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MI Women handed a crushing defeat to UP Warriorz in the eliminator of WPL 2023. MI Women won the match by a huge margin of 72 runs & rattled the lineup in 17.4 overs. UP Warriorz skipper Alyssa Healy‘s decision to bowl first didn’t turn out to be good as MI Women posted a mammoth 182-4. The scoreboard pressure took to Alyssa Healy where she was dismissed on 11 runs in 8 balls.

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur marshalled her troops smartly where her field placings were spot on where she didn’t allow the batters to rotate the strike. Issy Wong was the destroyer in chief where she took 4 wickets & gave away 15 runs in her 4-over spell. Issy Wong bowled impeccable lines & lengths & took the maiden WPL hat-trick

It was a near-perfect match for MI Women where they dominated the terms from the word go. The all-round performance of Nat Sciver-Brunt proved to be decisive as earlier, she scored a terrific knock of 72 runs in 38 balls & later took the massive wicket of Grace Harris & gave away 21 runs in her 3-over spell.

UP Warriorz were the silent assassin in the WPL 2023 where they surprised the opponent with their crisp stroke. MI Women now would sense that they can be the champions as the way they have played, they made a statement that they are no longer dependent on a particular individual and we can expect an enthralling WPL 2023 final between MI Women & DC Women on the 26th March (*Sunday).

We backed ourselves with the ball in hand- Alyssa Healy

During the post-match presentation, UP Warriorz skipper Alyssa Healy was asked about her decision to bowl first & the team’s performance.

“We catch Sciver on 6, the game could be ours. We backed ourselves with the ball in hand. Can’t comment too much, and will probably be fined (the catch from Anjali that was given not out). Anjali claimed it, and it looked good in real-time. Our strength in this whole tournament has been we’ve hung in there.” said Alyssa Healy.

We haven’t played our best cricket- Alyssa Healy

“We haven’t played our best cricket. I’m really proud of this group. No one was talking about the UP Warriors (as favourites). The two best teams have made it to the final. I’m proud of our group to have a crack. It’s not all about lifting the trophy. Some areas we’ll need to fix up. What we’ve got is something special at our franchise. There’s so many talented players in our group and Kiran is one of them.” she added.

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MI-W vs UP-W: “We Haven’t Played Our Best Cricket”- Alyssa Healy After Losing The WPL 2023 Eliminator Against MI Women

We backed ourselves with the ball in hand- Alyssa Healy

We haven’t played our best cricket- Alyssa Healy

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