Harmanpreet Kaur’s Supernovas’ won their third title in four years. Supernovas managed to escape the wrath of Laura Wolvaardt exceptional knock of 65 off 40 to clinch the game by four runs
Harmanpreet Kaur led Supernovas to their 3rd Women’s T20 Challenge title (AFP Photo)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Harmanpreet’s Supernovas scored 165 runs in their 20 overs
- Harmanpreet played a superb knock of 43 off 29
- Deandra Dottin was adjudged the player of the match and the series
The Women’s T20 Challenge 2022 was won by Harmanpreet Kaur’s Supernovas on Saturday, 28 May after they defeated Velocity by a tight margin of four runs in a nerve wracking final at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
While the crowd were at the edge of their seats in the final two over of the games with Laura Wolvaardt smashing it all across the park, Supernovas’ captain Harmanpreet Kaur kept her cool and marshalled her troops to their third title in four editions of the tournament.
Speaking after the game, Harmanpreet said that she would was quite calm during the final overs of the game.
“My heartbeat was normal,” she said when asked about the tense last minutes. English left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone conceded 12 runs in the final over from which Velocity needed 17 to pull off a stunning win.
“I knew this game was going to be like that only and I was prepared for the game to go down to the wire. Great effort by the girls. We never felt we won the game and we knew anything could happen.”
‘SOPHIE WAS OUTSTANDING’
Velocity’s opening pair of Shafali Verma and Yastika Bhatia made a flying start to their run chase of 166, by scoring 28 off the first two overs but they later suffered a batting collapse before Wolvaardt raised their hopes.
“First over was not in our favour but I knew if we get two early wickets, match can turn for us. At the right moment we were getting the wickets. When Pooja started, we planned something else, but she wasn’t able to bowl what we were thinking. It happens.”
“The way Sophie bowled it was outstanding. She was quite confident. If you have a bowler who is so confident, half the job is done. I was just giving her placement and she was bowling the way she wanted to bowl.”
“When you have teammates who always want to play each and every moment, you do that whether it’s in your favour or not.” (With inputs from PTI)