Mumbai storm into Women’s T20 final

Simran Shaikh

Mumbai produced a fine collective effort to beat Uttarakhand by 31 runs in the semi-finals of the Senior Women's T20 Trophy at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
Batting first, Simran Shaikh's 47 off 40 balls and Humairaa Kazi's 37 off 40 balls ensured the hosts posted 131 for 6. Mansi Joshi (2-26) was Uttarakhand's only
successful bowler.

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In response, the Uttarakhand batters struggled against the Mumbai bowlers with left-arm spinner Fatima Jaffer picking 2-19 and medium pacer Sayali Satghare bagging 2-26 to restrict the visitors to 100 for 5 in 20 overs. Mumbai's Shaikh was named Player of the Match.