IPL Trailblazers

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Trailblazers
IPL Trailblazers logo.jpg
Personnel
CaptainSmriti Mandhana
CoachBiju George
Team information
Colours  Pink
Established2018
History
T20 Challenge wins1 (2020)

T20

IPL Trailblazers are an Indian women's cricket team. They were founded in 2018 to compete in the Women's T20 Challenge, and are captained by Smriti Mandhana. They are the current champions of the T20 Challenge, having beaten Supernovas in the Final of the 2020 Women's T20 Challenge by 16 runs.

History[]

2018[]

Trailblazers were formed in 2018 to take part in the inaugural Women's T20 Challenge competition, in which they played a one-off match against Supernovas. 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 Smriti Mandhana was named as captain of the side, alongside fellow Indians Deepti Sharma and Jhulan Goswami as well as overseas players Alyssa Healy, Suzie Bates, Beth Mooney, Danielle Hazell and Lea Tahuhu.[2]

In the match, which took place on the 22nd May 2018, the Trailblazers were put into bat and restricted to 129/6, with Suzie Bates top-scoring for 32. The game went to the final over, with Bates needing to defend four runs. Supernovas batter Ellyse Perry hit a single off the final ball to crown her side champions.[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] Trailblazers won their first game of the tournament, a rematch against Supernovas, after captain Mandhana struck 90 off 67 balls, and tight bowling from Sophie Ecclestone and Rajeshwari Gayakwad restricted the Supernovas batters.[6] In their second match, against Velocity, Trailblazers scored 112/6 batting first, which Velocity chased down with two overs to spare. The group ended with all sides on two points, but the Trailblazers had the worst Net Run Rate and were therefore eliminated.[7][8]

2020[]

The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually getting underway in November.[9] Trailblazers played Velocity in their first game, bowling them out for just 47, with overseas bowler Sophie Ecclestone taking 4 wickets for 9 runs. Trailblazers then chased their target down in 7.5 overs.[10] Their second game was much closer, however, as Supernovas set them 146 to chase. Deepti Sharma scored 43*, but Trailblazers fell two runs short.[11]

Trailblazers still qualified for the final on Net Run Rate, however, and faced Supernovas again. Batting first, Mandhana scored 68 as her side reached 118, and tight bowling from Goswami, Sharma and Salma Khatun in particular meant Supernovas could only score 102, giving the Trailblazers their maiden T20 Challenge title.[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
Batter
18 Smriti Mandhana double-dagger  India (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 25) Left-handed Right-arm medium Club captain
– Punam Raut double-dagger  India (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break
93 Natthakan Chantam double-dagger  Thailand (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
All-rounders
6 Deepti Sharma double-dagger  India (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm off break
9 Dayalan Hemalatha double-dagger  India (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
21 Harleen Deol double-dagger  India (1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
25 Jhulan Goswami double-dagger  India (1983-11-25) 25 November 1983 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
3 Salma Khatun double-dagger  Bangladesh (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
5 Deandra Dottin double-dagger  West Indies (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm Fast-medium Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
13 Richa Ghosh double-dagger  India (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium
7 Nuzhat Parween double-dagger  India (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 25) Right-handed —
Bowlers
1 Rajeshwari Gayakwad double-dagger  India (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
19 Sophie Ecclestone double-dagger  England (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
– Simran Bahadur  India (1999-12-13) 13 December 1999 (age 22) Left-handed Right-arm medium
–  India (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Seasons[]

Women's T20 Challenge[]

Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR Pts NRR Pos
2018 Runners-up No Group Stage Lost to IPL Supernovas in the final
2019 Group Stage 2 1 1 0 0 2 –0.305 3rd
2020 Champions 2 1 1 0 0 2 +2.109 1st Won against IPL Supernovas 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 0 1 0 0 0.00
2019 2 1 1 0 0 50.00
2020 3 2 1 0 0 66.66
Total 6 3 3 0 0 50.00
Women's T20 Challenge - teamwise result summary[14]
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
IPL Supernovas 4 2 2 0 0 50.00
IPL Velocity 2 1 1 0 0 50.00

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. ^ "Trailblazers v Velocity, May 8 2019 Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Women's T20 Challenge-Points Table". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Sourav Ganguly: Women's T20 Challenge during IPL 'very much on'". ESPNCricinfo. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Velocity v Trailblazers, November 5 2020 Scorecard". 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. ^ a b "Women's T20 Challenge Records". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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