Highlights, TBL vs SNO, Full Cricket Score: Supernovas thrash Trailblazers by 49 runs

Pooja Vastrakar’s the Player of the Match for her brilliant 4/12 — her best T20 performance till date

After 20 overs, Trailblazers 114/9 ( Renuka Singh 14 , Rajeshwari Gayakwad 7)

Dottin bowls out a tidy final over, conceding just a single, as Supernovas begin their quest for a third Women’s T20 Challenge title with a commanding 49-run win over defending champions Trailblazers! This is the biggest win in the history of the tournament in terms of runs!

After 19 overs, Trailblazers 113/9 ( Renuka Singh 13 , Rajeshwari Gayakwad 7)

Vastrakar nearly runs Gayakwad out at the non-striker’s end with a direct hit in the third ball. Renuka then collects her second boundary in the following delivery. Eight off King’s final over of the evening as she signs off with 2/30. One more over to go.

After 18 overs, Trailblazers 106/9 ( Renuka Singh 7 , Rajeshwari Gayakwad 6)

Deandra Dottin introduced for the first time today. Welcome boundary for No 11 Rajeshwari Gayakwad in the third ball as she pulls towards the midwicket fence, comfortably clearing the circle. She collects a single off a misfield at cover two balls later. Quick single to Renuka in the final delivery. Two more overs to go. TBL need 58 runs, Supernovas just one more wicket.

After 17 overs, Trailblazers 100/9 ( Renuka Singh 6 , Rajeshwari Gayakwad 1)

King into her third over, and she gets rid of fellow leg-spinner Poonam Yadav in the second delivery, Yadav holing out to Harleen Deol at deep midwicket while looking for a boundary. King concedes a wide and a single in the next three balls, before Renuka smacks the ball down the ground for a boundary to bring up the 100 for the Trailblazers in the penultimate delivery.

OUT! Alana King gets rid of fellow leg-spinner Poonam Yadav, leaving Supernovas needing one more wicket to complete a comprehensive victory over the Trailblazers. TBL 94/9

Yadav c Deol b King 7(12)

After 16 overs, Trailblazers 94/8 ( Poonam Yadav 7 , Renuka Singh 2)

The boundaries have dried up by now, with Yadav and Singh content in rotating the strike through the ones and twos. Six off the over. The umpire taps towards her watch at the end of the over.

After 15 overs, Trailblazers 88/8 ( Poonam Yadav 2 , Renuka Singh 1)

Just two off Ecclestone’s final over of the evening as the English left-arm spinner signs off with 2/19 at the end of her spell. Another five overs left in the chase, and it will be something of a mini-victory for the Trailblazers if they are able to bat it out.

After 14 overs, Trailblazers 86/8 ( Poonam Yadav 1 , Renuka Singh 0)

Now it’s Jemimah Rodrigues’ turn to head back to the dugout, departing for 24 just two balls after collecting her fourth boundary as Meghna adds her name to the list of wicket-takers. Supernovas are just two wickets away from a big win, and they’ll hope to wrap this up quickly.

OUT! Superb catch by Harleen Deol at sweeper point after a firm cut by Jemimah Rodrigues off Meghna Singh’s bowling, and that should be it as far as this game’s concerned. Trailblazers lose their eighth, and with victory now well beyond their reach, they’ll hope the tailenders are able to gather some valuable runs and improve their NRR. TBL 86/8

Rodrigues c Deol b Meghna 24(21)

After 13 overs, Trailblazers 81/7 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 20 , Poonam Yadav 0)

FOUR! Welcome boundary for the Trailblazers as Rodrigues cuts the ball behind square off Ecclestone in the fourth delivery of her third over. More runs on offer with four leg byes getting added to the total in the following delivery. Eight off the over.

After 12 overs, Trailblazers 73/7 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 16 , Poonam Yadav 0)

Vastrakar signs off in style, conceding just a single and dismissing Salma Khatun in the penultimate delivery to sign off with figures of 4/12 — her best T20 performance till date. Trailblazers need 91 off 48 with three wickets in hand and will need a miracle from here.

OUT! Vastrakar grabs her fourth wicket as Trailblazers crumble further! It’s Salman Khatun who gets the marching orders this time, driving straight to Ecclestone at cover to depart for a seven-ball duck. TBL 73/7

Khatun c Ecclestone b Vastrakar 0(7)

After 11 overs, Trailblazers 72/6 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 15 , Salma Khatun 0)

Meghna puts down a tough chance at the start of the over after an aerial drive by Rodrigues, but Ecclestone ends up dismissing Ghosh and Reddy off the next two balls. Just one run from the over along with the two wickets. Trailblazers, needing 92 off 54 with just four wickets in hand, staring at a heavy loss at the moment.

OUT! Two-in-two for Sophie Ecclestone in her second over, this time getting Arundhati Reddy stumped for a golden duck! Reddy had no clue about the whereabouts of the ball after getting a bat-pad deflection. Keeper Bhatia quietly collects the ball near the stumps and whips the bails off to complete a quick stumping. TBL 72/6

Reddy st Bhatia b Ecclestone 0(1)

OUT! Ghosh holes out straight to the fielder at point while looking to accelerate as Ecclestone collects her first wicket of the evening. Ghosh departs after an indifferent innings, collecting just two off eight. TBL 72/5

Ghosh c Dottin b Ecclestone 2(8)

After 10 overs, Trailblazers 71/4 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 14 , Richa Ghosh (wk) 2)

Tidy third over from Vastrakar, with just three coming off it. The Trailblazers are in a spot of bother at the halfway stage, needing another 93 to win from 60 with just six wickets in hand.

After 9 overs, Trailblazers 68/4 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 13 , Richa Ghosh (WK) 0)

Another excellent over for the Supernovas, with Alana King conceding just three runs while getting Akhter clean bowled in the fourth delivery. The momentum is firmly with Harmanpreet’s side now.

OUT! The wickets continue to tumble as Alana King breaches Sharmin Akhter’s defence with the latter looking to charge down the track. That’s three wickets lost for just four runs for the Trailblazers. TBL 67/4

Akhter b King 0(4)

After 8 overs, Trailblazers 65/3 ( Jemimah Rodrigues 12 , Sharmin Akhter 0)

What an over from Pooja Vastrakar, returning to the attack on the other side of the interval as she removes Mandhana and Dunkley in a space of four deliveries, thanks to Priya Punia’s fine efforts at the mid-off/on region. Three runs and two wickets from the over, with Supernovas in the driver’s seat right now.

OUT! That’s the second time Punia’s taken a fine catch in the V in a space of four deliveries, this time Sophia Dunkley heading back to the dugout for 1 as Vastrakar collects her third wicket of the evening. TBL 65/3

Dunkley c Punia b Vastrakar 1(2)

OUT! Vastrakar strikes on the other side of timeout and gets rid of the Trailblazers skipper to bring her side back in the game! Superb catch by Priya Punia at mid off as Mandhana departs after getting off to a promising start. TBL 63/2

Mandhana c Punia b Vastrakar 34(23)

After 7 overs, Trailblazers 62/1 ( Smriti Mandhana (C) 34 , Jemimah Rodrigues 10)

Leg-spinner Alana King’s introduced after the powerplay. Mandhana welcomes her with a boundary, pulling a short delivery towards deep square leg to bring up the fifty for her side and also moving to 30 in the process. Comes back for a third in the following delivery as a fine effort by Dottin in the deep prevents her from collecting back-to-back fours. Rodrigues goes for a cheeky late cut to collect a boundary in the third delivery. Single off each of the next three deliveries. Timeout signalled at the end of this over.

After 6 overs, Trailblazers 48/1 ( Smriti Mandhana (C) 26 , Jemimah Rodrigues 4)

Chandu continues, getting a third over in the powerplay, and concedes two boundaries — one each to Mandhana and new batter Jemimah Rodrigues. She nearly collects a return catch in the final delivery of the powerplay, which could’ve resulted in Rodrigues getting dismissed for 4. End of the powerplay. Trailblazers off to a steady start.

After 5 overs, Trailblazers 39/1 ( Smriti Mandhana (C) 21 , )

Excellent start by Pooja Vastrakar as he gives away just five off her first over, with skipper Mandhana collecting back-to-back doubles in the first two balls, before getting rid of Matthews off the last delivery.

OUT! Big wicket for the Supernovas as Pooja Vastrakar strikes in her first over, getting the dangerous Hayley Matthews caught-behind for 18. TBL 39/1

Matthews c Bhatia b Vastrakar 18(14)

After 4 overs, Trailblazers 34/0 ( Hayley Matthews 18 , Smriti Mandhana (C) 16)

Chandu into her second over. Matthews chips the ball towards mid off in the first delivery, the ball ultimately falling short, before going for a lofted drive over the cover region to collect her second four, and move to double figures. She gets off strike with a single off the following delivery. Mandhana later collects a single for herself in the fourth delivery. Matthews decides to drive a loopy delivery from Chandu through cover, collecting her second four of the over. Dot to end the over.

After 3 overs, Trailblazers 24/0 ( Hayley Matthews 9 , Smriti Mandhana (C) 15)

Left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone introduced in the third over. Matthews decides to express herself in this over, dancing down the track and smashing the ball over long on for the first maximum of the evening. She continues to attack Ecclestone, widely considered the best bowler in the world at the moment, as she collects a four three balls later. 12 off the over.

After 2 overs, Trailblazers 12/0 ( Hayley Matthews 2 , Smriti Mandhana (C) 10)

Pace from the other end as Meghna Singh bowls the second over. Starts off on a tidy note, conceding just five singles with Hayley Matthews getting off the mark in this over.

After 1 over, Trailblazers 7/0 ( Hayley Matthews 0 , Smriti Mandhana (C) 7)

Mandhana opens the team account with a boundary in the second delivery, dancing down the track and smashing the ball down the ground towards long on. She collects a brace off the following ball, followed by a single in the penultimate delivery. Seven off the over.

Trailblazers begin the chase with the potent opening combo of skipper Smriti Mandhana and talismanic West Indian all-rounder Hayley Matthews walking out to the centre. Off-spinner V Chandu to start off with the ball in hand.

After 20 overs, Supernovas 163/10 ( Taniya Bhatia 1 , )

OUT! Matthews strikes off the final ball of the Supernovas innings, trapping Chandu LBW for a two-ball duck as the Supernovas are bowled out for 163 after opting to bat!

Turned out to be quite the final over from the West Indian, who conceded just two runs while collecting as many wickets, in addition to Meghna’s run out, to sign off with figures of 3/29. This has been a fine comeback from the Trailblazers in the slog overs, restricting Supernovas well short of the 180-mark that seemed gettable at one stage.

Chandu LBW Matthews 0(2)

OUT! Now Meghna Singh’s run out while pushing for a risky second run, falling fractionally short of the striker’s end as Supernovas lose wickets in a heap towards the fag end of their innings. SNO 163/9

Meghna run out (Dunkley/Ghosh) 2(2)

OUT! Second wicket of the evening for Hayley Matthews as she traps Ecclestone LBW off the first ball of the final over. The umpire, though had originally ruled it not out, and the West Indian all-rounder pushed for the review, getting the decision overturned after three reds on HawkEye. SNO 160/8

Ecclestone LBW Matthews 5(3)

After 19 overs, Supernovas 160/7 ( Sophie Ecclestone (C) 5 , Taniya Bhatia 0)

Yadav bowls out the penultimate over, and is finally among the wickets as she gets rid of Vastrakar in the fourth delivery courtesy a top-edge that results in a simple enough catch for Richa Ghosh. One wicket leads to another, and Harmanpreet Kaur heads back to the dugout two balls later after getting involved in a horrible mix-up.

OUT! Big mix-up between Kaur and Ecclestone after the latter worked the ball towards the wide long on region. Kaur pushed for a second, but Ecclestone thought otherwise, resulting in the former getting stranded more than halfway down the track with Ghosh comfortably whipping the bails off at the striker’s end. SNO 160/7

Kaur run out (Reddy/Ghosh) 37(29)

OUT! Yadav strikes in her final over of the evening as Vastrakar ends up getting a top-edge while looking to smash the ball down the ground after skipping down the track. Results in an easy enough chance for keeper Richa Ghosh. SNO 155/6

Vastrakar c Ghosh b Yadav 14(12)

After 18 overs, Supernovas 149/5 ( Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 36 , Pooja Vastrakar 9)

Matthews, with two overs left in her kitty, returns in the 18th over. Good over from the offie with seven coming off it, including a couple of doubles to Vastrakar. Meanwhile, this is now the highest total in the history of the Women’s T20 Challenge!

After 17 overs, Supernovas 142/5 ( Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 35 , Pooja Vastrakar 3)

Gayakwad into her final over. Concedes a single off each of the first four deliveries before Kaur collects back-to-back fours to give her side a much-needed boost with the innings now entering the slog overs.

After 16 overs, Supernovas 130/5 ( Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 25 , Pooja Vastrakar 1)

Khatun signs off with another wicket to her name as Alana King too suffers a rather tame dismissal, chipping the ball straight to Trailblazers skipper Mandhana standing in the cover region. Seven runs and a wicket from her final over as Khatun signs off with figures of 2/30.

OUT! Another soft dismissal for the Supernovas as Alana King ends up chipping the ball straight to Trailblazers captain Mandhana standing in the cover region. Timeout signalled by the umpire after the wicket. SNO 128/5

King c Mandhana b Khatun 5(4)

After 15 overs, Supernovas 123/4 ( Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 23 , Alana King 1)

Gayakwad returns for another spell. Kaur sweeps in front of square at the start of the over, coming back for a second, before getting off strike with a single off the second. Luus perishes in the third ball, driving a full delivery straight to the fielder at cover. Alana King walks in next and gets off the mark with a single off the penultimate delivery.

OUT! Gayakwad is among the wickets now as Luus’ stay at the crease comes to an end with the South African driving a full delivery straight to Renuka Singh at cover. SNO 121/4

Luus c Renuka b Gayakwad 10(11)

After 14 overs, Supernovas 118/3 ( Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 19 , Sune Luus 10)

Trailblazers burn a review in this over after an unsuccessful shout for LBW against Kaur in the second delivery, with HawkEye showing the ball to be missing off. Four singles collected in the first five deliveries before South African all-rounder Luus collects her first boundary off the last ball.

After 13 overs, Supernovas 110/3 ( Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 17 , Sune Luus 4)

Yadav into her third over. Keeps things tidy for the most part, conceding just four in the first five balls before Kaur collects a boundary off the final delivery. Eight off the over.

After 12 overs, Supernovas 102/3 ( Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 12 , Sune Luus 1)

Deol collects a boundary at the start of Khatun’s second over, bringing up the 100 for the Supernovas, but departs the very next delivery as she’s trapped leg-before for 35, burning a review along the way. Sune Luus is the new batter at the crease, and she gets off the mark with a single in the fourth delivery. Six runs and a wicket from the over.

OUT! Khatun strikes as the set Harleen Deol departs after getting trapped LBW for 35. Khatun fired one from round the wicket, the ball holding its line after pitching between middle and leg. Deol missed while looking to sweep, and the umpire raised her finger right away after a confident shout. Deol reviews straight away, and gets three reds on HawkEye. SNO 100/3

Deol LBW Khatun 35(19)

After 11 overs, Supernovas 96/2 ( Harleen Deol 31 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 11)

Tidy second over from Yadav with just five coming off it, three of which are collected by Deol in the penultimate delivery.

After 10 overs, Supernovas 91/2 ( Harleen Deol 27 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 10)

Veteran off-spinner Salma Khatun introduced in the tenth over of the innings. Deol collects her fourth boundary with a well-timed cut in the second ball, followed by a brace off a mishit that nearly results in a catch at short fine. Single off each of the last three deliveries.

After 9 overs, Supernovas 82/2 ( Harleen Deol 19 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 9)

Reddy’s back, albeit from a different end, and keeps things tidy for the most part, conceding four singles in the first five balls, before skipper Kaur ends the over with a boundary, going for a slog-sweep. Umpire signals timeout at the end of this over.

After 8 overs, Supernovas 74/2 ( Harleen Deol 17 , Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 3)

Matthews removes Punia in the first delivery of the over, sending the other Supernovas opener back to the hut after a patient 22. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur walks in at No 4, and gets off the mark right away with a brace, before getting off strike with a single two balls later. Deol collects consecutive boundaries off the last two deliveries. 11 off the over along with the wicket.

BOWLED! Supernovas lose both openers now, as Punia departs after a steady 22 off 20 balls. Was looking to heave the ball leg side, hoping to play with the turn. The ball, instead, straightened after pitching along off and went under her blade, crashing into timber. SNO 63/2

Punia b Matthews 22(20)

After 7 overs, Supernovas 63/1 ( Priya Punia 22 , Harleen Deol 9)

Leg-spinner Poonam Yadav introduced in the seventh over, and starts off on a tidy note, with just five singles coming in the over. Supernovas, meanwhile, are still progressing at nine-an-over at the moment.

After 6 overs, Supernovas 58/1 ( Priya Punia 19 , Harleen Deol 7)

Off-spinner Hayley Matthews introduced into the attack as Harleen Deol makes her way to the crease. Deol gets off the mark with a single off the second ball and later collects a brace as well as her first boundary off the fifth and sixth deliveries. Eight off the over as Supernovas collect 58 in the powerplay.

After 5 overs, Supernovas 50/1 ( Priya Punia 18 , )

Dottin continues to toy with the Trailblazers attack, collecting a four and a six off Arundhati Reddy in the medium pacer’s first over of the evening, before collecting a single off the penultimate delivery to bring up the fifty stand. A mix-up with Punia though, results in her getting run out for 32 and the opening stand coming to an end.

OUT! Trailblazers have their first wicket as Deandra Dottin’s entertaining innings comes to an end. Punia pushed the ball towards square leg and sent her partner back after taking a couple of steps forward, but Dottin was already halfway down the track by then, and was well short of the non-striker’s end when Sharmin Akhter broke the stumps with a superb throw. SNO 50/1

Dottin run out (Akhter) 32(17)

The fifty partnership comes up between Deandra Dottin and Priya Punia inside the five-over mark, the former collecting a single in the penultimate ball of Arundhati Reddy’s first over to bring up the milestone. SNO 50/0

After 4 overs, Supernovas 39/0 ( Priya Punia 18 , Deandra Dottin 21)

Gayakwad continues. Single off each of the first two balls before Punia decides to take over the aggressor’s role, collecting back-to-back fours in the third and fourth deliveries. 10 off the over. Supernovas are off to a superb start after opting to bat.

After 3 overs, Supernovas 29/0 ( Priya Punia 9 , Deandra Dottin 20)

Big over for the Supernovas with Renuka conceding 14 off her second. Dottin collects back-to-back fours in the second and third deliveries — both hit down the ground — and collects another off the last ball, dispatching another overpitched delivery through the midwicket region.

After 2 overs, Supernovas 15/0 ( Priya Punia 8 , Deandra Dottin 7)

Rajeshwari Gayakwad introduced from the other end. Dottin, meanwhile, collects her first boundary as she drags a half-tracker from the left-arm spinner behind square on the leg side. Seven from the over, with three singles collected besides the four.

After 1 over, Supernovas 8/0 ( Priya Punia 7 , Deandra Dottin 1)

Both Punia and Dottin get off the mark with a single. The latter looks to attack the ball from the word go, but is only able to clear the circle with a lofted drive in the penultimate ball for a single. Punia clobbers the ball over long on for a six off the last ball. Eight off the first over.

Priya Punia and Deandra Dottin walk out to open the Supernovas innings as Renuka Singh gears up to bowl the first over of the innings.

Teams:

Supernovas: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deandra Dottin, Priya Punia, Sune Luus, Harleen Deol, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Alana King, Chandu V, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh.

Trailblazers: Smriti Mandhana (c), Poonam Yadav, Jemimah Rodrigues, Hayley Matthews, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Arundhati Reddy, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Salma Khatun, Renuka Singh, Sharmin Akhter.

TOSS:

Supernovas win the toss, and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur opts to bat.

Trailblazers captain Smriti Mandhana says she’s happy to field first, which she would’ve chosen had the coin landed in her favour.

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the opening fixture of the 2022 Women’s T20 Challenge with the Trailblazers and Supernovas squaring off at the Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune, which will be hosting all the matches in the tournament, on Monday.