TRA vs SUP Highlights of Women’s T20 Challenge 2020 Final: Trailblazers Beat Supernovas By 16 Runs to Win Maiden Title

Trailblazers win title! Smriti Mandhana's side have beaten the Supernovas by 16 runs to win the women's T20 Challenge final and lift the title. The Supernovas needed 24 runs in the final over but they could only manage six and the Trailblazers lift their maiden title. The Trailblazers posed 118/8 on the scoreboard after being asked to bat first and then restricted the Supernovas to 102/7 to win the title. 

Wicket: Trailblazers get two important wickets in the penultimate over the innings. Anuja Patel is run out and then Salma Khatun bowls Harmanpreet Kaur. 

Wicket: Salma Khatun gets the breakthrough for the Trailblazers. Shashikala Siriwardene has to depart for 19. Siriwardene was making too many shuffles in the crease and is caught at short fine leg by Jhulan Goswami while trying to sweep the ball. Siriwardene c Goswami b Salma Khatun 19(18)

Harmanpreet Kaur and Shashikala Siriwardene have kept the scoreboard ticking for the Supernovas after losing three quick wickets. They need 49 runs more in six overs to win the title. Deepti Sharma was the pick of the bowlers for the Trailblazers. 

Wicket: Nattakam Chantam takes a blinder to dismiss Jemimah Rodrigues. Deepti Sharma gets her second wicket.  Rodrigues tried to hit the ball hard over covers but Chantam takes a brilliant catch. Rodrigues c Chantam b Deepti Sharma 13(16)

Wicket: Deepti Sharma gets the breakthrough for the Trailblazers. Taniya Bhatia goes back after scoring 14 off 20 deliveries. Bhatia was struggling and tried to break the shackles by stepping out of the crease but failed to properly connect the short ball and found Rajsehwari Gayakwad at short mid-wicket.

The Supernovas are at 281 at the end of the powerplay. Jemimah Rodrigues is batting on 7 runs from 11 deliveries while Taniya Bhatia is on 13 off 16 balls. Sophie Ecclestone took the wicket of Athapathuthu but since then the Supernovas have controlled their innings. 

Wicket: Sophie Ecclestone gets the big wicket of Chamari Athapaththu in her first over. This was a quick straight delivery from Ecclestone on the leg stump and Athapaththu missed it by a mile. The initial decision was not-out but Trailblazers successfully reviewed it. Athapaththu lbw b Ecclestone 6(9)

Trailblazers end their innings on 118/8 in 20 overs.  Radha Yadav's five-wicket haul has helped Supernovas restrict the Trailblazers to under 120 runs. Smriti Mandhana's half-century had given the Trailblazers a good start but the other batsmen failed to capitalise on her innings. 

Wicket: Radha Yadav gets another wicket. She dismisses Sophie Ecclestone for just 1 run. Another tossed up delivery from Radha and Ecclestone dances down the track but only manages a top edge and Selman takes a good catch. 

Wicket: Radha Yadav has picked two wickets in one over. First she dismissed Deepti Sharma and has followed it with the wicket of Richa Ghosh. Deepti departed for 9 runs while Richa Ghosh is out for 14. 

Wicket: Smriti Mandhana goes back after a fine knock and Trailblazers have lost their second wicket. Mandhana had stepped out of the crease and was looking to hit the ball over the bowler's head but missed and was found short of crease. Smriti st Bhatia b Siriwardene 68(49)

OUT! Poonam Yadav ends Deandra Dottin's struggle at the crease. Dottin was struggling to rotate the strike or even find the boundaries. This was a tossed up delivery from Poonam Yadav and Dottin latches onto it but there was no timing on it. Radha Yadav takes the catch on the second attempt. Dottin c Radha Yadav b Poonam Yadav 20(32)

Trailblazers are yet to lose a wicket but the Supernovas have kept the runs in check with their spinners. Smriti Mandhana is batting on 45 from 33 deliveries while Deandra Dottin has struggled and is batting on 18 from 28 deliveries with only 1 boundary to her name.

Captain Smriti Madhana has started really well for the Trailblazers and has already scored 24 off 13 deliveries while her partner at the other end Deandra Dottin has struggled to get going. She is batting on 9 from 11 deliveries. Trailblazers are yet to lose a wicket after four overs. 

Supernovas Playing XI: Chamari Athapaththu, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Shashikala Siriwardene, Anuja Patil, Radha Yadav, Pooja Vastrakar, Shakera Selman, Taniya Bhatia(w), Poonam Yadav, Ayabonga Khaka.

Trailblazers Playing XI: Deandra Dottin, Smriti Mandhana(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Nuzhat Parween, Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Sophie Ecclestone, Nattakan Chantam, Salma Khatun, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Jhulan Goswami.

Toss: The news from the middle is Supernovas captain Harmanpreet Kaur has won the toss and opted to bowl first. Trailblazers, led by Smriti Mandhana, will be batting first.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage for the Trailblazers vs Supernovas final match of Jio Women's T20 Challenge 2020. Supernovas are the two-time defending champions of the tournament and are chasing their third title while Trailblazers are eyeing their maiden title win. Meanwhile, stay tuned for live-action.