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Women’s T20 Challenge 2022: Supernovas Women Defeated Trailblazers in the Opening Match

Women’s T20 Challenge 2022 Supernovas Women Defeated Trailblazers in the Opening Match

Amongst the ongoing Indian Premier League, another league has started, the Women’s T20 Challenge. Yesterday, on 23rd May, was the opening match of the Challenge series played in Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune at 3:30 pm. The BCCI declared the Challenge in 2018 with two teams. Trailblazers were the previous Challenge champions, being their first title. 

Also Read: BCCI: Women T20 Challenge 2022 Schedule Announced, An Early Stage For Women’s IPL?

The Challenge T20 game consists of three teams Trailblazers, Supernovas Women, and Velocity. It is just the beginning of a prominent T20 league in the future. Sourav Ganguly, President of BCCI, suggested an expansion of Women’s T20 teams but postponed due to the ongoing pandemic crisis.

Women’s T20 Challenge 2022 Supernovas Women Defeated Trailblazers in the Opening Match

Women’s T20 Challenge 2022: Yesterday Match Highlights

The first match of Women’s T20 Challenge 2022 was played yesterday 23rd May, at MCA Stadium. It was quite a match to watch and was a splendid beginning to the tournament. Supernovas Women(SPN) won the toss and decided to bat in the first inning. Priya Punia opened for SPN along with Deandra Dottin, scoring twenty-two runs and thirty-two runs.

Women’s T20 Challenge 2022 Supernovas Women Defeated Trailblazers in the Opening Match

Harleen Deol and Harmandeep Kaur scored the highest run in the match, thirty-five runs, and thirty-seven runs. It was quite a good first innings executed by the players. Supernovas ended up making 163 runs in the first inning. SPN’s bowlers also performed exceptionally and were the main reasons for winning. Pooja Vastrakar took four wickets, and Sophie Ecclestone took two wickets. 

Trailblazers(TRL) played the second innings after taking plenty of thrashing from SPN. TRL captain Smriti Mandhana opened the second innings with thirty-four runs with Hayley Matthews, who made eighteen runs. Jemimah Rodrigues also batted well and earned twenty-four runs for the team. These three were the only scoring batswomen for their team, and others played with poor performance. Hayley Mathews bagged three wickets, and Salma Khatun got two outs for the team. TRL yielded the match by forty-nine runs after scoring only 114 runs. 

It was an exciting opening match played between Supernovas Women and Trailblazers. SPN got an easy win due to their excellent bowling against TRN. The next match will be played between SPN and Velocity. 

Also Read: BCCI Announces Women’s T20 Challenge 2022 Squad List and Captains

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