There's slight bit of coolness, and that might tempt the captains to bowl first. Otherwise, win the toss and put the runs on the board.”
Today's UPW vs MI match players list
UP Warriorz squad: Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Kiran Navgire, Chamari Athapaththu, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Khemnar, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Laxmi Yadav, Uma Chetry, Parshavi Chopra, Soppadhandi Yashasri, Tahlia McGrath, Danielle Wyatt, Gouher Sultana
Mumbai Indians squad: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (w), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Humaira Kazi, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque, Jintimani Kalita, Priyanka Bala, Amandeep Kaur, Issy Wong, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Fatima Jaffer, Chloe Tryon
UPW vs MI - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Mohit Krishnadas, Pashchim Pathak
TV umpire: N Janani
Match Referee: Varsha Nagre