Mithali Raj’s Velocity managed to register a win as they defeated Trailblazers by three wickets after going through some anxious moments late in the innings. They have kept their hopes alive to reach the final in the inaugural Women’s T20 Challenge, in Jaipur on Wednesday.
After their five-wicket win over Supernovas in the tournament-opener on Tuesday. Trailblazers were looking to seal a final spot. But Velocity restricted them to 112 for six after opting to bowl first and then chased down the target with two overs to spare to keep the tournament alive for all the three teams.
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In the final league match on Thursday, Velocity will play Supernovas and the outcome of that game will decide the finalists.
Opting to bowl first, left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht (2/13) and New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr (2/21) helped Velocity to keep Trailblazers under check from the word go. However, Harleen Deol top-scored for Trailblazers with 43, while opener Suzie Bates amassed 26. Skipper Smriti Mandhana made a run-a-ball 10.
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However, during the 11th over of Shikha Pandey. A funny incident took place when the bowler delivered the ball on pads and Harleen nudged the ball to midwicket and said no for the single. But Stafanie Taylor ran a long way down the pitch. Dibyadarshini was quit to collect the ball but ran towards the non-striker’s end for a few yards and then had a shy throw at the stumps to miss it.
Here is the video of the incident:
https://twitter.com/Vidshots1/status/1126139035808698369
During the chase, after the early dismissal of Hayley Matthews, Shafali Verma (34 off 31; 5x4s, 1×6) and Danielle Wyatt (46 off 35; 5x4s, 2x6s) helped Velocity to set the platform for an easy chase. After the dismissals of Verma and Wyatt, Mithali (17 off 22) looked set to finish off the chase before Velocity lost four quick wickets — three in the 18th over bowled by Deepti Sharma — with just two runs needed for victory.
After this win, the Velocity is standing at the top of the table just ahead of Trailblazers with Supernovas yet to open their account.
