LIVE Score, WIPL 2019, Supernovas vs Velocity Final: What a thrilling encounter! Supernovas pull off a sensational victory, and Radha Yadav does it in some sensational style to guide Supernovas to a thrilling four-wicket win.
Supernovas beat Velocity by 4 wickets
So, Supernovas clinch the inaugural Women's T20 Challenge trophy in emphatic fashion. We have witnessed some top-class cricketing action over the past few days, and now it is time to say goodbye as the tournament comes to a close.
However, the cricketing carnival does not end here. The mighty Chennai Super Kings take on Mumbai Indians in the final of IPL 2019 in Hyderabad. Do join us for that game which promises to be a cracker of a contest. Until then, it is goodbye from us!
Jemimah Rodrigues is Player of the Series:
Rodrigues: I think we did pretty well in the end. Hats off to Radha. To fight back and come back was great achievement. Credit goes to the team to play like that. There were nerves. Once Harry di started the hitting, we knew she was going to finish things off. Important for me to get consistent at international level.
Harmanpreet Kaur, Supernovas captain and Player of the Match: "I knew if I played till the end i could win this game. I had A chat with Lea to give me the strike. When I got out, a lot of though was coming into my mind. I was happy with the approach Radha showed, so I think Radha is the superstar. I only did half the job. I think partnership between Lea and me was very good. She was very calm and played in a confident way."
Supernovas emerge as a triumphant side!
What a moment this for the Supernovas who clinch the final game of #WIPL here in Jaipur 👌🙌 pic.twitter.com/XcUAkThHvL
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 11, 2019
Mithali Raj, Velocity captain: After the crumble at the top of the batting order, the stand between Sushma and Amelia brought us back. It could have been one-sided contest. I knew my team will fight back. Overall, the girls have done really well from first game to the last. If we have regular matches like this, girls will get exposure. Vaidya bowled really well. Bowling was inexperienced but they tried their best and stuck to plan. We came as underdogs and the way we played was great. The Indian team banks on Harmanpreet to win the T20 World Cup next year.
FOUR!
That's it!
What a thrilling encounter! Supernovas pull off a sensational victory, and Radha Yadav does it in some sensational style to guide Supernovas to a thrilling four-wicket win.
WICKET! Drama in the last over! Captain Harmanpreet, who was looking eager to seal the match, is caught by Hayley Mathews at deep cover off Amelia's delivery! Is there a twist in the tale? Harmanpreet Kaur c Hayley Matthews b Amelia Kerr 51
Score after 19 overs, Supernovas 115/5 (Harmapreet 51, Tahuhu 2)
The match heads to the final over, with Supernovas on the verge of victory. Harmanpreet has got to her fifty and will look to finish proceeding as soon as possible.
FIFTY! A well-deserved fifty for Harman coming in a real tough time. With victory in sight, will she and Tahuhu take Supernovas beyond the finish line?
Score after 18 overs, Supernovas 112/5 (Harmapreet 49, Tahuhu 1)
Two sixes in the over from Harmanpreet has all but taken Supernovas into the drivers' seat. An expensive over from Vaidya with 15 runs coming off it. We are in for a thriller!
LIVE Score, WIPL 2019 Final, Supernovas vs Velocity: What a thrilling encounter! Supernovas pull off a sensational victory, and Radha Yadav does it in some sensational style to guide Supernovas to a thrilling four-wicket win.
WIPL 2019, Supernovas vs Velocity Today’s Final Match Preview: Supernovas will take on Velocity in the final of the Women's T20 Challenge 2019 at Jaipur on Saturday.
All three teams including the Trailblazers won one game each but Supernovas and Velocity qualified for the final with a higher run rate than the Smriti Mandhana-led side.
Supernovas qualified for the final with a win over Velocity in the previous match of the tournament as Velocity, who had registered a victory against Trailblazers, adopted the rule of cautiousness in the chase.
Instead of chasing the target of 143, Mithali Raj and Co decided to get past the mark of 117, which they needed to have a better run rate than Trailblazers.
However, on Saturday, revenge will be on their minds as both teams face for the second time in space of three days.
Supernovas' Jemimah Rodrigues was declared the player of the match in the previous tie for her sublime unbeaten 77. Velocity will look to keep the teenager quiet this time but Supernovas still pack a lot of punch with the presence of Harmanpreet Kaur, Sophie Devine and Chamari Athapaththu.
Meanwhile, Poonam Yadav, Natalie Sciver and Radha Yadav form the foundation of their bowling attack.
Danielle Wyatt, Mithali Raj are once again expected to shoulder the batting responsibilities of Velocity while Shikha Pandey and Amelia Kerr will look to restrict their opponents to a modest total this time around.
Supernovas and Velocity full squads
Supernovas 2019 Team Players List: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Anuja Patil, Arundhati Reddy, Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka), Jemimah Rodrigues, Lea Tahuhu (New Zealand), Mansi Joshi, Natalie Sciver (England), Poonam Yadav, Priya Punia, Radha P Yadav, Sophie Devine (New Zealand), Taniya Bhatia (WK).
Velocity 2019 Team Players List: Mithali Raj (Captain), Amelia Kerr (New Zealand), Danielle Wyatt (England), Devika Vaidya, Ekta Bisht, Hayley Matthews (West Indies), Jahanara Alam (Bangladesh), Komal Zhanzad, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sushma Verma (WK), Sushree Dibyadarshini, Veda Krishnamurthy
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