Velocity prove too fast for Supernovas
Pune, May 24: The swashbuckling Shafali Verma blazed away at the top before Laura Wolvaardt’s unbeaten half century as Velocity overhauled a stiff target to get the better of Supernovas by seven wickets in the Women’s T20 Challenge here on Tuesday.
Set a target of 151 after opting to field, Velocity completed the chase with 10 balls to spare.
After Shafali’s breezy knock of
51 in 33 balls, Laura Wolvaard
(51 not out off 35 balls) and Deepti Sharma (24 not out) saw their side home comfortably.
Chasing a challenging target, Velocity lost Natthakan Chantham (1) early but the bighitting Shafali decided to go all guns blazing as the team raced to 60 for the loss of only one wicket by the time the six power play overs came to an end.
Shafali reached her half century in quick time, needing only 28 runs to get to the landmark. She did so in style, pulling Deandra
Dottin for a boundary over midwicket.
Earlier, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur top-scored with a blistering 51-ball 71 as Supernovas posted 150 for 5.
India’s T20 captain Harmanpreet smashed seven fours and three sixes during her scintillating knock that left the Velocity bowers bruised and battered.
Taniya Bhatia chipped in with a useful knock of 36 off 32 balls.
Bhatia, who is now a part of the Indian women’s senior team, struck three boundaries during her stay in the middle. — PTI
Brief scores: Supernovas 150 for 5 in 20 overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 71 — 51b, 7x4, 3x6; Taniya Bhatia 36, Sune Luus 20 n.o, Kathryn Cross
2/24, Deepti Sharma 1/31, Radha Yadav 1/22) lost to Velocity 151 for
3 in 18.2 overs (Shafali Verma 51 —
33b, 9x4, 1x6; Laura Wolvaardt 51 n.o — 35b, 7x4, 1x6, Deepti Sharma 24 n.o, Deandra Dottin
2/21, Pooja Vastrakar 1/27).