UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy had to tackle a pitch invader during her teamā€™s seven-wicket victory over the Mumbai Indians in the 2024 Womenā€™s Premier League (WPL) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday night. The incident took place in the final over of Mumbaiā€™s innings when a spectator breached security and ran on the field, resulting in a short break in the proceedings. Alyssa, who was wicket-keeping at that time, tried to grab the pitch invader and just slowed him down as the security caught up with him and went off the field. WPL 2024: Mumbai Indians Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur To Return Against RCB, Shabnim Ismail Fitness Being Monitored.

Previously, former menā€™s cricketer Andrew Symonds and Australia womenā€™s football player Sam Kerr had to deal with invaders during play. Following the incident, Alyssa made 33 runs off 29 balls while sharing a 94-run opening partnership with Kiran Navgire to help steer the UP Warriorz towards their first victory of the ongoing tournament by chasing down 162 in 16.3 overs.

ā€œWe get cake, that is what we do in India and that is what Sophie Ecclestone is most excited about. Iā€™m just proud of the girls. Theyā€™ve never at any point dropped their heads, dropped their shoulders after our start to the campaign. They just come back every day and work even harder. Over the moon to get ourselves on the board and beat a quality side like Mumbai. Itā€™s nice to be able to get a win, but weā€™ve got a lot of work to do,ā€ said Alyssa after the match ended. Kiran Navgire Scores Her First Half-Century of WPL 2024, Achieves Feat During MI-W vs UPW-W Match.

The UP Warriorz, currently fourth on the WPL 2024 standings, will next face the bottom-placed Gujarat Giants, captained by Alyssaā€™s national team opening partner Beth Mooney, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday night.

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