IPL Supernovas

IPL Supernovas are an Indian women's 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 twice, in 2018 and 2019.

Supernovas
Personnel
CaptainHarmanpreet Kaur
CoachWV Raman
Team information
Colours  Light blue
Established2018
History
T20 Challenge wins2 (2018, 2019)

T20

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 the 22nd 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]

Players

Current squad

As per 2020 season.[13]

  • No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
  • denotes players with international caps.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
5Jemimah Rodrigues  India (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000Right-handedRight-arm off break
16Priya Punia  India (1996-08-06) 6 August 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium
–Muskan Malik India (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
7Harmanpreet Kaur  India (1989-03-08) 8 March 1989Right-handedRight-arm off breakClub captain
58Chamari Atapattu  Sri Lanka (1990-02-09) 9 February 1990Left-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
14Shashikala Siriwardene  Sri Lanka (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
–Ayushi Soni India (2000-09-30) 30 September 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
28Taniya Bhatia  India (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997Right-handed—
Bowlers
82Anuja Patil  India (1992-06-28) 28 June 1992Right-handedRight-arm off break
21Radha Yadav  India (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
24Poonam Yadav  India (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg break
4Shakera Selman  West Indies (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
–Arundhati Reddy   India (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
11Pooja Vastrakar  India (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
99Ayabonga Khaka  South Africa (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player

Seasons

Women's T20 Challenge
Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR Pts NRR Pos
2018 Champions No Group Stage Won against IPL Trailblazers in the final
2019 Champions 211002+0.2501st Won against IPL Velocity in the final
2020 Runners-up 211002–0.0542nd Lost to IPL Trailblazers in the final

Statistics

Women's T20 Challenge
Women's T20 Challenge - summary of results[14]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2018 11000100.00
2019 3210066.66
2020 3120033.33
Total 7430057.14
Women's T20 Challenge - teamwise result summary[15]
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
IPL Trailblazers4220050.00
IPL Velocity3210066.66

References
  1. "Exhibition T20 aspires to lay a little foundation for a Women's IPL". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. "Squads Announced for Women's T20 Challenge Match". Indian Premier League. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. "Suzie Bates, Ellyse Perry call the shots in last-ball cliffhanger". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. "Trailblazers v Supernovas, May 22 2018 Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. "Women's T20 Challenge a step towards an IPL for Harmanpreet, Mandhana and Co". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. "Trailblazers v Supernovas, May 6 2019 Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. "Velocity v Supernovas, May 8 2019 Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  8. "Harmanpreet Kaur 51 sets up Supernovas' last-ball win in final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. "Sourav Ganguly: Women's T20 Challenge during IPL 'very much on'". ESPNCricinfo. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  10. "Sushma Verma and Sune Luus star in Velocity's come-from-behind victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  11. "Atapattu and Yadav stand tall as Supernovas and Trailblazers make the final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  12. "Smriti Mandhana 68, Salma Khatun three-for lead Trailblazers to 2020 Women's T20 Challenge title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  13. "BCCI ANNOUNCES SQUADS FOR WOMEN'S T20 CHALLENGE". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  14. "Women's T20 Challenge Records". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  15. "Women's T20 Challenge Records". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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