UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians Highlights, WPL 2026: Harleen Deol Stars As UP Register First Win

So, all the teams have opened their account. UP Warriorz will hope this is the start of a special run. Mumbai Indians will hope it's just a bump on the road. That concluded the game. Join us back for yet another match. Gujarat Giants will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). Join us on the 16th of January and an hour earlier for the build up. Goodbye and cheers for now.

No doubt about the PLAYER OF THE MATCH. Harleen Deol collects the award. She says she is happy for the team that they have won the first game. On the last match, she admits she was batting well but today Chloe Tryon helped her by taking some pressure off. Mentions she got boundary balls and she put them away. Over the last 24 hours, it was just normal preparation from her. Adds that it doesn't make sense to keep stressing it. Acknowledges that it was hard to score runs in the first innings but the wicket got better in the second innings as the ball was coming on nicely. If this was the best knock, she admits it was the best knock of this season.

Meg Lanning, the skipper of UP Warriorz says they played good cricket in the previous matches but she is happy to beat a team like the Mumbai Indians today. Adds it's a big learning curve as a captain, they had really good chats and always had a winning attitude in the group. On Harleen Deol, Lanning says she had a quick chat with her, today she showed what she can do. Feels her bowlers did an excellent job to keep MI near 160. Expresses that they just needed some momentum and today's win will help them a lot.

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Chloe Tryon is up for a quick chat. Tryon says she and Deol were just talking about finishing the game Adds that UP Warriorz is a great franchise to be a part of and applauds the effort from Harleen for setting it up with the bat for them. On her injured elbow, Tryon says that it's still burning but she feels good to take that crucial catch of Harmanpreet Kaur. Mentions that they didn't have enough runs last night but they had the belief as a group today.

Mumbai Indians skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur says that they were looking for a score around 180 as defending is hard on this pitch. Praises the knock from Nat Sciver-Brunt and Nicola Carey, adding that the duo rescued them from a precarious position. Credits Harleen Deol for the way she batted. Mentions that the dew always plays a big part here and chasing is a bit easier. Admits that setting totals is something the team need to work upon. Appreciates the effort from her bowlers as Kaur feels it was hard to bowl with the wet ball and the dew around. Kaur ends by saying that she was surprised to see Harleen Deol retire out in the previous match.

Earlier, despite a disciplined start by the UP Warriorz, the Mumbai Indians executed a late-innings surge to post a competitive 161/5. After being inserted to bat, Mumbai’s new opening pair of Amanjot Kaur and G Kamalini struggled for rhythm against a tight Warriorz attack, scoring just 32 in the powerplay. However, the game shifted dramatically when the returning Nat Sciver-Brunt smashed 65 off 43 balls and anchoring an 85-run partnership with Nicola Carey. While the Warriorz's spinners, including Deepti Sharma and Sophie Ecclestone found significant turn throughout the innings, their discipline wavered at the death.

In an uncharacteristic display, the Mumbai Indians’ bowling unit struggled with execution, failing to apply the clinical pressure usually associated with the side. While Nat Sciver-Brunt briefly threatened to derail the chase with a brilliant double-strike in a single over, the rest of the attack lacked discipline, repeatedly feeding the same channel outside off-stump. This allowed a pressured Harleen Deol to find her rhythm early. Once MI let her escape the initial squeeze, she punished their persistence and never looked back, steering the Warriorz toward a dominant victory with the help of a fine knock from Chloe Tryon.

The UP Warriorz have secured their first victory of the season in emphatic style, keeping their playoff hopes alive in this must-win encounter. In a sport that rarely offers quick redemption, Harleen Deol provided a masterclass in resilience; just 24 hours after the disappointment of being retired out against the Capitals, she returned to play one of the finest, most transformative knocks of the tournament. Her rapid turnaround served as the backbone of an inspired chase, proving that when life gives you a second chance, you seize it with the clinical precision Deol displayed today.

Wide! Well, that will do as well! Sliding down the leg side. Tryon tries to connect but misses. A wide is given and that's it. UP Warriorz win by 7 wickets.