Lanning led from the entrance with a 45-ball 70.
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Amelia Kerr and Amanjot Kaur put up a courageous battle and solid an 83-run partnership for the sixth wicket. However ultimately, their efforts proved futile because the Mumbai Indians went all the way down to the UP Warriorz by 22 runs, for the second time in three days, in a Girls’s Premier League fixture.
Meg Lanning led from the entrance with a 45-ball 70 and Phoebe Litchfield struck 61 off 37 balls to information Warriorz to 187 for eight on the D.Y. Patil Stadium on Saturday (January 17, 2026). Mumbai Indians have been on the again foot for a lot of the chase, as they misplaced the primary 5 wickets for simply 69 runs in 11 overs.
Whereas the defending champion was observing an enormous defeat as not one of the top-order batters may rise to the event, Kerr (49 n.o., 28b, 6×4, 1×6) and Amanjot (41, 24b, 4×4, 3×6) introduced the sport to life, making a lot of the reprieves.
Nonetheless, Shikha Pandey bowled a decent spell on the loss of life and ultimately broke the partnership with a pointy return catch to despatched again Amanjot as Mumbai ultimately fell brief.
Mumbai modified its opening pair as soon as once more and went forward with Hayley Matthews and Sajeevan Sajana. However the transfer didn’t repay because the partnership didn’t final three overs as the house staff struggled within the PowerPlay. It was a day when neither Harmanpreet Kaur nor Nicola Carey may step up.
Warriorz dominated in each division. Regardless of shedding opener Kiran Navgire for a duck, Warriorz rode on Lanning and Litchfield’s 119-run partnership off simply 74 balls to grab management of the innings. As Mumbai dropped fairly a couple of catches, the 2 went on to attain gritty fifties.
Amanjot broke the partnership by eradicating the left-handed Litchfield. Matthews struck within the subsequent over to dismiss Lanning and put the brakes on the Warriorz’s innings. Nonetheless, Harleen Deol and Chloe Tyron supplied the ending touches with quick-fire cameos and guided them to a complete, which proved sufficient.
Revealed – January 17, 2026 08:13 pm IST
