A clinical display of batting by Sushma Verma and man of the match Suue Luus allowed Velocity to win the season opener of Jio Women's T20 challenge against Supernovas. Supernovas picked wickets at regular intervals but the stand Velocity batsman ensured the chasing team won without any hiccups. A below-par total by Supernovas as sans Chamari Athapaththu, none of the batswomen got going and a fighting 31 from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, has been the second stand-out show with the bat.
For Velocity, spinner Ekta Bisht picked three wickets, with Leigh Kasperek and Jahanara Alam sharing four among themselves. Sent into bat first, Priya Punia and Chamari Athapaththu provided a steady start to Supernovas as both batters put on 30 runs for the first wicket, but Velocity came back strongly in the sixth over as Leigh Kasperek dismissed Punia (11). In the last three overs, Supernovas managed to add just ten more runs to their total and Velocity picked up four wickets to restrict the Harmanpreet-led side to a score of less than the 130-run mark.
