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{{short description|Indian women's cricket team}}
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{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Velocity
| image = IPL Velocity logo.jpg
| colours = {{colourbox|#4B0082}} [[Purple]]
| coach = [[Mamatha Maben]]
| captain = [[Mithali Raj]]
| established = 2019
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'''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 [[2019 Women's T20 Challenge|first season]], but lost to [[IPL Supernovas|Supernovas]] by 4 wickets.

==History==
===2019===
Velocity were founded in [[2019 Women's T20 Challenge|2019]] as part of the expansion of the [[Women's T20 Challenge]], which had started in [[2018 Women's T20 Challenge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/women-s-t20-challenge-a-step-towards-an-ipl-for-harmanpreet-mandhana-and-co-1183353|title=Women's T20 Challenge a step towards an IPL for Harmanpreet, Mandhana and Co|work=ESPN Cricinfo|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref> They were to be captained by [[Mithali Raj]] and included overseas players [[Hayley Matthews]], [[Danni Wyatt]] and [[Amelia Kerr]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/179295/bcci-announces-teams-for-women-s-t20-challenge|title=TEAMS FOR WOMEN’S T20 CHALLENGE|work=Indian Premier League|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref> In their first match, Velocity beat [[IPL Trailblazers|Trailblazers]] by 3 wickets, with Wyatt top-scoring with 46 and [[Ekta Bisht]] and Amelia Kerr taking two wickets apiece.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20-challenge-2019-1181892/trailblazers-vs-velocity-2nd-match-1181894/full-scorecard|title=Trailblazers v Velocity, May 8 2019 Scorecard|work=ESPN Cricinfo|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref> Velocity then lost to [[IPL Supernovas|Supernovas]] in their second match, however, losing by 12 runs despite 43 from Wyatt and 40* from Mithali Raj.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20-challenge-2019-1181892/supernovas-vs-velocity-3rd-match-1181895/full-scorecard|title=Velocity v Supernovas, May 8 2019 Scorecard|work=ESPN Cricinfo|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref>

Velocity still qualified for the final, finishing second on Net Run Rate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/19201/season/2019/womens-t20-challenge|title=Women's T20 Challenge-Points Table|work=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20-challenge-2019-1181892/supernovas-vs-velocity-final-1181896/match-report|title=Harmanpreet Kaur 51 sets up Supernovas' last-ball win in final|work=ESPN Cricinfo|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref>

===2020===
The [[2020 Women's T20 Challenge]] was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], eventually getting underway in November.<ref>{{cite web|title= Sourav Ganguly: Women's T20 Challenge during IPL 'very much on' |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29581951/sourav-ganguly-women-t20-challenge-ipl-very-much-on |website=ESPNCricinfo |accessdate=3 August 2020 |language=en |date=3 August 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20-challenge-2020-21-1228311/velocity-vs-trailblazers-2nd-match-1235587/full-scorecard |title=Velocity v Trailblazers, November 5 2020 Scorecard|work=ESPN Cricinfo|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref> The damage to their Net Run Rate meant Velocity failed to qualify for the final, finishing bottom of the group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/19201/season/2020/women's-t20-challenge|title=Women's T20 Challenge-Points Table|work=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=12 January 2021}}</ref>

==Players==
===Current squad===
As per 2020 season.<ref name="WC">{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/215560/bcci-announces-squads-for-women-s-t20-challenge |title=BCCI ANNOUNCES SQUADS FOR WOMEN’S T20 CHALLENGE |work=www.iplt20.com |accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref>
* No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
* {{double-dagger}} denotes players with international caps.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width:80%;"
|-
!style="background:#4B0082; color:white" | No.
!style="background:#4B0082; color:white" | Name
!style="background:#4B0082; color:white" | Nationality
!style="background:#4B0082; color:white" | Birth date
!style="background:#4B0082; color:white" | Batting Style
!style="background:#4B0082; color:white" | Bowling Style
!style="background:#4B0082; color:white" | Notes

|-
! colspan="7" | Batter
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3|| [[Mithali Raj]] {{double-dagger}} || {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1982|12|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || [[Captain (cricket)|Club captain]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"|79|| [[Veda Krishnamurthy]] {{double-dagger}} || {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1992|10|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"|17|| [[Shafali Verma]] {{double-dagger}} || {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|2004|1|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
! colspan="7" | All-rounders
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12|| [[Shikha Pandey]] {{double-dagger}} || {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1989|5|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-

|-
|style="text-align:center"|-||[[Devika Vaidya]] {{double-dagger}}|| {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1997|8|13|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||

|-
|style="text-align:center"|62|| [[Leigh Kasperek]] {{double-dagger}} || {{crw|New Zealand}} || {{Birth date and age|1992|2|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Overseas player

|-
|style="text-align:center"|28|| [[Danni Wyatt]] {{double-dagger}} || {{crw|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1991|4|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Overseas player
|-
|style="text-align:center"|96|| [[Suné Luus]] {{double-dagger}} || {{crw|South Africa}} || {{Birth date and age|1996|1|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || Overseas player
|-
|style="text-align:center"|-|| Meghna Singh || {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1994|6|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
! colspan="7" | Wicket-keepers
|-
|style="text-align:center"| 5 || [[Sushma Verma]] {{double-dagger}} || {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1992|11|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || — ||
|-
! colspan="7" | Bowlers
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8|| [[Ekta Bisht]] {{double-dagger}} || {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1986|2|8|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"|-|| [[Mansi Joshi]] {{double-dagger}} || {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1993|8|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"|68|| [[Sushree Dibyadarshini]] || {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1997|9|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"|92|| [[Manali Dakshini]] || {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1997|9|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"|26||[[Jahanara Alam]] {{double-dagger}}|| {{crw|Bangladesh}} || {{Birth date and age|1993|4|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Overseas player
|-
|style="text-align:center"|-|| Murali Anagha || {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|2004|7|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|}

==Seasons==
===Women's T20 Challenge===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Final standing
! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! scope="col" | P
! scope="col" | W
! scope="col" | L
! scope="col" | T
! scope="col" | NR
! scope="col" | Pts
! scope="col" | NRR
! scope="col" | Pos
|-
! scope="row" | [[2019 Women's T20 Challenge|2019]]
| style="background:#dddddd;"| {{sort|1|Runners-up}}
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || +0.045 || 2nd
|| Lost to [[IPL Supernovas]] in the final
|-
! scope="row" | [[2020 Women's T20 Challenge|2020]]
| {{sort|2|Group Stage}}
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || –1.869 || 3rd
|
|}

== Statistics ==
===Women's T20 Challenge===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:25%;"
|+ Women's T20 Challenge - summary of results<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/1228311.html?view=records|title=Women's T20 Challenge Records|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! style="background:#ffc;|Year
! style="background:#ffc;|Played
! style="background:#ffc;|Wins
! style="background:#ffc;|Losses
! style="background:#ffc;|Tied
! style="background:#ffc;|NR
! style="background:#ffc;|Win %
|-
! [[2019 Women's T20 Challenge|2019]]
| 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 33.33
|-
! [[2020 Women's T20 Challenge|2020]]
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 50.00
|-
! Total
|'''5'''||'''2'''||'''3'''||'''0'''||'''0''' ||'''40.00'''
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Women's T20 Challenge - teamwise result summary<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/1228311.html?view=records|title=Women's T20 Challenge Records|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! style="background:#ffc;|Opposition
! style="background:#ffc;|Mat
! style="background:#ffc;|Won
! style="background:#ffc;|Lost
! style="background:#ffc;|Tied
! style="background:#ffc;|NR
! style="background:#ffc;|Win %
|-
| [[IPL Supernovas]] || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 33.33
|-
| [[IPL Trailblazers]] || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 50.00
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Women's T20 Challenge}}

[[Category:Women's T20 Challenge teams]]

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>Mpk662 at 11:07, 28 May 2021