05/11Result
2nd Match, Women's T20 Challenge at Sharjah, Nov 5 2020
Trailblazers won by 9 wkts (73b rem)
Player of the Match
Sophie Ecclestone
Sophie EcclestoneTrailblazers
05/11Result
2nd Match, Women's T20 Challenge at Sharjah, Nov 5 2020
Trailblazers won by 9 wkts (73b rem)
Player of the Match
Sophie Ecclestone
Sophie EcclestoneTrailblazers

"This shows that why we are not ready for full 8 team IPL" --- That's a touch unfair, Shirish. Especially considering most of these players haven't had any cricket over the last six months. It's always going to be difficult to get back on the saddle immediately. The pitch too is a sluggish one, plus Sophie Ecclestone is the top-ranked player in the world.

Rajappan: "This is harsh on the Velocity. To get back on to the pitch and play soon after the hard-fought victory yesterday. They should be compensated somehow." --- To an extent, they will be redeemed, in case Trailblazers beat Supernovas in their league match on November 7.

Ecclestone speaks to the broadcasters:"We've had a long time training, and the Indian girls were really looking forward to playing. It's great to have some cricket here. [On her gameplan] It was skidding, and the idea was to keep the stumps in play and keep it straight. Just looked to keep it simple. Hopefully, we can get these runs in eight overs."

3.08pm On the basis of that first innings, you would say this is a boxing bout that should be stopped on TKO. And to think, Velocity were looking quite decent at 17 without loss in the third over. The tide turned when Jhulan Goswami got one to hit the top of off as Shafali Verma tried to play one to third man. From there, it was pretty much the Sophie Ecclestone show. By the time the other spinners got their turn, the stuffing had pretty much been knocked out of the Velocity lineup.

15.1
W
Ecclestone to Jahanara Alam, OUT, that looks good, and is given out leg before! Jahanara Alam was always going to look to press forward and defend, and knowing that fully well, Ecclestone fires this in straight and quick. Jahanara tries to get some bat on it, but it seems to hit pad first before taking part of the inside edge. Eccelstone put in about three or four loud appeals, with some loud, unflinching support from behind the stumps, before umpire Pashchim Pathak raised his finger

Jahanara Alam lbw b Ecclestone 1 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00

Here's Ecclestone again

END OF OVER:
15 | 2 Runs | VEL: 47/9 | RR: 3.13

  • Jahanara Alam1 (4b)
  • Leigh Kasperek11 (20b)
  • Salma Khatun2-0-4-0
  • Deepti Sharma4-1-8-1
14.6
1
Salma Khatun to Jahanara Alam, 1 run, tossed up around off, cuts this hard, and a diving half-stop from Smriti Mandhana at wide cover. Cannot prevent the single, though
14.5
1
Salma Khatun to Kasperek, 1 run, uses her feet, and drives with the turn to long-on
14.4
0
Salma Khatun to Kasperek, no run, a little shorter and wider, cut hard, but straight to wide cover
14.3
0
Salma Khatun to Kasperek, no run, skips down the wicket, heaves towards mid-on, but gets an inside edge on to short fine leg
14.2
0
Salma Khatun to Kasperek, no run, defended to point
14.1
0
Salma Khatun to Kasperek, no run, tossed up around leg, and driven towards square leg

END OF OVER:
14 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | VEL: 45/9 | RR: 3.21

  • Jahanara Alam0 (3b)
  • Leigh Kasperek10 (15b)
  • Deepti Sharma4-1-8-1
  • Salma Khatun1-0-2-0

Jigar Shah: "Richa Ghosh sounds like Rishabh Pant of Women's IPL..constant chatter behind the stumps..." --- She's a spunky teenager. Came out to bat as concussion sub for Taniya Bhatia in the T20 World Cup final, and batted quite competently in a forgettable performance by India

13.6
0
Sharma to Jahanara Alam, no run, length, defends back towards the bowler
13.5
0
Sharma to Jahanara Alam, no run, floated around off, and she defends with a forward press
13.4
0
Sharma to Jahanara Alam, no run, tossed up, driven towards cover-point
13.3
W
Sharma to Bisht, OUT, intent, but leads to her downfall. Tossed up around middle, and she just held her length back a touch. Ekta Bisht comes down the track and looks to swat it over the bowler, but can only hit it back in the air. Deepti Sharma takes a sharp catch in front of her face, and Ekta beats the turf in disgust as she drags herself away from the crease

E Bisht c & b Sharma 0 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

13.2
0
Sharma to Bisht, no run, tossed up around leg and middle, and she defends with a forward press
13.1
1
Sharma to Kasperek, 1 run, length, tapped towards point, and there's again some hesitation as they set off for a single. Kasperek was scrambling in the end at the non-striker's end, but the throw was not on target anyway

END OF OVER:
13 | 2 Runs | VEL: 44/8 | RR: 3.38

  • Ekta Bisht0 (4b)
  • Leigh Kasperek9 (14b)
  • Salma Khatun1-0-2-0
  • Deepti Sharma3-1-7-0

Pranav: "Are the pitches used , same that were used in the IPL games?" -- Yes, the pitches on the stadium would be the same. Though they did mention on the broadcast that this is not last night's pitch being used

12.6
0
Salma Khatun to Bisht, no run, tossed up around off, driven to cover
12.5
0
Salma Khatun to Bisht, no run, length, punched towards cover

Richa Ghosh exhorting Khatun to bring the batter forward with her length

12.4
0
Salma Khatun to Bisht, no run, flighted, tossed wide of off, and Bisht leaves
12.3
0
Salma Khatun to Bisht, no run, length, punched towards point
12.2
1
Salma Khatun to Kasperek, 1 run, slower, straighter, and whipped towards short fine leg. Again, some hesitation, but the throw goes to the striker's end, where Ekta Bisht was going quite quickly through
12.2
1w
Salma Khatun to Kasperek, 1 wide, full, but down the leg side. Kasperek tries the sweep, but it passes down the leg side