Supernovas clinched a thrilling last-ball victory against Trailblazers in the one-off Women’s T20 challenge at Wankhede Stadium (Kolkata) on Tuesday afternoon. While it presented an entertaining contest, Supernovas’ captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s stunning catch became one of the best moments in the game.
It was the 2.3 overs in the first innings when Trailblazers captain Smriti Mandhana was dismissed on 14 runs. Australian women’s all-rounder Ellyse Perry was bowling in the other end for Supernovas while left-handed Mandhana attempted a shot over mid-on for a boundary. Running from the wide, Kaur grabbed that stunner by jumping in the air.
It was the perfect timing and technique from Kaur to grab that ball. Her superb athleticism helped to dismiss a dangerous batter cheaply. Every Supernovas’ member was enjoying that moment and appreciating her brilliant stunning effort.
Watch that video here:
Harmanpreet doing her thing. #WomensT20Challenge #IPLWomenhttps://t.co/unpAxZ1Rzq
— Srinidhi (@Srinidhi_PR) May 22, 2018
Supernovas captain Kaur decided to field first after winning the toss. Trailblazers managed to put 129/6 on the board at the end of 20 overs. Suzie Bates scored the highest runs in that innings with the 32-run knock while Deepti Sharma (21 runs) and Jemimah Rodrigues (25 runs) were the other to reach the 20-run mark.
Among the Supernovas bowlers, Megan Schutt and Ellyse Perry got two wickets each while Anuja Patil and Rajeshwari Gayakwad picked up one wicket each.
In reply, Supernovas chased down that target successfully in the final ball of the match. Opener Danielle Wyatt played the highest knock in that innings of 24 runs while another opener Mithali Raj and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur scored 22 and 21 runs respectively.
Among the Trailblazers bowlers, Suzie Bates and Poonam Yadav claimed two wickets each while Jhulan Goswami and Ekta Bisht got one wicket each.
Full Squad
Supernovas Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Danielle Wyatt, Mithali Raj, Meg Lanning, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Veda Krishnamurthy, Mona Meshram, Pooja Vastrakar, Megan Schutt, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Anuja Patil
Trailblazers Squad: Alyssa Healy (wk), Smriti Mandhana (c), Deepti Sharma, Danielle Hazell, Jhulan Goswami, Suzie Bates, Shikha Pandey, Beth Mooney, Ekta Bisht, Lea Tahuhu, Jemimah Rodrigues, Poonam Yadav, Dayalan Hemalatha
Brief scores: Trailblazers – 129/6 in 20 overs (Suzie Bates 32, Jemimah Rodrigues 25; Megan Schutt 2/18)
Supernovas – 130/7 in 20 overs (Danielle Wyatt 24, Mithali Raj 22, Suzie Bates 2/16)
Match result – Supernovas won by 3 wickets
