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Toss Winner - UP Warriorz Women won the toss and choose to bowl first
UP Warriorz Women beat Mumbai Indians Women by 7 wickets
Can UP Warriors Women stop the Mumbai juggernaut?
Mumbai Indians Women to win
| Tournament: | Womens Premier League, 2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Dr. D.Y. Patil Sports Academy, Thane, India |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 27.1°C|Overcast |
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UP Warriors are struggling to post a competitive total on the board despite a strong batting lineup. Will Meg Lanning and co. make a comeback against the in-form Mumbai Indians Women?
Mumbai Indians started on a losing note but bounced back with consecutive wins in the next two matches. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is in sublime form in the middle order. Her back-to-back fifties at number 4 led MI Women’s complete dominance in the last two games.
UP Warriors will need a strong bowling performance to stop the MI juggernaut. It will be an uphill battle for the Warriors, who’ve been particularly poor with the ball in their recent outings.
They picked up just one wicket against RCB while defending 143 runs, and in the next game, they suffered a 7-wicket loss after scoring 154 runs in the first innings.
Sophie Ecclestone and Shikha Pandey will be crucial in delivering the big wickets of Harmanpreet Kaur and Amanjot Kaur, the two big guns in the MI Women’s middle order.
MIW
154/6 in 20.0 7.7
157/7 in 20.0 7.85
213/4 in 20.0 10.65
166/10 in 19.2 8.59
UPW
145/1 in 12.1 11.92
143/5 in 20.0 7.15
225/5 in 20.0 11.25
213/10 in 19.3 10.92
Mumbai Indians did not have an ideal start to their campaign, as they not only lost to RCB but also scored a low total while batting first. Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt stepped up with fifties in the next game, leading MI Women to 195 runs, which turned out to be a winning score.
They bowled out DC for 145 in that game and chased down 193 runs in the next outing, securing a 7-wicket win over Gujarat Giants. MI Women look threatening with both bat and ball.
Though the venue is a high-scoring one, the Mumbai Indians can still dominate the opposition with the ball. They have done it once, and they will do it again.
The opposition lacks in-form or reliable batters who can rise to the occasion to lead them to a big total. Shabnim Ismail, Amelia Kerr, and Nicola Carey are the ones to watch out for. These key bowlers will get through the UP Warriors’ top 4 in no time.
When it comes to chasing down a target or posting a competitive total, the middle order of Harmanpreet Kaur and Amanjot Kaur plays a crucial role. Opening batter Hayley Matthews has also looked promising and will be eager to convert his starts into something bigger.
Harmanpreet Kaur Total Runs Over 25.5 1.85
Harmanpreet Kaur played a match-winning knock of 71 runs in the last game against the Gujarat Giants Women while chasing a huge total. She has recorded scores of 71, 74, and 20 in the three matches played this season and looks to be in excellent form. In those three appearances, Kaur has amassed 165 runs at an average of 165. Furthermore, at DY Patil Stadium, she has scored 305 runs in nine matches, averaging 50.83. Considering her current form, Kaur is the safest player to bet on to score over 25 runs in today's match.
Hayley Matthews, Gunalan Kamalini (wk), Amelia Kerr, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Nicola Carey, Sajeevan Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Sanskriti Gupta, Poonam Khemnar, Shabnim Ismail, Triveni Vasistha
G Kamalini , Harmanpreet Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Natalie Sciver, Nicola Carey, Poonam Khemnar, Sajeevan Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Triveni Vasistha, Shabnim Ismail
UP Warriorz need a special performance to turn things around. They have now lost all three of their 3 games so far in the Women’s Premier League 2026. The last two matches saw them fail miserably with both bat and ball.
There is no dearth of talent in the batting. Moreover, the conditions have also been conducive for scoring big at this venue. A lot depends on Meg Lanning and Phoebe Litchfield in the batting order. If these two Aussies can come good in the top 3, they will put the Warriorz on track to a big total.
Lanning opened the innings alongside Kiran Navgire in the last match. Navgire continues to struggle to find a good start. She’s scored 0, 5, and 1 in her last three innings. Two of these were as the opening batter.
Harleen Deol is another promising player in the top 4. She finally found her rhythm in the last game, scoring 47 off 37 balls before retiring hurt. There isn’t a lot of batting to follow in the lower middle order. There are no designated match-finishers the Warriorz can rely on.
Bowlers haven’t fared any better. They picked up just 3 wickets in the last game and 1 in the previous outing. Not once this season have UP Warriorz picked up more than 5 wickets in an innings.
Shikha Pandey and Sophie Ecclestone aren’t in good touch, and the team will now need others like Kranti Goud, Deepti Sharma, and Chloe Tryon to step up and deliver impactful spells to bring UP Warriorz into the game.
Phoebe Litchfield Total Runs Over 22.5 1.85
Phoebe Litchfield has recorded scores of 27, 20, and 78 this season. She has been at the top of her game, scoring fast runs in the top order for the UP Warriorz, but she needs to convert these starts into big scores as her team hasn't won a single game yet. At a venue where she averages 41.67 in T20s, expect Litchfield to step up and score over 22 runs in today's match.
Meg Lanning (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Kiran Navgire, Deepti Sharma, Chloe Tryon, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana Joy, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud
Kiran Navgire, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Shweta Sehrawat, Sobhana Asha, Chloe Tryon, Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Shikha Pandey, Sophie Ecclestone
It will be a clear day in Mumbai with a high of 26 degrees Celsius. There are no signs of cloud or rain around the match time, and we expect an uninterrupted game of T20 cricket between two quality sides of the WPL.
Pitch Condition
BattingBatting Conditions
High ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
Average Turn
It is a batting-friendly wicket that has offered considerable help to the bowlers in recent matches. We have witnessed some even contests between bat and ball in the last few outings of WPL. The average first innings score in the last 5 WPL matches played here is 179 runs. The team batting first must aim for something over 195 runs to be in a competitive position in the game.
Mumbai Indians Women to win the coin toss 1.85
We back the Mumbai Indians Women to win the coin toss against the UP Warriorz Women.
UP Warriorz have lost while defending a total in their last two games. They will surely consider chasing a target this time around. The team bowling first has won 4 of the 7 matches played at this venue in the Women’s Premier League 2026. The last 3 consecutive matches went in favor of the chasing team, including MI Women’s successful chase of 193 runs.
Mumbai Indians Women have a clear advantage going into this match. They have the winning momentum on their side, along with some in-form players in both departments. UP Warriorz, on the other hand, are overly dependent on a select few players in the batting lineup and lack depth. Their key bowlers are going wicketless and expensive, making it difficult to put any pressure on the opposition. Mumbai Indians will start as clear favorites in our match prediction.
Mumbai Indians Women to win
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