Pune, Might 24 Unbelievable fifties by Shafali Verma (51 off 33) and Laura Wolvaardt (51 off 35) led Velocity to seven-wicket win over Supernovas within the second recreation of the Girls’s T20 Problem 2022 on the Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation Stadium, right here on Tuesday.
Chasing a goal of 151 runs, Shafali performed a stable begin on the prime whereas Wolvaardt completed off the chase with ease.
Put into bat first, Supernovas have been off to a horrible begin as they slipped to 18 for 3 within the opening 4 overs. Priya Punia fell to Kate Cross, who additionally accounted for Harleen Deol whereas Deandra Dottin too didn’t get going and was the third to fall on the bowling off Deepti Sharma as Supernovas have been left on shaky floor.
Nevertheless, Taniya Bhatia (36 off 32) and Harmanpreet Kaur (71 off 51) caught collectively to attain 82 off 63 and put the innings again on observe. Supernovas have been 29 for 3 on the finish of the powerplay however the pair picked up tempo and helped them attain 60 for 3 on the midway mark. They received their 50-run partnership within the twelfth over and regarded set to launch from there. Nevertheless, Bhatia was run out within the fifteenth over.
Kaur then went on to strike 4, 6 and 4 towards Sneh Rana within the 18th over earlier than falling to Radha Yadav within the subsequent over. Sune Luus ended with 20 off 14 and helped Supernovas publish 150-5 in 20 overs.
In reply, Velocity opener Natthakan Chantham fell to the star from the earlier match - Pooja Vastrakar - within the second over. However, Yastika Bhatia and Shafali didn’t let Supernovas make any extra inroads. A 63-run stand that got here in simply 35 balls transferred the stress again on the bowling aspect as Shafali took aside the bowlers.
Within the third over, Yastika began with a boundary towards Meghna Singh earlier than Shafali too contributed with consecutive boundaries to take 15 out of the over. Vastrakar additionally conceded two fours within the subsequent over as Velocity picked up tempo with ease.
Sophie Ecclestone was launched into the assault within the fifth over and created a possibility just for Dottin to grass a easy likelihood. Velocity have been 60 for 1 on the finish of the powerplay and regarded set to ease to a win. Nevertheless, Yastika fell within the eighth over bowled by Dottin. The West Indies allrounder additionally managed to take away Shafali within the tenth to deliver her aspect again within the contest.
Between overs 6 and 10, Velocity made 22 and misplaced two wickets to slide to 82 for 3. However, Laura Wolvaardt and Deepti Sharma didn’t press the panic button and took Velocity over the victory line in 18.2 overs with a 71-run stand.
Transient scores: Supernovas 150/5 in 20 overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 71; Kate Cross 2-24) misplaced to Velocity 151/3 in 18.2 overs (Laura Wolvaardt 51 not out, Shafali Verma 51) by seven wickets
-IANS
ALSO READ: Archisa, Naba rating upset wins, to conflict for title in AITA CS7 U-14 tourney
Really useful: Greatest Cricket Betting Websites In India
The publish Girls’s T20: Shafali, Wolvaardt lead Velocity to 7-wicket win over Supernovas appeared first on The SportsGrail.