IPL Supernovas

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Supernovas
IPL Supernovas logo.jpg
Personnel
CaptainHarmanpreet Kaur
CoachWV Raman
Team information
Colours  Light blue
Established2018
History
T20 Challenge wins2 (2018, 2019)

T20

IPL Supernovas are an Indian women's cricket team. They were founded in 2018 to compete in the Women's T20 Challenge, and are captained by Harmanpreet Kaur. They are the most successful T20 Challenge side, having won the tournament twice, in 2018 and 2019.

History[]

2018[]

Supernovas were formed in 2018 to take part in the inaugural Women's T20 Challenge competition, in which they played a one-off match against Trailblazers. The game was viewed as a response to the men's Indian Premier League, and hopes were that the one-off game would lead towards a fully-fledged tournament in the future.[1] Indian batter Harmanpreet Kaur was named as captain of the side, alongside fellow Indians Mithali Raj and Veda Krishnamurthy as well as overseas players Danni Wyatt, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Meg Lanning and Megan Schutt.[2]

In the match, which took place on the 22nd May 2018, the Supernovas won the toss and elected to bat first. Economical bowling restricted the Trailblazers to 129/6, with Schutt and Perry the picks of the bowlers, with 2 wickets apiece. Contributions from Mithali Raj, Wyatt and Harmanpreet Kaur got the Supernovas close in response, before Perry hit the winning runs off the final ball in a tense finish.[3] The Supernovas were therefore crowned the winners of the inaugural Women's T20 Challenge.[4]

2019[]

2019 saw the expansion of the tournament to three teams, with the addition of Velocity. Each side played each other once in a group stage, with the top two progressing to a final.[5] In the first game, a rematch of last year's final against Trailblazers, the Supernovas lost by 2 runs after opposition opener Smriti Mandhana hit 90 off 67 balls.[6] In their second game, however, 77 from Jemimah Rodrigues saw Supernovas post 142/3 against Velocity. Tight bowling from Poonam Yadav (4/13) then helped Supernovas to a 12 run victory, sending them through to the final.[7]

In the final, they faced Velocity again. Velocity batted first and posted 121/6, with Supernovas bowler Lea Tahuhu taking 2/21 from 4 overs, including a wicket maiden. 51 from Harmanpreet Kaur then set up a Supernovas victory, which again came off the final ball of the match, hit for four by Radha Yadav.[8]

2020[]

The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually getting underway in November.[9] Supernovas played Velocity in their first match, losing by 5 wickets with one ball to spare. Newly signed overseas player Chamari Atapattu hit 44 for Supernovas.[10] In their second game, Atapattu was again the star, hitting 67 as the side scored 146/6 batting first. Radha Yadav then defended 9 off the final over to send her side into the final.[11]

Supernovas faced Trailblazers again in the final, with the Trailblazers batting first and scoring 118/8 from their 20 overs. The Supernovas struggled to chase, however, losing out by 16 runs.[12]

Players[]

Current squad[]

As per 2020 season.[13]

  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • double-dagger denotes players with international caps.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batters
5 Jemimah Rodrigues double-dagger  India (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break
16 Priya Punia double-dagger  India (1996-08-06) 6 August 1996 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium
– Muskan Malik  India (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
7 Harmanpreet Kaur double-dagger  India (1989-03-08) 8 March 1989 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break Club captain
58 Chamari Atapattu double-dagger  Sri Lanka (1990-02-09) 9 February 1990 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
14 Shashikala Siriwardene double-dagger  Sri Lanka (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
– Ayushi Soni  India (2000-09-30) 30 September 2000 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
28 Taniya Bhatia double-dagger  India (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 24) Right-handed —
Bowlers
82 Anuja Patil double-dagger  India (1992-06-28) 28 June 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break
21 Radha Yadav double-dagger  India (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 21) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
24 Poonam Yadav double-dagger  India (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
4 Shakera Selman double-dagger  West Indies (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
– Arundhati Reddy  double-dagger  India (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
11 Pooja Vastrakar double-dagger  India (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
99 Ayabonga Khaka double-dagger  South Africa (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player

Seasons[]

Women's T20 Challenge[]

Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR Pts NRR Pos
2018 Champions No Group Stage Won against IPL Trailblazers in the final
2019 Champions 2 1 1 0 0 2 +0.250 1st Won against IPL Velocity in the final
2020 Runners-up 2 1 1 0 0 2 –0.054 2nd Lost to IPL Trailblazers in the final

Statistics[]

Women's T20 Challenge[]

Women's T20 Challenge - summary of results[14]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2018 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
2019 3 2 1 0 0 66.66
2020 3 1 2 0 0 33.33
Total 7 4 3 0 0 57.14
Women's T20 Challenge - teamwise result summary[15]
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
IPL Trailblazers 4 2 2 0 0 50.00
IPL Velocity 3 2 1 0 0 66.66

References[]

  1. ^ "Exhibition T20 aspires to lay a little foundation for a Women's IPL". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Squads Announced for Women's T20 Challenge Match". Indian Premier League. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Suzie Bates, Ellyse Perry call the shots in last-ball cliffhanger". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Trailblazers v Supernovas, May 22 2018 Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's T20 Challenge a step towards an IPL for Harmanpreet, Mandhana and Co". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Trailblazers v Supernovas, May 6 2019 Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Velocity v Supernovas, May 8 2019 Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Harmanpreet Kaur 51 sets up Supernovas' last-ball win in final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Sourav Ganguly: Women's T20 Challenge during IPL 'very much on'". ESPNCricinfo. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Sushma Verma and Sune Luus star in Velocity's come-from-behind victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Atapattu and Yadav stand tall as Supernovas and Trailblazers make the final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Smriti Mandhana 68, Salma Khatun three-for lead Trailblazers to 2020 Women's T20 Challenge title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  13. ^ "BCCI ANNOUNCES SQUADS FOR WOMEN'S T20 CHALLENGE". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Women's T20 Challenge Records". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Women's T20 Challenge Records". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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