In the Women’s Premier League (WPL), UP Warriorz’s (UPW) captain Alyssa Healy tried to tackle a pitch invader during their match against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Wednesday (February 28) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The incident drew funny reactions from netizens as well.
This happened in the last over of MI’s innings. Anjali Sarvani was the bowler and she dismissed Sajeevan Sajana. Right after the penultimate delivery, a man running onto the field after breaching tight security caught everyone’s attention.
Healy is also the wicketkeeper for the UPW. With her wicketkeeping gloves, she tried to tackle the pitch invader. The match was stopped for a while but resumed after the pitch invader was escorted out of the field.
Watch the video here:
Alyssa Healy tackled the Pitch invader during #MIvsUPW match tonight at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.
— Subrat (@subrat2022) February 29, 2024
Incident happened in the last over of MI's innings.#WPL #WPL2024 #MIvUPW #CricketTwitter
Video Credit – Fox Cricket pic.twitter.com/7kBmzg73BN
Here’s how fans on X reacted to the incident:
Alyssa Healy tackling the pitch invader must have been quite a sight. It's always impressive to see athletes take quick action to maintain the integrity and safety of the game. Sports can be full of unexpected moments!
— چوہدری سمیان (@I_samyan) February 28, 2024
Kaun hai ye log kaha se atte hai ye log ..
— Hriday Singh (@hridaysingh16) February 28, 2024
Absolutely non sense from this guy! How can you hug or tough a female cricketer being a male!!!
— Saleem (@Saleem_54Fan) February 28, 2024
She did well what this guy deserves!
Andrew Symonds and now Alyssa Healy! Never mess with an Aussie!
— Cricketism (@MidnightMusinng) February 28, 2024
Shameful rcb /Chinnaswamy fan can't understand difference between male and female
— Ctrl C Ctrl Memes (@Ctrlmemes_) February 28, 2024
Alyssa Healy won the toss and decided to bowl first. Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhatia scored 50 runs between them with the former scoring her half-century (a 47-ball 55 runs with nine fours and a six).
Other batters’ small contributions helped MI post 161/6 in 20 overs. The Warriorz started well with openers Healy and Kiran Navgire scoring 33 and 57 runs. Later, Grace Harris and Deepti Sharma took the Warriorz past the target, and they won the match by seven wickets.
This was UP’s first victory after two consecutive defeats. Defending champions MI have played three matches, winning two of them. The table toppers right now are the Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), who have won all the three matches they’ve played so far.
UP Warriorz will next face Gujarat Gitans on Friday (March 1). Mumbai’s next match is on March 2 against RCB.
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