T20 Challenge 2022: Velocity win the toss, elect to bowl vs Trailblazers

With a spot in the finals up for grabs, Deepti Sharma’s Velocity face Smriti Mandhana’s Trailblazers in the last league game of the Women’s T20 Challenge 2022 at the MCA Stadium, Pune on Thursday. 

Velocity’s Deepti Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl. 

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Velocity come to this game on the back of a seven-wicket win against Harmanpreet Kaur’s Supernovas. Shafali Sharma top-scored for then with 51 runs off 33 balls. Laura Wolvaard made 51 off 35 balls and Deepti Sharma was unbeaten at 24 as the team chased 151 runs with 10 balls to spare. 

The Trailblazers lost the tournament’s opening game against the Supernovas. Chasing 163 runs, Mandhana’s troops could manage only 114. The skipper scored 34 off 23 balls and Jemimah Rodrigues got 24 runs. 

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At the toss on Thursday, Deepti Sharma said that Velocity wants to chase.  

“We are going to bowl first. We want to chase it. One change for us. Feeling very good after that win, enjoying the moment. We need to sticks to the basics,” the Velocity skipper said. 

Mandhana, on the other hand, said that Trailblazers will look to execute their plans. 

“We still have a good chance, hopefully we will be able to execute our plans. We have a great chance to post a good total. We had a chat after their match, so we know the scenario (to qualify for the final).”

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Squads:

Velocity Squad: Shafali Verma, Natthakan Chantham, Yastika Bhatia(w), Laura Wolvaardt, Deepti Sharma(c), Kiran Navgire, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Kate Cross, Ayabonga Khaka, Maya Sonawane, Keerthi James, Shivali Shinde, Simran Bahadur, Aarti Kedar, Pranavi Chandra

Trailblazers Squad: Smriti Mandhana(c), Hayley Matthews, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sophia Dunkley, Sharmin Akhter, Richa Ghosh(w), Arundhati Reddy, Salma Khatun, Poonam Yadav, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Sabbhineni Meghana, Priyanka Priyadarshini, Saika Ishaque, Shradda Bhau Pokharkar, Sujata Mallik