Deol, who was controversially retired out the previous night on 47, dominated Mumbai Indians' bowling attack with clinical strokeplay on the off-side. She carved out cuts, drives and late-cuts with such authoritative precision and flawless timing that MI appeared helpless despite adjusting their field placements. Deol's timing was flawless throughout, making fielding positions irrelevant as she pierced gaps at will.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Phoebe Litchfield provided steady support with 25, while Chloe Tryon hit an unbeaten 27 to ensure there were no late jitters, as UPW secured their first win of the season with 11 balls to spare, thanks to an offside masterclass from Harleen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
UP Warriorz\u2019s chase began with Kiran Navgire surviving an lbw appeal off Nicola Carey, as the review went in the batter\u2019s favour on the umpire\u2019s call, while Shabnim Ismail kept things tight. Meg Lanning found her boundaries through a square drive and cut, while Kiran joined in with back\u2011to\u2011back fours off Shabnim.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nat Sciver\u2011Brunt\u2019s introduction saw Meg pull her first ball for four, and then she swept a slower off\u2011cutter for six. A dropped chance of Meg at the point added to MI\u2019s frustration. But the game turned sharply in the first over after the Power-play, when Nat had both Meg and Kiran caught by Sajeevan Sajana at deep square\u2011leg while trying to pull.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harleen, looking to prove a point after being retired out for 47, struck four fours in her first six deliveries, with a classy steer in the gap through the off-side against Nicola being the standout shot. Phoebe got going with her inside-out and square drives, before smacking Amelia over long-on for six.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harleen\u2019s onslaught continued with three boundaries off Shabnim \u2013 square drive through point was followed by a drive and a deft late cut guided past third man. Even as Harleen got more boundaries via drive and pull, Phoebe miscued a hoick to square leg and became Amelia\u2019s first scalp of the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harleen raised a fluent half-century off 32 balls with a slog sweep through square leg off Sanskriti Gupra, and followed up with drives to get two more boundaries. With Chloe hitting crucial boundaries via lofts, sweep, pull and short-arm jab, UPW finally managed to get their first win of the competition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harleen\u2019s onslaught continued with three boundaries off Shabnim \u2013 square drive through point was followed by a drive and a deft late cut guided past third man. Even as Harleen got more boundaries via drive and pull, Phoebe miscued a hoick to square leg and became Amelia\u2019s first scalp of the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mumbai Indians 161\/5 in 20 overs (Nat Sciver-Brunt 65, Amanjot Kaur 38; Shikha Pandey 1-25, Sophie Ecclestone 1-26) lost to UP Warriorz 162\/3 in 18.1 overs (Harleen Deol 64 not out, Chloe Tryon 27 not out; Nat Sciver-Brunt 2-28, Amelia Kerr 1-42) by seven wickets<\/p>\r\n\r\n