Supernovas skipper Harmanpreet Kaur praised her teammate Pooja Vastrakar for her match-winning performance against Trailblazers in the opening match of the Women’s T20 Challenge. Clinical knocks by batters and a four-wicket haul by Pooja Vastrakar guided Supernovas to a 49-run win against Trailblazers in the opening match of the Women’s T20 Challenge at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Monday (May 23).
“The way we wanted to bowl in the second innings, we did really well. Whatever we planned we were able to execute. Proper game for us. I think we were 20 runs short. Whenever I was thinking to execute myself, we were losing wickets. That’s why I had to stay there, look for ones and twos,” said Harmanpreet in a post-match presentation.
“We need to look for partnerships. Weren`t able to do that after Harleen and mine. Pooja did a great job for us – that’s what we were expecting from her. We just need to come back with the same motion. When you win the game, you’re happy and relaxed. Because we won, I don`t think we`re very tired,” she added.
Chasing 164, Mandhana scored 34 runs and stitched a 39-run partnership with Hayley Matthews. Their duo was broken by Pooja Vastrakar, who went on to scalp two more wickets and help her side restrict Trailblazers at 114/9.
Supernovas will now be going up against Velocity for their next clash on Tuesday while Triblazers will be facing the same opponent on Thursday (May 26).
Match Details
Supernovas vs Velocity, Match No. 2
Venue: MCA Stadium, Pune
Date & Time: May 24th at 3:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network, Star Gold and Disney+Hotstar
SUP vs VEL Dream 11 Prediction
Wicketkeeper: Taniya Bhatia, Yastika Bhatia
Batters: Laura Wolvaardt, Deandra Dottin, Priya Punia, Shafali Verma
All-rounders: Sune Luus, Deepti Sharma
Bowlers: Sophie Ecclestone, Ayabonga Khaka, Alana King
Captain: Deandra Dottin
Vice-Captain: Laura Wolvaardt
SUP vs VEL Probable Playing XI
Supernovas: Deandra Dottin, Priya Punia, Sune Luus, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Harleen Deol, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Alana King, V Chandu, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh
Velocity: Yastika Bhatia (wk), Laura Wolvaardt, KP Navgire, Sushma Verma, Nattakn Chantam, Deepti Sharma (c), Sneh Rana, Kate Cross, Ayabonga Khaka, Radha Yadav, Maya Sonawane
