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Jio Women’s T20 Challenge: Trailblazers vs Supernovas – Preview
06 Nov, 2020
Jio Women’s T20 Challenge: Trailblazers vs Supernovas – Preview
06 Nov, 2020
Trailblazers will take on Supernovas in the last league-stage encounter of the Jio Women’s T20 Challenge in Sharjah on Saturday.
The Smriti Mandhana-led unit will be looking to seal their second win on the bounce to march into the final while Supernovas will need a win to remain in the hunt for a place in the summit clash.
In their first game, Trailblazers dominated the proceedings against Mithali Raj and Co. to seal a clinical nine-wicket win.
After Velocity elected to bat, the Trailblazers bowling unit went on a rampage. While Jhulan Goswami set the ball rolling and went on to pick two wickets, Sophie Ecclestone, the top ranked WT20I bowler, scalped 4 wickets, conceding just nine runs.
Meanwhile, Rajeshwari Gayakwad too chipped in with two wickets as Trailblazers bowled out Velocity for 47 before Deandra Dottin, who scored 29*, and Richa Ghosh, who remained unbeaten on 13, took Trailblazers home without much fuss.
Coming to Supernovas, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led unit lost their first game against Velocity following some fine batting display from the duo of Sushma Verma and Sune Luss at the death.
Supernovas, though, still ticked a couple of boxes in that game which will serve them well in the second game. While Chamari Athapaththu scored 44, Harman contributed with 31, a knock which included two of her trademark maximums.
While a win for Trailblazers will end Supernovas hopes to reach the final, Supernovas’ victory will mean that the NRR will determine which teams will play in the finale.
