TRL vs SPN Women’s T20 Challenge Highlights: SPN win by 49 runs

Check highlights of Trailblazers vs Supernovas Women’s T20 Challenge match no. 1 that was played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.

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Star India opener Smriti Mandhana will be leading the defending champions, Trailblazers, at the Women’s T20 Challenge, scheduled to be held from May 23 to 28 at the MCA Stadium in Pune. “We had a good T20 domestic season, so just looking to continue with this tournament. I’m not thinking about how I will be going about it but I will just try to enjoy as much as I can,” she said.

Talking about her side’s opening match against Supernovas on Monday, Mandhana said the spin duo of Sophie Ecclestone and Alana King will pose a challenge but they have their own plans in place. “...We have our strategies ready, they have a good bowling unit especially the spin line up with Sophie (Ecclestone) and (Alana) King.”

Mandhana also said 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. “Personally I have been working on my T20 cricket since we have lot of T20s to play this year. So, trying to play little bit more shots then I used to playing,” she said.

On the other hand, Supernovas captain Harmanpreet Kaur feels the Women's T20 Challenge will serve as a good platform for seamer Manshi Joshi to prove herself and earn her place back in the Indian team. The 28-year-old Joshi from Punjab, who had missed the 2020 edition of the tournament after testing positive for COVID-19, has last played for India in March last year.

“Last time, unfortunately, she didn't get a chance to play but this time she did well in domestic season and now in the net sessions also she was looking really nice. It is a great opportunity for her,” Harmanpreet said during a virtual press-conference. Harmanpreet said Supernovas have a very ‘balanced’ side.

23 May 2022

22:39 IST

SPN win by 49 runs

Supernovas Women win by 49 runs as Trailblazers finish their innings at 114/9 after 20 overs. TRL started off well with Smriti Mandhana 34 (33), Harley Matthews 18 (14), Jemimah Rodrigues 24 (21) but the middle order collapsed badly.

22:30 IST

TRL looking DONE and DUSTED

Trailblazers are looking done and dusted for today as 8 wickets fall down in very quick succession. Supernovas Women bowlers on top as TRL's middle order fail badly.

TRL- 94/8 (16 Overs), Poonam Yadav 7 (10) & Renuka 2 (6)