MI vs UPW in Pictures: UP Warriorz First Team to Beat Mumbai Indians in WPL 2023

UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy (in yellow) won the coin toss and opted to field first against Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians. (Pic Credit: WPL)

Mumbai Indians made a decent start but then Anjali Sarvani struck to land a breakthrough as she got rid of Yastika Bhatia on 7. (WPL Photo)

Sophie Ecclestone then got rid of Nat Sciver-Brunt and would finish with a three-wicket haul during a spell that didn't allow MI batters to break free. (WPL Photo) 

Hayley Matthews was the top-scorer for MI as she made 35 off 30 on a pitch where spinners dominated. (WPL Photo)

Issy Wong injected late runs as she scored a 19-ball 32 to drag the final total to 127 in 20 overs. (WPL Photo)

MI began on a superb note with captain Harmanpreet Kaur taking an excellent one-handed catch at first slip to send Devika Vaidya back on 1. (WPL Photo) 

MI were guilty of some sloppy fielding though as they grassed as many as three catches and one of them proved costly in the end. (WPL Photo)

Tahlia Mcgrath was one of the UP Warriorz batters to be given a second chance and she capitalised, hitting 38 off 25. (WPL Photo)

It was Amelia Kerr who landed two big blows in McGrath and Grace Harris to keep MI's dying hopes alive. (WPL Photo)

Grace was the top-scorer of UP Warriorz chase as she made 39 off 28. (WPL Photo)

With five needed off three in the last over, Ecclestone struck a six off Wong to help UP Warriorz seal a five-wicket win and hand MI their first defeat of WPL 2023. (WPL Photo)