The eliminator match of the Women’s Premier League will be played on Friday between Mumbai Indians and UP Warriors at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. There is a possibility of a close fight in this match. While Mumbai, which won 6 out of 8 matches after the league stage, was at the second position in the points table, the UP team, which won four out of eight matches, was at the third position. Now in a way both the teams are face to face in the virtual semi-finals. Due to better net runrate, the Delhi Capitals team topped Mumbai and went directly to the final.
In the Eliminator match, both the teams will try their best to make it to the finals of the first season. The command of Mumbai where Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur will take over. At the same time, the command of UP will be in the hands of Australian wicket-keeper batsman Alyssa Healy. Both the teams have faced each other twice in this league. In the first match where Mumbai defeated UP by eight wickets. And in the second encounter, UP defeated Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets while completing the revenge. Now the third match which is going to be knockout, there can be a close fight between these two teams.
Possible Playing 11 of both the teams
Mumbai Indians : Hayley Mathews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Nate Sever Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelie Kar, Isi Wong/Chloe Trion, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Humaira Qazi, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaq.
UP Warriors: Devika Vaidya, Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Kiran Navagire, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Haris, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Simran Sheikh, Parshvi Chopra, Anjali Sarwani, Rajeshwari Gaikwad.