Batting first in the match, the Mumbai team was bowled out for 127 runs in exactly 20 overs. Later in the chase UP Warriors team needed 5 runs in the last 6 balls to win. At this stage, Mumbai captain Harmanpreet Kaur gave the ball to Wong. However.. in the last over, Wong bowled the first two balls outside the off-stump.. UP Warriors team batter Ecclestone could not even touch. That started the tension in the UP team. But Ecclestone got a chance to throw the third ball in the form of a full toss and turned it into a six. The struggle of the Mumbai bowlers till then was in vain.
Earlier, Wang was the top scorer in the Mumbai team. She scored 32 runs in 19 balls with the help of 4×4 and 1×6. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who has been in super form during the season, was dismissed after scoring 25 runs off 22 balls. After that, UP middle order batsmen McGrath scored 38 runs off 25 balls and Grace Harris scored 39 runs off 28 balls and it looked like the team would win the match. But.. after the out of these two, the real fun started in the match. In the end Deepti Sharma (13 off 14 balls) couldn’t get quick runs, but Ecclestone hit a six and UP breathed a sigh of relief.
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