Alyssa Healy’s dream of taking her UP Warriorz facet to the ultimate of the inaugural Indian Women’s Premier League towards Meg Lanning’s Delhi Capitals has been shattered in Mumbai.
Not even the firepower of three of Australia’s greatest hitters might forestall the Warriorz being hammered by residence favourites Mumbai Indians by 72 runs within the one-sided semi-final ‘eliminator’ at DY Patil Stadium on Friday.
English tempo bowler Issy Wong proved Mumbai’s star, choosing up a mid-innings hat-trick – the primary within the new event – to tear the center out of the Warriorz chase as Healy might solely look on forlornly from the bench.
Healy (11 off six balls), Grace Harris (14 off 12) and Tahlia McGrath (seven off six) have been the important thing gamers within the pursuit of a formidable Mumbai complete of 4-182 however all succumbed shortly because the Warriorz have been skittled for 110.
The complete victory means Mumbai, captained by India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, will face her Australian counterpart Lanning’s league leaders Delhi, who even have Aussie spinner Jess Jonassen of their ranks, in what must be a compelling closing in Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium on Sunday.
Mumbai are the one group to not have used an Australian participant over the previous three weeks, with Healy acknowledging afterwards: “The two best teams are in the final.”
She had no regrets about asking Mumbai to bat after profitable the toss and felt the sport would have been very totally different if one other English ace Nat Sciver-Brunt hadn’t been dropped within the deep, when on six, by her worldwide colleague Sophie Ecclestone.
Sciver-Brunt went on to smash 72 not out off 38 balls in what proved a matchwinning effort. New Zealander Amelia Kerr, who chipped in with 29 off 19 balls, stated her teammate’s dazzling knock confirmed that the English allrounder was “the best in the world.”
Warriorz wanted a Healy particular however, watched within the stands by husband Mitchell Starc after his personal current ODI heroics in India, she miscued a simple catch to Harmanpreet in simply the third over off Wong.
Harris, one of many gamers of the event, threatened earlier than chipping a mushy one off Sciver-Brunt straight to Wong at long-on, earlier than McGrath was run out making an attempt to take an ill-judged single.
Wong then loved her magical third over, getting Kiran Navgire caught on the deep-midwicket boundary earlier than bowling Simran Shaikh and Ecclestone in successive deliveries for the historic hat-trick and ending up with figures of 4-15.
“We were probably outplayed tonight, especially with the bat, we just couldn’t get any momentum our way and get into that chase at all,” sighed Healy.
“But I’m really proud of this group, to fight the way we have. It was a really proud effort from our group to give it a crack.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
