West Indies captain Hayley Matthews once again proved her immense value with both bat and ball, as she played a pivotal role in Mumbai Indians’ six-wicket victory over UP Warriorz in their Women’s Premier League (WPL) clash in Lucknow on Thursday.
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews, a key figure in Mumbai Indians Women's squad, found herself struggling with both bat and ball as her team slumped to a nine-wicket loss against Delhi Capitals Women in a low-scoring Women’s Premier League (WPL) contest at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on Friday.
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews produced a solid showing with the ball but it wasn’t enough to prevent her Mumbai Indians from going down by two wickets to the Delhi Capitals in a last ball thriller at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Saturday. The day didn’t start out well for the superstar all-rounder as she fell for a two-ball duck in the first over after the Indians were put in to bat by Capitals skipper Meg Lanning after she won the toss.
West Indies Captain Hayley Matthews starred with three wickets to help her Mumbai Indians Women secure a five-wicket win over the Gujarat Titans Women in Women’s Premier League (WPL) action at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Tuesday.
The Mumbai Indians will take on the Delhi Capitals in the final of the Tata Women’s Premier League (WPL) on Saturday after defeating the Gujarat Giants by 47 runs in the eliminator at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews once again showcased her all-round prowess as she assisted Mumbai Indians Women to a dominant eight-wicket victory over Chinelle Henry’s UP Warriorz in their Women’s Premier League (WPL) clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
RCB posted 135-6 from their 20 overs after winning the toss and batting first. Australian star Ellyse Perry led the way with a crucial 66 off 50 balls including eight fours and a six.
West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews starred with the ball for the Indians with 2-18 from her four overs while English all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt had identical figures from her four over spell.
Saika Ishaque took the other two wickets to fall while conceding 27 runs in three overs.
Mumbai were then restricted to 130-6 from their 20 overs in reply.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur led the way with 33 while Amelie Kerr made 27* and Nat Sciver-Brunt made 23. Matthews contributed 15 at the top of the order.
Shreyanka Patil was the best bowler on the day for RCB with 2-16 from four overs.
Matthews, who opened the bowling for MI Women, ended with one for 22 from three overs, which assisted in limiting the Giants to 190 for seven from their 20 overs, after they opted to take first strike.
After a sedate start, the 25-year-old Barbadian all-rounder then stroke four boundaries in her 21-ball 18, as she posted an even 50-run opening stand with Yastikia Bhatia, which laid the platform for the successful chase that was anchored by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who was left unbeaten on 95.
Bhatia made 49 off 36 balls, including eight fours and a solitary six, while Kaur’s breathtaking 48-ball knock included 10 fours and five sixes.
Scores: Gujarat Giants Women 190-7 (20 overs); MI Women 191-3 (19.5 overs)
Despite the slow start, Matthews maintained her composure and eventually found some rhythm with a series of boundaries, before she went caught off Tanuja Kanwar in the next over.
Things got worse for MI Women when they lost England international Nat Sciver-Brunt (two) in the eighth over with the score at 57-2. However, Bhatia and Kaur steadied the innings with a 41-run third wicket stand, before the former offered a return catch to Ashleigh Gardner in the 14th over.
Still, Kaur continued to flow and dominated an unbroken 93-run stand with New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr, whose contribution to the partnership was a mere 12 not out.
With MI Women requiring 13 from the final over, bowled by Gardner, Kaur smashed a six and a four off the first two balls, before scrambling singles with Kerr off the next three deliveries to complete the win with one ball to spare.
Earlier, Gujarat Giants through a 121-run second-wicket stand between Dayalan Hemalatha (74) and her captain Beth Mooney (66), threatened to put the game beyond MI Women’s reach.
Hemalatha hit nine fours and two sixes in her top score which came off 40 balls, while Mooney’s 35-ball knock included eight fours and three sixes.
But their contributions were in vain, as Bharti Fulmali (21) was the next best scorer with the remaining players offering little or no resistance to the MI Women’s bowlers.
With the win, Mumbai India Women remain atop the standing on 10 points, with Delhi Capital Women (8 points), their closest pursuer.