UP Warriorz selected to bowl vs Mumbai Indians
UP Warriorz gained the toss and opted to bowl first of their WPL conflict in opposition to an under-strength Mumbai Indians aspect lacking captain Harmanpreet Kaur and tempo bowler Shabnim Ismail in Bengaluru.
Harmanpreet and Ismail have been out with small “niggles”, stated Nat Sciver-Brunt, standing as captain for Harmanpreet, of whom she added: “It is fairly early on within the competitors and the video games come thick and quick so we did not need to threat it. She’ll be proper for afterward.”
Ismail’s absence means a primary begin on this yr’s competitors for fellow fast Issy Wong, who loved a superb debut season for Mumbai however has misplaced her place within the England aspect, enjoying only one T20I final yr. Humaira Kazi additionally comes into the Mumbai aspect.
Alyssa Healy, Warriorz captain, stated her aspect have been eager to flip their outcomes round. They’ve made one change, with seamer Anjali Sarvani coming into the aspect instead of left-arm spinner Gouher Sultana.
“We acquired fairly shut in that first recreation and, on overview, we in all probability ought to have gotten ourselves over the road however we have been properly out-classed the opposite night time, so we’re simply up for a greater efficiency tonight,” Healy stated on the toss.
“There’s all the time a bit of additional spice when the Ashes is concerned however we’re on the WPL proper now and we’re all having fun with enjoying on this Indian atmosphere so we’ll simply have to wait and see,” she added of the Australia-England rivalry between the captains for this match.
UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy (wk, capt), Vrinda Dinesh, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Poonam Khemnar, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Mumbai Indians: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Nat Sciver-Brunt (capt), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Humaira Kazi, Issy Wong, SB Keerthana, Saika Ishaque
