Women's Senior T20 Trophy: The quarter-finalists, top performers and schedule

The 2021–22 Women’s Senior T20 Trophy has entered the knockout stage which is scheduled to begin on April 28. A total of 37 teams took part in the group stages where they were divided into five Elite Groups and One Plate Group. The top two teams from the five Elite Groups and the top side from the Plate Group would take part in the knockout phase. The winners of Elite Groups directly qualified for the quarter-finals while the remaining six teams will compete in the pre-quarterfinals. [caption id=“attachment_10604541” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Railways were one of the unbeaten sides during the group phase of Women’s Senior T20 Trophy. Image: Instagram/@poonam_yadav24[/caption] Maharashtra, Odisha, Railways, Baroda and Mumbai have directly qualified for the quarter-finals as Elite Group winners. Kerala, Goa, Jharkhand, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh made it to the pre-quarter-finals from Elite Groups while Nagaland progressed after topping the Plate Group. Heavyweights Railways, Odisha and Nagaland were the only unbeaten sides during the group stage. Let’s take a look at the top performers from the Group Phase. Kiran Navgire The biggest headline maker in the league stage has been opener Kiran Navgire who plays for Plate Group team Nagaland. She slammed 469 runs in six matches including a 162 off 76 against Arunachal Pradesh. Navigre struck a mind-boggling 32 sixes in the group phase and scored at a strike rate of 180.

Shafali Verma [caption id=“attachment_9798361” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Shafali Verma helped Harayana reach the pre-quarterfinals. Twitter @ICC[/caption] Haryana skipper and 18-year-old Shafali Verma is the highest run-getter from the Elite Groups after the initial round. She scored  236 runs in five matches at a strike rate of 174 as Haryana made it to the pre-quarterfinals after finishing second in the Elite Group E. Neelam Bisht Neelam Nisht was the highest wicket-taker from the Elite Group. The Punjab off-spinner scalped nine wickets from five matches at an economy rate of 5.80. Knockout schedule:  Pre-quarter-finals 28 April Kerala v Nagaland at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Jharkhand v Haryana at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Himachal Pradesh v Goa at C K Pithawala Ground, Surat Quarter-finals 29 April Baroda v Mumbai C K Pithawala Ground, Surat 30 April Maharashtra v TBD at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Odisha v TBD at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Railways v TBD at C K Pithawala Ground, Surat Semi-finals 2 May TBD v TBD at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat TBD v TBD at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Final 4 May TBD v TBD at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Read all the  Latest News **,**  Trending News **,**  Cricket News **,**  IPL Live Score ,  IPL 2022 schedule ,  IPL 2022 Points table  and  Entertainment News . Follow us on  Facebook ,  Twitter  and  Instagram .