Mumbai Indians (MI) opener Yastika Bhatia hailed Purple Cap holder and teammate Saika Ishaque for her match-winning contribution of 3-33 in their Women’s Premier League (WPL) match against UP Warriorz (UPW) at the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday. The left-arm spinner now has 12 wickets in the tournament.

After dismissing Devika Vaidya (6 off 5) in her first over, Ishaque was smashed for four fours by opener Alyssa Healy (58 off 46) in the second. She returned later for her fourth over and picked Healy and Tahlia McGrath (50 off 37) to solidify MI’s stance in the match, thus restricting UPW to 159-6.