Velocity (Women's T20 Challenge)
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| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Sneh Rana | |
| Coach | Devika Palshikar | |
| Team information | ||
| Colours | Purple | |
| Established | 2019 | |
| History | ||
| T20 Challenge wins | 0 | |
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Velocity were an Indian women's cricket team. They were founded in 2019 to compete in the Women's T20 Challenge, which they played in until the tournament concluded in 2022. They reached the final of the competition twice, in 2019 and 2022, but lost on both occasions.
History
[edit]2019
[edit]Velocity were founded in 2019 as part of the expansion of the Women's T20 Challenge, which had started in 2018 Women's T20 Challenge.[1] They were captained by Mithali Raj and included overseas players Hayley Matthews, Danni Wyatt and Amelia Kerr.[2]
In their first match, Velocity beat Trailblazers by three wickets, with Wyatt top-scoring with 46 and Ekta Bisht and Amelia Kerr taking two wickets apiece.[3] Velocity then lost to Supernovas in their second match by 12 runs, despite 43 from Wyatt and 40* from Mithali Raj.[4]
Velocity still qualified for the final, finishing second on Net Run Rate.[5] They faced Supernovas once again, batting first and scoring 121/6, mainly thanks to a 71-run partnership between Sushma Verma (40*) and Amelia Kerr (36). A half-century from opposition captain Harmanpreet Kaur brought the Supernovas close, and Velocity were beaten off the final ball, which Radha Yadav hit to the boundary.[6]
2020
[edit]The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually getting underway in November.[7] Velocity beat Supernovas by five wickets with one ball to spare in their first game, with Sune Luus top-scoring with 37*, after Ekta Bisht took 3/22 with the ball. In their second match, however, against Trailblazers, Velocity collapsed to 47 all out, with opposition bowler Sophie Ecclestone taking 4/9, and lost by nine wickets.[8] The damage to their Net Run Rate meant Velocity failed to qualify for the final, finishing bottom of the group.[9]
2022
[edit]The 2022 Women's T20 Challenge took place in May 2022. Sneh Rana replaced Mithali Raj as captain of the side.[10] Velocity beat Supernovas in their first match of the tournament, with Shafali Verma and Laura Wolvaardt scoring half-centuries.[11] They lost their second match, against Trailblazers, but managed to limit the damage to their Net Run Rate and qualify for the final.[12] In the final, they faced Supernovas. Chasing 166 for victory, Velocity fell four runs short despite Wolvaardt's unbeaten 65*.[13]
The 2022 season proved to be the final edition of the Women's T20 Challenge, with the tournament being replaced by the Women's Premier League from the 2023 season.[14]
Players
[edit]Final squad, 2022 season.[10]
- No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
- ‡ denotes players with international caps.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 17 | Shafali Verma ‡ |  India | 28 January 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| – | Natthakan Chantam ‡ |  Thailand | 1 January 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| – | Kiran Navgire | India | Unknown | Right-handed | Unknown | |
| – | Shivali Shinde | India | 23 June 1996 | Right-handed | – | |
| – | Laura Wolvaardt ‡ |  South Africa | 26 April 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 6 | Deepti Sharma ‡ | India | 24 August 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| – | Sneh Rana ‡ | India | 18 February 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Club captain |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| – | Yastika Bhatia ‡ | India | 1 November 2000 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| – | Simran Bahadur | India | 13 December 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Pranavi Chandra | India | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| – | Kate Cross ‡ |  England | 3 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas player |
| – | Keerthi James | India | 17 January 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| – | Aarti Kedar | India | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| – | Ayabonga Khaka ‡ | South Africa | 18 July 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| – | Maya Sonawane | India | 30 March 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| – | Radha Yadav ‡ | India | 21 April 2000 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Overseas players
[edit]
Amelia Kerr (2019)
Hayley Matthews (2019)- Danni Wyatt (2019–2020)
Jahanara Alam (2019–2020)- Leigh Kasperek (2020)
- Suné Luus (2020)
- Natthakan Chantam (2022)
- Kate Cross (2022)
- Ayabonga Khaka (2022)
- Laura Wolvaardt (2022)
Seasons
[edit]Women's T20 Challenge
[edit]| Season | Final standing | League standings | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Pos | |||
| 2019 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.045 | 2nd | Lost to Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge) in the final |
| 2020 | Group stage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.869 | 3rd | |
| 2022 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.022 | 2nd | Lost to Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge) in the final |
Statistics
[edit]Women's T20 Challenge
[edit]| Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Opposition | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Trailblazers (Women's T20 Challenge) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Women's T20 Challenge a step towards an IPL for Harmanpreet, Mandhana and Co". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "TEAMS FOR WOMEN'S T20 CHALLENGE". Indian Premier League. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ↑ "Trailblazers v Velocity, May 8 2019 Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Velocity v Supernovas, May 8 2019 Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Women's T20 Challenge - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ↑ "Harmanpreet Kaur 51 sets up Supernovas' last-ball win in final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Sourav Ganguly: Women's T20 Challenge during IPL 'very much on'". ESPNcricinfo. 3 August 2020. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ↑ "Velocity v Trailblazers, November 5 2020 Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Women's T20 Challenge - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- 1 2 "Women's T20 Challenge: Deepti replaces Raj as Velocity captain; Dunkley, Cross, King, Wolvaardt among overseas stars". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "2nd Match (D/N), Pune, May 24 2022, Women's T20 Challenge: Supernovas v Velocity". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Meghana, Rodrigues power Trailblazers to win, but Velocity in final with better NRR". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Dottin and Ecclestone bring the crown home for Supernovas". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "BCCI proposes six-team women's IPL from next year". Cricbuzz. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- 1 2 "Women's T20 Challenge Records". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.