IPL Velocity

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Velocity
Personnel
CaptainDeepti Sharma
CoachDevika Palshikar
Team information
Colours  Purple
Established2019
History
T20 Challenge wins0

T20

IPL Velocity were an Indian women's cricket team. They were founded in 2019 to compete in the Women's T20 Challenge, which they competed in until the tournament ended in 2022. They reached the final of the competition twice, in 2019 and 2022, but lost both times.

History[edit]

2019[edit]

Velocity were founded in 2019 as part of the expansion of the Women's T20 Challenge, which had started in 2018 Women's T20 Challenge.[1] They were to be captained by Mithali Raj and included overseas players Hayley Matthews, Danni Wyatt and Amelia Kerr.[2] In their first match, Velocity beat Trailblazers by 3 wickets, with Wyatt top-scoring with 46 and Ekta Bisht and Amelia Kerr taking two wickets apiece.[3] Velocity then lost to Supernovas in their second match, however, losing by 12 runs despite 43 from Wyatt and 40* from Mithali Raj.[4]

Velocity still qualified for the final, finishing second on Net Run Rate.[5] They faced Supernovas once again, batting first and scoring 121/6, mainly thanks to a 71-run partnership between Sushma Verma (40*) and Amelia Kerr (36). A half-century for opposition captain Harmanpreet Kaur, however, brought the Supernovas close, and Velocity were beaten off the final ball, which Radha Yadav hit to the boundary.[6]

2020[edit]

The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually getting underway in November.[7] Velocity beat Supernovas by 5 wickets with one ball to spare in their first game, with Sune Luus top-scoring with 37*, after Ekta Bisht took 3/22 with the ball. In their second match, however, against Trailblazers, Velocity collapsed to 47 all out, with opposition bowler Sophie Ecclestone taking 4/9, and lost by 9 wickets.[8] The damage to their Net Run Rate meant Velocity failed to qualify for the final, finishing bottom of the group.[9]

2022[edit]

The 2022 Women's T20 Challenge took place in May 2022. Deepti Sharma replaced Mithali Raj as captain of the side.[10] Velocity beat Supernovas in their first match of the tournament, with Shafali Verma and Laura Wolvaardt scoring half-centuries.[11] They lost their second match, against Trailblazers, but managed to limit the damage to their Net Run Rate in order to qualify for the final.[12] In the final, they faced Supernovas. Chasing 166 for victory, Velocity fell four runs short despite Wolvaardt's 65*.[13]

The 2022 season proved to be the final edition of the Women's T20 Challenge, with the tournament being replaced by the Women's Premier League from the 2023 season.[14]

Players[edit]

Final squad, 2022 season.[10]

  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • ‡ denotes players with international caps.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
17 Shafali Verma ‡  India (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm off break
– Natthakan Chantam ‡  Thailand (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
– Kiran Navgire  India Unknown Right-handed Unknown
– Shivali Shinde  India (1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 (age 27) Right-handed –
– Laura Wolvaardt ‡  South Africa (1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
All-rounders
6 Deepti Sharma ‡  India (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 26) Left-handed Right-arm off break Club captain
– Sneh Rana ‡  India (1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
– Yastika Bhatia ‡  India (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 23) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Bowlers
– Simran Bahadur  India (1999-12-13) 13 December 1999 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm medium
– Pranavi Chandra  India Unknown Unknown Unknown
– Kate Cross ‡  England (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas player
– Keerthi James  India (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
– Aarti Kedar  India Unknown Unknown Unknown
– Ayabonga Khaka ‡  South Africa (1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
– Maya Sonawane  India (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
– Radha Yadav ‡  India (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Overseas players[edit]

Seasons[edit]

Women's T20 Challenge[edit]

Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR Pts NRR Pos
2019 Runners-up 2 1 1 0 0 2 +0.045 2nd Lost to IPL Supernovas in the final
2020 Group stage 2 1 1 0 0 2 −1.869 3rd
2022 Runners-up 2 1 1 0 0 2 -0.022 2nd Lost to IPL Supernovas in the final

Statistics[edit]

Women's T20 Challenge[edit]

Women's T20 Challenge - summary of results[15]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2019 3 1 2 0 0 33.33
2020 2 1 1 0 0 50.00
2022 3 1 2 0 0 33.33
Total 8 3 5 0 0 37.50
Women's T20 Challenge - teamwise result summary[15]
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
IPL Supernovas 5 2 3 0 0 40.00
IPL Trailblazers 3 1 2 0 0 33.33

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Women's T20 Challenge a step towards an IPL for Harmanpreet, Mandhana and Co". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. ^ "TEAMS FOR WOMEN'S T20 CHALLENGE". Indian Premier League. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Trailblazers v Velocity, May 8 2019 Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Velocity v Supernovas, May 8 2019 Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's T20 Challenge-Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Harmanpreet Kaur 51 sets up Supernovas' last-ball win in final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Sourav Ganguly: Women's T20 Challenge during IPL 'very much on'". ESPNcricinfo. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Velocity v Trailblazers, November 5 2020 Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Women's T20 Challenge-Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Women's T20 Challenge: Deepti replaces Raj as Velocity captain; Dunkley, Cross, King, Wolvaardt among overseas stars". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  11. ^ "2nd Match (D/N), Pune, May 24 2022, Women's T20 Challenge: Supernovas v Velcoity". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Meghana, Rodrigues power Trailblazers to win, but Velocity in final with better NRR". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Dottin and Ecclestone bring the crown home for Supernovas". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  14. ^ "BCCI proposes six-team women's IPL from next year". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Women's T20 Challenge Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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