IPL Supernovas are an Indian 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 three times, in 2018, 2019 and 2022.
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 22 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]
2022
The 2022 Women's T20 Challenge took place in May 2022. Supernovas won the opening game of the tournament by 49 runs, against Trailblazers, with Pooja Vastrakar taking 4/12 from her four overs.[13] They lost their second match, against Velocity, by 7 wickets, but still qualified for the final on Net Run Rate.[14] They faced Velocity again in the final, and scored 165/7 batting first, with Deandra Dottin scoring 62 from 44 balls. They then restricted Velocity to 161/8 to win their third T20 Challenge title.[15]
Players
Current squad
As per 2022 season.[16]
- No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
- Template:Double-dagger denotes players with international caps.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 4 | Priya Punia Template:Double-dagger | Template:Crw | 1996-8-6 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Muskan Malik | Template:Crw | 2002-10-8 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 7 | Harmanpreet Kaur Template:Double-dagger | Template:Crw | 1989-3-8 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Club captain |
| 21 | Harleen Deol Template:Double-dagger | Template:Crw | 1998-6-21 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 5 | Deandra Dottin Template:Double-dagger | Template:Crw | 1991-6-21 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 96 | Suné Luus Template:Double-dagger | Template:Crw | 1996-1-5 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| – | Ayushi Soni | Template:Crw | 2000-9-30 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 9 | Taniya Bhatia Template:Double-dagger | Template:Crw | 1997-11-28 (age 29) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 11 | Pooja Vastrakar Template:Double-dagger | Template:Crw | 1999-9-25 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Sophie Ecclestone Template:Double-dagger | Template:Crw | 1999-5-6 (age 27) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas player |
| – | Mansi Joshi Template:Double-dagger | Template:Crw | 1993-8-18 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Rashi Kanojiya | Template:Crw | 1998-8-20 (age 28) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| – | Alana King Template:Double-dagger | Template:Crw | 1995-11-22 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| – | Monica Patel Template:Double-dagger | Template:Crw | 1999-4-26 (age 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| – | Meghna Singh Template:Double-dagger | Template:Crw | 1994-6-18 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Chandu Venkateshappa | Template:Crw | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Overseas players
Seasons
Women's T20 Challenge
| Season | Final standing | League standings | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Pos | |||
| 2018 | Template:Sort | No Group stage | Won against IPL Trailblazers in the final | |||||||
| 2019 | Template:Sort | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.250 | 1st | Won against IPL Velocity in the final |
| 2020 | Template:Sort | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.054 | 2nd | Lost to IPL Trailblazers in the final |
| 2022 | Template:Sort | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.912 | 1st | Won against IPL Velocity in the final |
Statistics
Women's T20 Challenge
| Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Opposition | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL Trailblazers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| IPL Velocity | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
References
- ↑ Exhibition T20 aspires to lay a little foundation for a Women's IPL.
- ↑ Squads Announced for Women's T20 Challenge Match.
- ↑ Suzie Bates, Ellyse Perry call the shots in last-ball cliffhanger. International Cricket Council.
- ↑ Trailblazers v Supernovas, May 22 2018 Scorecard.
- ↑ Women's T20 Challenge a step towards an IPL for Harmanpreet, Mandhana and Co.
- ↑ Trailblazers v Supernovas, May 6 2019 Scorecard.
- ↑ Velocity v Supernovas, May 8 2019 Scorecard.
- ↑ Harmanpreet Kaur 51 sets up Supernovas' last-ball win in final.
- ↑ Sourav Ganguly: Women's T20 Challenge during IPL 'very much on'. ESPNCricinfo(3 August 2020).
- ↑ Sushma Verma and Sune Luus star in Velocity's come-from-behind victory.
- ↑ Atapattu and Yadav stand tall as Supernovas and Trailblazers make the final.
- ↑ Smriti Mandhana 68, Salma Khatun three-for lead Trailblazers to 2020 Women's T20 Challenge title.
- ↑ Vastrakar's four-for gives Supernovas a winning start. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ↑ Quick fifties from Verma and Wolvaardt give Velocity comfortable opening win. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ↑ Dottin and Ecclestone bring the crown home for Supernovas. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ↑ Women's T20 Challenge: Deepti replaces Raj as Velocity captain; Dunkley, Cross, King, Wolvaardt among overseas stars. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ↑ Women's T20 Challenge Records. ESPNCricinfo.
- ↑ Women's T20 Challenge Records. ESPNCricinfo.