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Match Details:
Date: 23 May 2022
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: MCA Stadium, Pune
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Preview:
After a successful tournament in 2021, the Women’s T20 Challenge returns to the MCA Stadium in Pune. The series starts with a star-studded fixture where Blaze will face Nova. Both these teams have some incredible players which could lead to an entertaining clash. In the previous edition of the contest, Blaze lifted the trophy as they defeated Velocity.
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Analysis:
Blaze is led by the Smriti Mandhana who along with Jemimah Rodrigues, and Sophia Dunkley form one of the most dangerous batting line-ups in the tournament. They also have one of the best all-rounders in world cricket in Hayley Williams who had an incredible World Cup in early 2022. Poonam Yadav and Rajeshwari Gayakwad make up their Blaze’s bowling attack that can cause a lot of damage in Pune.
India women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the Nova. Unlike Blaze, Nova doesn't boast of a lot of batters as they have Deandra Dottin. But they have an abundance of all-rounders with Kaur, Sune Luus, and Pooja Vastrakar who contribute in all departments. Similarly, they have a dominant bowling attack with global stars like Sophie Ecclestone and Alana King who lit up the recent World Cup.
Key Players:
People’s picks:
Probable XIs
Blaze: Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sophia Dunkley, Hayley Matthews, Richa Gosh, Salma Khatun, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh, Arundhati Reddy, Priyanka Priyadarshini
Nova: Taniya Bhatia, Priya Punia, Deandra Dottin, Harmanpreet Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Ayushi Soni, Meghna Singh, Sune Luus, Sophie Ecclestone, V Chandu, Alana King
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Team 2
Best 14
Batters: Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sophia Dunkley, Deandra Dottin
Bowlers: Sophie Ecclestone, Alana King, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Wicketkeepers: Richa Gosh, Taniya Bhatia
All Rounders: Hayley Matthews, Sune Luus, Harmanpreet Kaur, Salma Khatun
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