IPL Velocity

IPL Velocity are an Indian women's cricket team. They were founded in 2019 to compete in the Women's T20 Challenge, and are captained by Mithali Raj. They reached the final of the tournament in their first season, but lost to Supernovas by 4 wickets.

Velocity
Personnel
CaptainMithali Raj
CoachMamatha Maben
Team information
Colours  Purple
Established2019
History
T20 Challenge wins0

T20

History

2019

Velocity were founded in 2019 as part of the expansion of the Women's T20 Challenge, which had started in 2018 Women's T20 Challenge.[1] They were to be captained by Mithali Raj and included overseas players Hayley Matthews, Danni Wyatt and Amelia Kerr.[2] In their first match, Velocity beat Trailblazers by 3 wickets, with Wyatt top-scoring with 46 and Ekta Bisht and Amelia Kerr taking two wickets apiece.[3] Velocity then lost to Supernovas in their second match, however, losing by 12 runs despite 43 from Wyatt and 40* from Mithali Raj.[4]

Velocity still qualified for the final, finishing second on Net Run Rate.[5] They faced Supernovas once again, batting first and scoring 121/6, mainly thanks to a 71-run partnership between Sushma Verma (40*) and Amelia Kerr (36). A half-century for opposition captain Harmanpreet Kaur, however, brought the Supernovas close, and Velocity were beaten off the final ball, which Radha Yadav hit to the boundary.[6]

2020

The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually getting underway in November.[7] Velocity beat Supernovas by 5 wickets with one ball to spare in their first game, with Sune Luus top-scoring with 37*, after Ekta Bisht took 3/22 with the ball. In their second match, however, against Trailblazers, Velocity collapsed to 47 all out, with opposition bowler Sophie Ecclestone taking 4/9, and lost by 9 wickets.[8] The damage to their Net Run Rate meant Velocity failed to qualify for the final, finishing bottom of the group.[9]

Players

Current squad

As per 2020 season.[10]

  • 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
3Mithali Raj  India (1982-12-03) 3 December 1982Right-handedRight-arm leg breakClub captain
79Veda Krishnamurthy  India (1992-10-16) 16 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg break
17Shafali Verma  India (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
12Shikha Pandey  India (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium
-Devika Vaidya  India (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997Left-handedRight-arm leg break
62Leigh Kasperek  New Zealand (1992-02-15) 15 February 1992Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
28Danni Wyatt  England (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
96Suné Luus  South Africa (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player
-Meghna Singh India (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
5Sushma Verma  India (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992Right-handed—
Bowlers
8Ekta Bisht  India (1986-02-08) 8 February 1986Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
-Mansi Joshi  India (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
68Sushree Dibyadarshini India (1997-09-08) 8 September 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
92Manali Dakshini India (1997-09-29) 29 September 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
26Jahanara Alam  Bangladesh (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
-Murali Anagha India (2004-07-22) 22 July 2004Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox

Seasons

Women's T20 Challenge
Season Final standing League standings Notes
P W L T NR Pts NRR Pos
2019 Runners-up 211002+0.0452nd Lost to IPL Supernovas in the final
2020 Group Stage 211002–1.8693rd

Statistics

Women's T20 Challenge
Women's T20 Challenge - summary of results[11]
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %
2019 3120033.33
2020 2110050.00
Total 5230040.00
Women's T20 Challenge - teamwise result summary[12]
Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win %
IPL Supernovas3120033.33
IPL Velocity2110050.00

References
  1. "Women's T20 Challenge a step towards an IPL for Harmanpreet, Mandhana and Co". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. "TEAMS FOR WOMEN'S T20 CHALLENGE". Indian Premier League. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. "Trailblazers v Velocity, May 8 2019 Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. "Velocity v Supernovas, May 8 2019 Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. "Women's T20 Challenge-Points Table". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  6. "Harmanpreet Kaur 51 sets up Supernovas' last-ball win in final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. "Sourav Ganguly: Women's T20 Challenge during IPL 'very much on'". ESPNCricinfo. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. "Velocity v Trailblazers, November 5 2020 Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. "Women's T20 Challenge-Points Table". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  10. "BCCI ANNOUNCES SQUADS FOR WOMEN'S T20 CHALLENGE". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  11. "Women's T20 Challenge Records". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  12. "Women's T20 Challenge Records". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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