2022 Women's T20 Challenge, Velocity beat Supernovas: Records broken
Velocity have beaten Supernovas in match number two of the 2022 Women's T20 Challenge at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. They chased down 151, with Laura Wolvaardt and Deepti Sharma getting them home. Earlier, Shafali Verma gave Velocity a blazing start, racing to her half-century. For Supernovas, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur shone with the bat (71 off 51 balls). Here are the records.
Supernovas had a terrible start after Velocity elected to field. They were reduced to 18/3 before a partnership between Taniya Bhatia and Harmanpreet steadied their ship. The duo took Supernovas to the 100-run mark in the 14th over. Sune Luus scored a useful 20, guiding Supernovas to 150/5. Shafali, Wolvaardt, and Deepti starred in the run-chase for Velocity.
Harmanpreet has become the first batter to register 100 runs in the 2022 Women's T20 Challenge. She now has 108 runs in two matches at an average of 54.00. The Indian batter has struck at a remarkable 135.00 so far. Meanwhile, Shafali Verma is the only other batter to have scored in excess of 50 in the tournament (51).
As per Rajneesh Gupta, the average first-innings total in the Women's T20 Challenge was only 120 before the ongoing edition. The total has risen to 157 now. In the first match, Supernovas registered the highest-ever total in the history of the tournament (163).
Youngster Shafali Verma brought up her half-century off just 30 balls. She now holds the record for scoring the fastest fifty in the Women's T20 Challenge history. The 18-year-old broke the record of Jemimah Rodrigues, who slammed a 31-ball fifty against Velocity in the 2019 edition. Harmanpreet (34), Chamari Atapattu (37), and Smriti Mandhana (38) follow Harmanpreet on the list.
