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Grace Harris leads UP Warriorz to last-over WPL win over Gujarat Giants

Grace Harris sent the ball to rope four times in a 24-run final over. (Getty Images: Pankaj Nangia)

Australia's Grace Harris has belted 22 runs off the last over to get her UP Warriorz over the line in the Women's Premier League showdown with Gujarat.

Needing 19 of the last over to win, big-hitting Harris took a huge bite out of that with a six over mid-wicket off the first ball from national teammate Annabel Sutherland.

After a wide and a clip through leg side for two more, Harris clattered another ball to the rope back past Sutherland for four.

Six required off the last three balls became five with another Sutherland wide, and the Warriorz needed just one off the last two deliveries after Harris lofted a four over cover to bring up her half-century off just 25 balls.

Not content with taking a single, Harris lobbed a Sutherland full toss over square leg for the third six of her innings and celebrated the three-wicket win with England's Sophie Ecclestone out in the middle.

"I started poorly and I thought I was fluffing around," Harris said.

"You need to get the conditions of the wicket and I was thankful that Sophie also motored along.

"Great feeling to finish over the line. I knew what I wanted to do. I love batting with freedom."

Harris finished with an unbeaten 59 off 26, while Ecclestone played a crucial hand with 22 off 12 at number nine.

"Full credit to Grace and our lower order in particular," Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy said.

"Grace is Grace; that's the only way to describe her. She has shown the world what she can do."

Earlier, Healy fell to fellow Aussie Kim Garth for 7 in the third over, bringing to the crease Kiran Navgire.

The 28-year-old has only played four T20 innings for India, but selectors will have something to think about after her 53 off 43 set up the win over the Giants.

T20 World Cup MVP Ash Gardner scored 25 off 19 for Gujarat in the first innings, with local stars Harleen Deol (46 off 32) and Dayalan Hemalatha (21* off 13) also contributing vital runs.

But the bowling of Ecclestone (2-25) and Deepti Sharma (2-27) kept things tight.

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