Women's T20 Challenge 2022

West Indian all-rounder Deandra Dottin starred with both bat and ball as she powered Supernovas to an unprecedented third Women's T20 Challenge title triumph with a four-run win over Velocity in a thrilling final on Saturday. Meanwhile, Supernovas' triumphant captain Harmanpreet Kaur said that her side knew that the Women's T20 Challenge final against Velocity could go down to the wire.

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Deandra Dottin did the star work to guide Supernovas pip Velocity by four runs in the Women's T20 Challenge final on Saturday as they scripted their third title in four seasons.

On her debut match in the ongoin Women's T20 Challenger, Velocity's Kiran Navgire clobbered the fastest half-century in the history of the tournament against Trailblazers on Thursday. The Nagaland domestic cricketer reached 50-run mark just 24 deliveries. Velocity suffered a 16-run defeat in the Women's T20 Challenge but still qualified for the final on the basis of a better net run rate, knocking out victors Trailblazers from the tournament. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's World Cup winning six resides in India's collective consciousness and it was a shot that changed a lot of lives, including that of little-known Solapur athlete Kiran Navgire.

After Shafali's breezy knock of 51 in 33 balls, Laura Wolvaard (51 off 35 balls) and Deepti Sharma (24 not out) saw their side home comfortably. Harmanpreet Kaur’s 71 went in vain as Shafali Verma and Laura Wolvaardt scored half-centuries to finish off the run chase in the penultimate over.

Smriti Mandhana-led Trailblazers are geared up for their clash against Supernovas in the Women's T20 Challenge opener which will be played on Monday (May 23). Meanwhile ahead of the match, India's star southpaw said that she has been working on her T20 game and looking to play more strokes, keeping in mind the number of shortest format matches scheduled in the next 12 months.

Veteran stars of the Indian women's cricket team Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami will be rested for the upcoming Women's T20 Challenge, which is slated to take place from May 23 to 28 at the Mumbai Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

England captain Heather Knight, world number one bowler Sophie Ecclestone and Australian leg-spinner Alana King are among 12 foreign players who are set to take part in the Women's T20 Challenge from May 23 in Pune.