Mumbai Indians’ Issy Wong claims WPL’s first-ever Hat-trick to wreck UP Warriorz in eliminators

Issy Wong became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in a Women’s Premier League (WPL) match on Friday and helped her side Mumbai Indians reach the final of the inaugural edition as they defeated UP Warriorz by 72 runs in the Eliminator.

Issy Wong claims first hat-trick in WPL

She scythed through the UP Warriorz innings to dismiss Kiran Navgire, Simran Sheikh and Sophie Ecclestone on consecutive deliveries. Wong’s triple strikes could not have been more timely as Navgire (43 off 27 balls) was threatening to stage a fightback after the UP Warriorz had lost a few quick wickets.

Wong had dismissed the seasoned UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy earlier. Wong’s bowling figures at the end of the match were an incredible 4-0-15-4 and was the main reason for the UP Warriorz folding up for a mere 110 while chasing 183.

Issy Wong Feeling ‘Surreal’ After Historic Hat-trick against UP Warriorz

After bagging the first hat-trick of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), Wong exclaimed the ‘surreal’ feeling.

“It’s all a bit surreal, it’s been a bit of a whirlwind for the last couple of weeks. Put in a bit of hard yards for the last couple of years in the gym and rewarding to enjoy all of that,” the 20-year-old England pacer said.

“Under lights, it swung. The square allows you to keep the swing going even in the later stages of the innings. We knew if we look after the ball, then we can get it to swing,” she added.

After winning the eliminator match by a big margin, MI will now face Delhi Capitals in the summit clash of the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League. The final is scheduled to take place on Sunday (March 26) at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

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