Delhi: In the eighth match of WPL 2026, UP Warriors registered a spectacular victory by defeating Mumbai Indians by seven wickets. In this match held on Thursday, Harleen Deol showed her talent and became the player of the match. Harleen scored unbeaten 64 runs in 39 balls, which included 12 fours, at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. On the basis of his aggressive batting, the team easily achieved the target.

But, just a day ago the situation was a bit complicated. On Wednesday, against Delhi Capitals, Harleen was retired with three overs left. At that time she was in good form after scoring 47 runs in 36 balls. The team then sent Chloe Tryon to bat.

Harleen said on being retired out

Harleen told after the match that this decision was necessary for the team. He said that Chloe is an expert in hitting big shots and can change the course of the match in the last overs.

Harleen said, “Yesterday also I was batting well, but as seen today, Chloe can change the game. So I decided to give her a chance. That’s my point of view.”

Tryon had scored 1 run in just 3 balls last time against Delhi, but on Thursday he showed his potential. Scored 27 runs in 11 balls, which included 4 fours and 1 six. Due to his explosive performance, UP Warriors easily completed the chase of 162 runs.

With this victory, UP Warriors opened their winning account in WPL 2026. However, the team is still at the bottom of the points table. He has only 2 runs and the net run rate is -0.906.

Now the Warriors will again face Mumbai Indians on Saturday, January 17 and will try to achieve their second consecutive win.