Beyond Litchfield, UPW continually struggled for runs at the top. And Nayar repeatedly came back to a core T20 principle of, “when the top-order fires, your team tends to do well.” Kiran Navgire’s season didn’t pan out the way the team had hoped for, and while they attempted other combinations, nothing fetched substantial returns. Harleen Deol got one go, which Nayar admitted wasn’t maybe the “right one” on his part. Deepti Sharma eventually opened in the final two and found some success.
