Grace Harris, Sophie Ecclestone energy UP Warriorz to six-wicket victory over Gujarat Giants in WPL | Cricket Information

NEW DELHI: UP Warriorz secured a cushty six-wicket victory over the Gujarat Giants, with Grace Harris enjoying a pivotal function within the chase on a sluggish floor within the Ladies’s Premier League (WPL) match in Bengaluru on Friday.
Harris’s blistering unbeaten innings of 60 runs off simply 33 balls, together with 9 boundaries and two sixes, guided the Warriorz to their goal of 143 runs in simply 15.4 overs.

Skipper Alyssa Healy additionally contributed with a quickfire 33 runs off 21 balls, setting the tone for the chase.
The Giants’ innings had a promising begin with Lara Wolvaardt‘s 28 runs serving to them attain 41 within the Powerplay. Nonetheless, they struggled to keep up momentum, managing to attain simply 142 runs for the lack of 5 wickets.
Left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone‘s spectacular spell of three/20 capitalised on the sluggish pitch situations.
Regardless of a short comeback by the Giants, the place they picked up fast wickets to scale back UP to 90 for 4, Harris and Deepti Sharma (17 not out) ensured victory with their aggressive batting show.

Earlier, Phoebe Litchfield (35 runs off 26 balls) and Asheligh Gardner (30 runs off 17 balls) supplied some resistance for the Giants with a 52-run partnership for the fourth wicket.
Nonetheless, their efforts weren’t sufficient to propel their group to a aggressive complete, because the Warriors comfortably chased down the goal with Harris main the cost.
(With PTI inputs)