Women's T20 Challenge: Supernovas beat Trailblazers by two runs to enter final | Cricket News - Times of India
JAIPUR: A fine blend of aggression and deftness, Chamari Atapattu (67 off 48 balls) single-handedly took on the responsibility to challenge the bowlers, putting Supernovas in the driver’s seat to down Trailblazers by two runs in a must-win Women’s T20 Challenge match in Sharjah on Saturday. With all the three teams winning one game apiece, the title clash will see Smriti Mandhana-led Trailblazers take on Harmanpreet Kaur’s Supernovas who pipped Mithali Raj’s Velocity on the basis of a superior net run rate. #Trailblazers and #Supernovas will face each other in the Final of #JioWomensT20Challenge on November 9. https://t.co/ckNrsMMVDK — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1604770721000 Chasing 147, when Trailblazers were reeling at 91/4 in 15 overs, Deepti Sharma (43* off 40 balls) and Harleen Deol (27 off 15 balls) put up a brave effort and took the team close to the target, but fell agonizingly short. Trailblazers got off to a solid start. But twin blows by fast bowler Shakera Selman in the seventh over that saw opener Deandra Dottin (27 off 15) and Richa Ghosh (4 off 2 balls) walking back to the pavilion, pegged the pink outfit back. Mandhana (33 off 40 balls) could not capitalise on the couple of reprieves she got after being dropped in the fourth and the ninth over. The captain was caught and bowled by off-spinner Anuja Patil in the 13th over. Read the full article