In the first match of January 17, 2026, UP Warriorz Women defeated Mumbai Indians for the second time in the ongoing Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 by 22 runs. UP Warriorz captain Meg Lanning was named Player of the Match for her 70 runs off 45 balls. Despite the loss, Mumbai Women sit in second place in the points table with two wins and a net run rate of 0.151, while UP Warriorz are in No. 4 with -0.483 net run rate.
The first innings saw UP Warriorz batters in good form, making valuable contributions on their part. After losing their opener, Kiran Navgire, in the first over, skipper Lanning (70 off 45) and Phoebe Litchfield (61 off 37) came to the rescue with a massive partnership of over 100 runs. Harleen Deol added 25 runs off 16 balls, while Chloe Tryon scored 21 off 13. Later came the devastation when UP Warriorz lost Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, and Deepti Sharma in one over.
MI Women’s bowler gave a dominant performance over their opponent after restricting them at 187/8. Amelia Kerr picked up three wickets, Nat Sciver-Brunt added two, while Nicola Carey, Hayley Matthews, and Amanjot Kaur claimed one each.
But MI Women failed to turn the advantage into success in the second innings after losing five batters from the top and middle-order in 10 overs. Opener Hayley Matthews (13 off 13) and Sajeevan Sajana (10 off 6) were out in four overs, and were followed by the exit of Sciver-Brunt (15 off 12), captain Harmanpreet Kaur (18 off 21), and Nicola Carey (6 off 10). However, Amelia Kerr (49 not-out) and Amanjot Kaur (41 off 24) gave MI Women a lead in the innings. Gunalan Kamalini remained unbeaten alongside Kerr in 9* off 6.
Shikha Pandey took two wickets for UP Warriorz, while Kranti Gaud, Ecclestone, Deepti, and Tryon picked one each, restricting MI Women to 165/6 in 20 overs. With five matches played so far by both MI and UP Warriorz in WPL 2026, Kerr is the leading water-taker with 10 wickets, while Litchfield sits at No. 1 in the top scorer list with 211 runs at a strike rate of 162.30.
POTM Meg Lanning on UP Warriorz comeback
After three straight losses suffered at the beginning of WPL 2026, UP Warriorz captain Lanning is happy on the comeback and winning both their matches in the tournament against MI Women. She then goes on to credit her partnership with Litchfield in the first innings.
During the post-match interview, Lanning said, “Was a nice bounce back after losing the first three. Group’s stayed up, great to get two wins vs MI, gives momentum heading into Baroda. We did a lot of planning, how we want to execute. They have good batters. Last two games, we’ve nailed it. Nice batting with Pheebs, we hit different areas. She took pressure off me, hope to have a couple more going forward. We can finish our batting inns better, MI took pace off. We’ve tightened up a few areas.”
