Live Cricket Score | Supernovas vs Velocity Live Score & Commentary | SNO vs VEL Scorecard, Women's T20 Challenge 2022

Final • Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium • Pune

Supernovas

165/7 (20)

Velocity

161/8 (20)

SNO won by 4 runs

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Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Playing XI

Table

Player of the Match Deandra Dottin

62(44)

2/28

SNO s

VEL s

Info

Supernovas s

165/7 (20)

Batters

Priya Punia

96.55

c L Wolvaardt b S Bahadur

Deandra Dottin

140.91

b D Sharma

Harmanpreet Kaur

(C)

148.28

c S Verma b KL Cross

Pooja Vastrakar

100.00

b A Khaka

Sophie Ecclestone

66.67

c Y Bhatia b KL Cross

Sune Luus

75.00

c R Yadav b D Sharma

Harleen Deol

87.50

c D Sharma b S Bahadur

Alana King

300.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 4, W: 4)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.25)

165/7

Did not Bat

Taniya Bhatia, Mansi Joshi, Rashi Kanojia

Bowlers

EXT

7.25

5.00

6.75

13.50

7.50

15.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Priya Punia

c L Wolvaardt b S Bahadur

1-73

9.3

Deandra Dottin

b D Sharma

2-131

14.6

Pooja Vastrakar

b A Khaka

3-144

16.4

Harmanpreet Kaur

c S Verma b KL Cross

4-148

17.3

Sophie Ecclestone

c Y Bhatia b KL Cross

5-149

17.5

Sune Luus

c R Yadav b D Sharma

6-155

18.6

Harleen Deol

c D Sharma b S Bahadur

7-165

19.6

Velocity s

161/8 (20)

Batters

Shafali Verma

187.50

c T Bhatia b DJS Dottin

Yastika Bhatia

144.44

c & b S Ecclestone

Kiran Prabhu Navgire

0.00

b S Ecclestone

Natthakan Chantham

46.15

lbw b P Vastrakar

Laura Wolvaardt

162.50

Not out

Deepti Sharma

(C)

40.00

c P Vastrakar b A King

Sneh Rana

100.00

b A King

Radha Yadav

0.00

c HK Kaur b A King

Kate Cross

185.71

c T Bhatia b DJS Dottin

Simran Bahadur *

200.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 1, NB: 1, W: 9)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.05)

161/8

Did not Bat

Ayabonga Khaka

Bowlers

EXT

17.00

7.00

7.00

10.67

Rashi Kanojia

5.50

Alana King

8.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Shafali Verma

c T Bhatia b DJS Dottin

1-29

2.1

Yastika Bhatia

c & b S Ecclestone

2-36

3.3

Kiran Prabhu Navgire

b S Ecclestone

3-38

5.4

Natthakan Chantham

lbw b P Vastrakar

4-58

8.6

Deepti Sharma

c P Vastrakar b A King

5-64

10.6

Sneh Rana

b A King

6-104

15.3

Radha Yadav

c HK Kaur b A King

7-104

15.4

Kate Cross

c T Bhatia b DJS Dottin

8-117

16.5

Match Info

Date & Time

28 May, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

Match

Final,

Women's T20 Challenge 2022

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Gayathrii Venugopal(India), Vrinda Rathi(India), Saiyed Khalid(India, TV)

Referee

GS Lakshmi(India)

Toss

Velocity elected to bowl

Player of the Match Deandra Dottin

62(44)

2/28

Commentary

And down come the curtains on another edition of the Women's T20 Challenge. The Supernovas will celebrate long and hard into the night! We hope you enjoyed our coverage of this competition right through this week and of course, with regards to the IPL, we will be back one last time tomorrow. Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals are the last men standing and one of those two teams will be crowned champions in about 24 hours from now. Do join us for our coverage of the same right here on Sportskeeda - the first ball will be bowled at 8 PM IST but we'll be here well before that so do make sure you hop in on time. Thank you so much for tuning into our coverage tonight - on behalf of my good friends and co-commentators Shashwat Kumar and Pratyush Rohra, this is Sooryanarayanan Sesha once again reminding you to mask up and get vaccinated in case you haven't already. Good night and take care!

Harmanpreet Kaur receives the Women's T20 Challenge Trophy from Sourav Ganguly, the President of the BCCI and Jay Shah, the Secretary of the BCCI. She then goes to join her teammates as the confetti showers over the Supernovas who are the CHAMPIONS! They get into a huge roar of their own and rightly so. Third time champions and what a run they've had. What a run each of the three teams have had - the highest standard of women's cricket truly coming to the fore all along. Mind you, this is the highest standard as of you - the quality in the women's game is only getting bigger and better and with the prospect of a full-fledged Women's IPL in store next year, one can only smack their lips at the prospect of the quality in store come 2023!

Harmanpreet Kaur (Supernovas Captain): (Heartbeat back to normal?) I think it was always normal. I knew this game was going to be like that and I was prepared for that. We knew we hadn't won the game yet and at any moment, anything could happen. It was a brilliant show by the bowlers. The first over was not in our favor but I knew if we could get two early wickets we could get control. That's what everyone spoke about and it went the right way. When Pooja started, we planned something else but she wasn't able to bowl what she had in mind. It happens though in front of such a big crowd especially. With Sophie, I gave her the field that she wanted and she bowled accordingly. We wanted to keep the deep fielder out but as we all know, the covers are her (Wolvaardt's) strength. It was about bowling the right areas and Sophie did that. When you have teammates who always want to enjoy each and every moment, the way we all stay together...the support staff kept us all together in such a short time. We all want to thank them and I'm very happy with the way we've played the tournament.

Deandra Dottin has been declared the Player of the Tournament for her stunning all-round exploits!

Hear from the World Boss: It feels really brilliant to be part of the tournament. Have been looking forward to it as well so it feels awesome to be part of it. The experience has been amazing - you come here and learn from different players. It's been very good. The last 15 minutes were an adrenaline rush I should say (laughs). We picked up 3 wickets in the first six overs and were looking to restrict them to lesser runs. But it was an awesome experience and an awesome tournament. It was very good for me - the team backed me, we talk a lot and have fun. I felt comfortable at home and that's important.

Time for the presentation ceremony...

Alana King: Happy with how I bowled but credit to Velocity for the way they came back in the last 5 overs. But stoked for the girls and happy to get over the line. There were a lot of events (towards the end overs) but it was so loud and I haven't played in front of a crowd like this. I've been really excited to play in India. It's a big treat tonight to hold that cup. I've made a lot of good friends and it's been a great time. Hopefully I'll be back next year.

Priya Punia: I worked very hard and it was very important after my domestic season. The team vibe was excellent and there are a lot of colorful vibes and positive vibes at the Supernovas. We were excited and nervous - the start was good and we got wickets as well in between. It went up and down but it was great to win towards the end. Whatever Pooja's plan was I would have tried the same. It didn't work but it happens.

Deepti Sharma (Velocity Captain): I think at the start and in the middle overs, if we would have built partnerships, it would not have come to this. The batters didn't take enough responsibility but Laura and Simran did well towards the end. It was chaseable considering the batting unit we are and the way we have been playing. (Chat to Wolvaardt and Simran) There weren't many options. It was just see the ball and hit the ball. We lost the final but the way we have performed as a batting unit in the last few overs, and the way the bowlers came back in the last few overs today, it was a good performance.

Supernovas 165/7 (20) beat Velocity 161/8 (20) by 4 runs to win their third Women's T20 Challenge title!
Laura Wolvaardt 65* (40) | Simran Dil Bahadur 20* (10) & 2/30 (4) | Alana King 3/32 (4)
Deandra Dottin 62 (44) & 2/28 (4) | Harmanpreet Kaur 43 (29)

Phew! Can we ever catch our breaths in this manic sport? Do we even want to, though? We love such thrillers don't we?

Chasing 166, Shafali Verma and Yastika Bhatia took off at the rate of knots and seemed to be in a hurry to gun down the target. However, it was the World Boss, Deandra Dottin, who broke open the game along with Sophie Ecclestone. Dottin removed Shafali while Ecclestone prized out Yastika and a struggling Kiran Navgire inside the Powerplay. Navgire dotted up for 13 deliveries with Dottin hitting those hard lengths and posing many a question. A blow to her head didn't aid Navgire's cause either as her struggle threw a spanner into the works of the chase.

Laura Wolvaardt took charge of the situation and went about it in an assured manner, even as wickets fell at regular intervals. So much so, that the asking rate continued to mount with nobody hanging in there to lend Wolvaardt the support she was desperately craving for.

Once the game got to a stage where they simply had to go big, Kate Cross unleashed a couple of boundaries including a scoop over fine leg. Her departure brought Simran Dil Bahadur to the crease though and even as Wolvaardt notched up a sublime half-century owing to a masterful acceleration, it was Simran who took the bull by the horns.

34 off the last 2 overs came down to 17 off the last. There was a wide call that didn't go in favor of Velocity but a six off the first ball of the final over put Velocity in front. Thereafter though, Ecclestone held her nerve to fire it into the blockhole and deny Velocity a heist of the highest order, sealing a third title for the Supernovas.

But for those last few overs, it was a fine display with the ball in hand as far as the Supernovas are concerned. Deandra Dottin was the star again, even as Alana King picked up three of her own as she found herself on a hat-trick. But come the big game and much like she did during the Women's Cricket World Cup a couple of months ago, it was a certain Sophie Ecclestone who stood up to the task to ensure that the job was done. A third title for Supernovas but jeez, they've only just managed to scrape through!

Oh the anticlimax to what should have been the anticlimax! These scripts - oh what drama, what action! Agony, ecstasy, joy and despair all in one frame as the Supernovas get into a celebratory huddle. Simran Dil Bahadur looks dejected but my word what a blitz she has played. At the end of it all though, Supernovas hold on by 4 runs to clinch their third WT20 Challenge title!

overs

161 /8 score

1lb

runs

Laura Wolvaardt

65 (40)

Simran Bahadur *

20 (10)

Sophie Ecclestone

2 /28

19.6 Sophie Ecclestone to Simran Bahadur, SUPERNOVAS WIN! Full toss on leg stump and the length, more than anything, takes Simran by surprise. She throws her bat at it (quite literally) but only manages to splice it into the on side for a single. Ecclestone has held her nerve in the final over but take nothing away from Simran and Wolvaardt! What a contest this has been!

This is it. 6 needed off the final delivery. Simran Dil Bahadurm Velocity's hopes are on your shoulders. Wolvaardt comes up to have a word with her. Simran needs to swing for the beaches here!

19.5 Sophie Ecclestone to Laura Wolvaardt, full delivery on middle and leg stump. Wolvaardt has a swing at it but can only jam it into her front pad. Gets a single. Velocity need six off the final ball!

My inner voice: Don't say it. Don't say it. Nope, keep quiet!

Super Over, anybody?

19.4 Sophie Ecclestone to Laura Wolvaardt, full delivery on middle and off stump. Wolvaardt goes deep into her crease and drags it towards deep mid wicket for a couple of runs

9 needed off 3. Back over the wicket now comes Ecclestone.

That seemed to slide comfortably past the stumps and well, of course it would when the impact in itself is outside the off-stump.

19.3 Sophie Ecclestone to Simran Bahadur, very full delivery just outside off stump. Simran walks across her stumps and misses her sweep as the ball pings off the pads for a leg bye. Oh, and the Supernovas have reviewed this! Slowing down the game probably! No bat involved but as expected, the impact is well outside off stump!

Around the wicket now to Simran...