Women’s T20 challenge 2020, Highlights, Velocity vs Trailblazers match, Full Cricket Score: Dottin, Ghosh guide Trailblazers to 9-wicket win

After 7.5 overs, Trailblazers 49/1 (Deandra Dottin 29, Richa Ghosh 13)

DONE AND DUSTED! Trailblazers have thumped Velocity by 9 wickets. Smriti Mandhana’s women have been dominant right from the word go.They have finished off the chase in just 7.5 overs. 

Richa Ghosh finishes it in style, with a massive six over deep mid-wicket.

After 7 overs, Trailblazers 37/1 (Deandra Dottin 24, Richa Ghosh 7)

Sushree Dibyadarshini, right-arm off break, comes into the attack. Dottin is the mood to finish this in a jiffy. But it is young Richa Ghosh, who smacks a boundary off the last ball. Nine runs off the over. Trailblazers need 11 runs in 78 balls.

After 6 overs, Trailblazers 28/1 (Deandra Dottin 20, Richa Ghosh 2)

Ekta Bisht, left arm orthodox, comes into the attack for the final over of the powerplay. Dottin smacks a boundary off the first, following which the two batters collect three runs, all through singles.

After 5 overs, Trailblazers 21/1 (Deandra Dottin 14, Richa Ghosh 1)

Pandey returns. Dottin slogs the second for four towards deep mid-wicket. Good rotation of strike as the two batswomen collect five runs through singles in the over. Nine runs off the over.

After 4 overs, Trailblazers 12/1 (Deandra Dottin 6)  

Kasperek returns and she removes Trailblazers skipper Mandhana. The left-hander hit the ball straight down the throat of Jahanara at mid-on. Just two runs and a wicket in that over.

After 3 overs, Trailblazers 10/0 (Deandra Dottin 5, Smriti Mandhana 5)

Pandey returns. Mandhana nudges the ball towards the covers for a single. Dottin swings and misses off the third, before giving the strike to Mandhana, who returns the favour on the final ball. Three runs off the over.

After 2 overs, Trailblazers 7/0 (Deandra Dottin 4, Smriti Mandhana 3)

Leigh Kasperek, right-arm off break, comes into the attack. Mandhana runs the ball down to third man for a double off the second. Then, the left-hander gives strike to Dottin off the fourth. Tidy start for Leigh, just three in her first over.

After 1 over, Trailblazers 4/0 (Deandra Dottin 4, Smriti Mandhana 0)

The experienced Shikha Pandey with the first over for Velocity. Dottin throws caution to the winds, slogs off the second and fourth, but it only fetches her two doubles. Just four runs off the first

After 15.1 overs, Velocity 47 (Kasperek 11)

OUT! Sophie Ecclestone returns to the attack, and dismisses Jahanara Alam lbw right away to grab her fourth wicket of the match! Looked plumb alright, the only doubt there would’ve been an inside edge. But Velocity have no review left to challenge this! Velocity are bowled out for 47!

Alam lbw Ecclestone 1(5)

After 15 overs, Velocity 47/9 (Kasperek 11, Alam 1)

Khatun bowls four consecutive dots, before Kasperek and Jahanara Alam — the last bat in — are able to pinch a single off each of the last two deliveries.

After 14 overs, Velocity 45/9 (Kasperek 10, Alam 0)

Another one bites the dust in Deepti’s final over of the evening as the off-spinner signs off with figures of 4-1-8-1 after collecting a return catch to dismiss Bisht for a duck while giving away just one run.

OUT! Velocity are one wicket away from getting bowled out for a lowly total as Bisht prods the ball back in the bowler’s direction, with Deepti holding on to a fine catch to grab her second wicket. VEL 45/9

Bisht c and b Deepti 0(6)

After 13 overs, Velocity 44/8 (Kasperek 9, Bisht 0)

Senior Bangladeshi cricketer Salma Khatun into the attack for the first time in the afternoon, conceding just two off this one including a wide. Keeper Richa Ghosh is quite active vocally behind the stumps in this over, urging Khatun to bowl full and wicket-to-wicket in Bengali.

After 12 overs, Velocity 42/8 (Kasperek 8, Bisht 0)

Pandey and Kasperek keep the scoreboard ticking with three singles off the first four deliveries, before the former gets run out at the non-striker’s end after a brief moment of confusion with her Kiwi partner. What was even more perplexing was the complete lack of intent on her part to charge towards the non-striker’s crease. She almost gave up from the halfway mark as soon as she saw Mandhana’s throw.

OUT! Just when things were starting to look somewhat positive for Velocity, Pandey gets run out after a brief moment of confusion over a single. Excellent work by Mandhana at mid off and her throw to the non-striker’s end is on point. VEL 41/8
 

Pandey run out (Mandhana/Deepti) 10(17)

After 11 overs, Velocity 38/7 (Pandey 9, Kasperek 5)

Some respite for Velocity in Gayakwad’s third over of the evening as both Pandey and Kasperek show some fight by collecting a boundary each, with 11 coming off this over. Looks like Mithali and Co have a chance as long as these two are around.

After 10 overs, Velocity 27/7 (Pandey 3, Kasperek 0)

Now Deepti Sharma bowls out a maiden as Velocity collect a meagre 27 runs at the halfway mark in their innings, with just three wickets left.

After 9 overs, Velocity 27/7 (Pandey 3, Kasperek 0)

Second time we witness a double-wicket maiden by a left-arm spinner this evening, as Gayakwad sends Luus and Dibyadarshini back to the dugout, with Velocity losing seven now with less than 30 on board. A serious collapse this has been, and this match certainly looks like it will get over in no time.

OUT! Will Velocity get bowled out for less than 50 today? Certainly looks like it so far the way this innings has unfolded. Ball grips and turns after pitching along leg, and raps her on the knee roll on the front pad. Dibyadarshini goes upstairs after the umpire raises his finger right away, and the team lose their review after getting three reds on Hawk-Eye. VEL 27/7

Dibyadarshini lbw Gayakwad 0(1)

OUT! Did I mention something about Luus mounting a rescue effort for Velocity today? Well forget about it. Luus chips the ball back to Gayakwad, offering the simplest of return catches, as her innings comes to a rather tame end. Timeout signalled after the wicket. VEL 27/6

Luus c and b Gayakwad 4(10)

After 8 overs, Velocity 27/5 (Luus 4, Pandey 3 )

Change from both ends now as offie Deepti Sharma replaces Sophie Ecclestone, starting off on an economical note by giving away just three singles. Luus, whose unbeaten 37 last evening helped Velocity register their maiden victory over Supernovas, will hope to produce a similar rescue act this today.

After 7 overs, Velocity 24/5 (Luus 2, Pandey 2 )

First bowling change of the innings as Mandhana brings Indian left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad into the attack in place of Jhulan Goswami, who will probably bowl her remaining over at the death. Just two singles off this over.

After 6 overs, Velocity 22/5 (Luus 1, Pandey 1 )

Ecclestone strikes again as she gets rid of opposition wicketkeeper-batter Sushma Verma off the third delivery, knocking her middle and off poles over with minimal turn. Shikha Pandey joins Sune Luus at the centre, and suddenly getting to a three-digit score looks like an uphill task for this team with half their side back in the hut with a little over 20 on board.

OUT! Sophie Ecclestone’s on fire! A dismissal not very different to that of Krishnamurthy, except this time Sushma misses the line of the delivery while looking to guide the ball behind square on the off side, getting her middle and off stump toppled. VEL 21/5

Sushma b Ecclestone 1(8)

After 5 overs, Velocity 21/4 (Sushma 1, Luus 1 )

Another brilliant over for the Trailblazers early on as Jhulan Goswami gets rid of Danni Wyatt off the third delivery with the skipper latching on to an easy chance at mid off. Just two runs and a wicket from this one, and suddenly Sushma and Sune have a massive task ahead of them.