Harleen Deol proved UP Warrior head coach Abhishek Nayar and captain Meg Lanning wrong and led the franchise to a seven-wicket win against the Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier League 2026. She was retired out in the previous game against the Delhi Capitals despite crossing the 40-run mark, and the move backfired as the remaining batters failed to accelerate the run-rate. In the match against the defending champions, she pressed the attacking button from the start and gave a befitting reply to the decision-makers.

She scored an unbeaten 64 runs off 39 balls, laced with 12 boundaries as UP won the game in 18.1 overs. She was assisted by Phoebe Litchfield, who posted 25 runs 22 deliveries, including 2 fours and 1 six. The two shared a 73-run stand for the third wicket. Harleen added 44 runs with Chloe Tryon, who scored 27 not out in 11 balls, including 4 boundaries and 1 six.

Earlier, the Mumbai Indians never got going on a slow track at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

Although Nat Sciver-Brunt and Nicola Carey went on a rampage in the death overs, their efforts were not enough to post a big score on the board. Sciver-Brunt managed 65 runs off 43 balls, packed with 9 fours and 1 six. Carey amassed 32 not out in 20 balls, including 5 boundaries.

However, the slow start given by the two openers, Amanjot Kaur and Gunalan Kamalini, put MI on the back foot. Kamalini faced 12 balls for 5 runs while Kaur took 33 balls to post 38 runs. Harmanpreet Kaur recorded a rare failure in the ongoing season, making a contribution of 16 off 11 balls.

Asha Sobhana, Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma and Shikha Pandey took 1 wicket each. UP Warriorz needed a win after losing three games on the trot. They have two points from 4 games. On the other hand, Mumbai has 4 points from 4 matches.