Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Women’s T20 Challenge 2020 match between the pioneers of Smriti Mandhana and the supernovae of Harmanpreet Kaur.
Deepti continues. Simple adjusted from the first ball for Punia. SHOOTING! Driven on the ground for six by Atapattu. What a shot. Deepti concedes 2 wide next balls. Punia takes a single and atapattu is back on strike. The latter returns to sweep Deepti for four. One point to finish the fourth. SPN 28/0 after 4 Overs.
Jhulan continues. Punia drives but finds the gardener. She still hasn’t come out of the target. Strong appeal to lbw – not given. And they don’t review. With good reason: he was missing a leg stump. Punia drives again and again, straight to the fielder. Finally he opens his account with a single, Punia does. SPN 13/0 after 3 Overs.
Deepti Sharma has participated in the attack. A point later, Atapattu picks up a clamp before picking up a boundary across the square backwards. And another limit, this time direct to the ground, to finish the change. 10 above. SPN 12/0 after 2 Overs.
One point to start the process. The ball stays a little low this time. Leg goodbye to next ball – hint of movement for Jhulan. Two points follow. A simple to short middle window for Atapattu. Another point to end the end. SPN 2/0 after 1 Over.
We are ready for the action to begin. The pressure will be on the Supernovae. They are two-time champions, but they face the optimistic Trailblazers. Priya Punia and Chamari Atapattu will open for SPN. Jhulan Goswami with the new ball.
UPDATE TOSS: Supernovae won the toss and chose to hit first.
Pioneers (playing XI): Deandra Dottin, Smriti Mandhana (c), Richa Ghosh (w), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Dayalan Hemalatha, Nattakan Chantam, Salma Khatun, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Jhulan Goswami
Supernovae (Playing XI): Priya Punia, Chamari Athapaththu, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Shashikala Siriwardene, Radha Yadav, Anuja Patil, Shakera Selman, Taniya Bhatia (w), Poonam Yadav, Ayabonga Khaka
We are only 30 minutes from launch. The pioneers will qualify if they win tonight. However, thanks to their splendid Net Execution Rate, they can qualify even if they lose to Supernovae. Mithali Raj’s Velocity will be following this contest closely.
MATCH PREVIEW
Smriti Mandhana’s Trailblazers are almost guaranteed a place in the final regardless of the result thanks to their superior net run rate. All you need to do is avoid a major defeat – READ
Here is a summary of the second match. : Mithali Raj’s Velocity was eliminated by 47 en route to a nine-wicket loss to the Trailblazers in Sharjah on Thursday. Read the full report here – READ
LAST MEETING BETWEEN TRAILBLAZERS AND SUPERNOVAS:
Trailblazers 140/5 bt Supernovas 138/6 on May 6, 2019.
BUILD
Smriti Mandhana talks about the changes she made in her game and as captain of the Indian women’s team – READ
Forced to stay home due to the COVID19 crisis, Mithali Raj kept busy through trips down memory lane and some fitness exercises – READ
16-year-old Anagha Murali from Karnataka is excited and nervous about competing with the stars in the Women’s T20 Challenge, while citing Ravindra Jadeja as her idol – READ
With access to gyms restricted and play on hold indefinitely, Mithali Raj believes that next year’s World Cup will be underdog and the race would be open. READ
T20 Challenge 2020 women’s points table today
EQUIPMENT | METER | W | L | points | NRR |
Pioneers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3,905 |
Speed | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1,869 |
Supernovae | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.204 |
What: Harmanpreet Kaur Supernovae vs Smriti Mandhana Pioneers, Match 3
Where: Sharjah
Date – 07/11/2020 | Saturday
Match start time – 7:30 pm IST
Television channel – Star sports
Online platform – Disney + Hotstar
Full squads:
Supernova SquadPriya Punia, Chamari Athapaththu, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Shashikala Siriwardene, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Shakera Selman, Taniya Bhatia (w), Poonam Yadav, Ayabonga Khaka, Anuja Patil, Arundy soni Red Aydi
Trailblazers Squad: Deandra Dottin, Smriti Mandhana (c), Richa Ghosh (w), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Dayalan Hemalatha, Nattakan Chantam, Salma Khatun, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Jhulan Goswami, Punam Raut, Nuzhate Parweenurm,
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