IPL Velocity

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Velocity
IPL Velocity logo.jpg
Personnel
CaptainMithali Raj
CoachMamatha Maben
Team information
Colours  Purple
Established2019
History
T20 Challenge wins0

T20

IPL Velocity are an Indian women's cricket team. They were founded in 2019 to compete in the Women's T20 Challenge, and are captained by Mithali Raj. They reached the final of the tournament in their first season, but lost to Supernovas by 4 wickets.

History[]

2019[]

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[]

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]

Players[]

Current squad[]

As per 2020 season.[10]

  • 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
3 Mithali Raj double-dagger  India (1982-12-03) 3 December 1982 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Club captain
79 Veda Krishnamurthy double-dagger  India (1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
17 Shafali Verma double-dagger  India (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 17) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
12 Shikha Pandey double-dagger  India (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium
- Devika Vaidya double-dagger  India (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm leg break
62 Leigh Kasperek double-dagger  New Zealand (1992-02-15) 15 February 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
28 Danni Wyatt double-dagger  England (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
96 Suné Luus double-dagger  South Africa (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
- Meghna Singh  India (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
5 Sushma Verma double-dagger  India (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 29) Right-handed —
Bowlers
8 Ekta Bisht double-dagger  India (1986-02-08) 8 February 1986 (age 35) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
- Mansi Joshi double-dagger  India (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
68 Sushree Dibyadarshini  India (1997-09-08) 8 September 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break
92 Manali Dakshini  India (1997-09-29) 29 September 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
26 Jahanara Alam double-dagger  Bangladesh (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
- Murali Anagha  India (2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 (age 17) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Seasons[]

Women's T20 Challenge[]

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

Statistics[]

Women's T20 Challenge[]

Women's T20 Challenge - summary of results[11]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2019 3 1 2 0 0 33.33
2020 2 1 1 0 0 50.00
Total 5 2 3 0 0 40.00
Women's T20 Challenge - teamwise result summary[12]
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
IPL Supernovas 3 1 2 0 0 33.33
IPL Trailblazers 2 1 1 0 0 50.00

References[]

  1. ^ "Women's T20 Challenge a step towards an IPL for Harmanpreet, Mandhana and Co". ESPN Cricinfo. 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". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Velocity v Supernovas, May 8 2019 Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. 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". ESPN Cricinfo. 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". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Women's T20 Challenge-Points Table". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  10. ^ "BCCI ANNOUNCES SQUADS FOR WOMEN'S T20 CHALLENGE". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Women's T20 Challenge Records". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Women's T20 Challenge Records". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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