Deandra Dottin powers Supernovas to title win
World Boss Deandra Dottin scored 62 runs off 44 balls with the help of just 1 four but 4 sixes to power Supernovas to 165 runs in their full quota of overs in the finals of Women’s T20 Challenge 2022. Dottin bowled 4 overs and picked the wickets of Shafali Verma and Kate Cross at crucial junctures of the match. She also delivered a maiden over.
Chasing 166 to win, Velocity were reduced to 64/5 in 11 overs and it seemed a easy win for Supernovas, but Laura Wolvaardt had other ideas. The Proteas batter smacked an unbeaten 65 off 40 balls powered by 5 fours and 3 sixes to bring the team close to the target. Simran Bahadur’s 20* off 10 partnered with Wolvaardt scoring 44-runs off 3.1 overs for the 9th wicket stand.
Velocity needed 17 runs to win off the final over. Sophie Ecclestone bowled the last over and conceded six off the first ball reducing the equation to 11 to win off 5 balls.
The over went for: 6-1-1lb-2-1-1 – A brilliant comeback by Sophie Ecclestone putting her experience to play. 12 runs came from the final over and Supernovas clinched their third title.
Toss: Deepti Sharma (Velocity) won the toss and elect to bowl
Playing XIs:
Supernovas:
Priya Punia, Deandra Dottin, Harleen Deol, Taniya Bhatia(w), Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Sune Luus, Pooja Vastrakar, Alana King, Sophie Ecclestone, Mansi Joshi, Rashi Kanojiya
Velocity:
Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia(w), Kiran Navgire, Laura Wolvaardt, Deepti Sharma(c), Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Simran Bahadur, Kate Cross, Natthakan Chantham, Ayabonga Khaka
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Supernovas vs Velocity – IPL 2022 – Match Summary
Supernovas 165-7 in 20 overs
Priya Punia 28 (29) – 2 sixes
Deandra Dottin 62 (44)- 1 four & 4 sixes
Harmanpreet Kaur 43 (29)- 1 four & 3 sixes
Kate Cross 4-0-29-2
Deepti Sharma 4-0-20-2
Ayabhonga Khaka 4-0-27-1
Simran Bahadur 4-0-30-2
Velocity 161-8 in 20 overs
Shafali Verma 15 (8) – 3 fours
Yastika Bhatia 13 (9) – 3 fours
Laura Wolvaardt 65*(40) – 5 fours & 3 sixes
Sneh Rana 15 (15) – 2 fours
Kate Cross 13 (7) – 2 fours
Simran Bahadur 20*(10) – 3 fours & 1 six
Sophie Ecclestone 4-0-28-2
Deandra Dottin 4-1-28-2
Pooja Vastrakar 3-0-32-1
Alana King 4-0-32-3
Result: Supernovas won by 4 runs
Player of the Match: Deandra Dottin
Player of the Series: Deandra Dottin
