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
Captain	Mithali Raj
Coach	Mamatha Maben
Team information
Colours	Purple
Established	2019
History
T20 Challenge wins	0
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
3	Mithali Raj	India	3 December 1982	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Club captain
79	Veda Krishnamurthy	India	16 October 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
17	Shafali Verma	India	28 January 2004	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
12	Shikha Pandey	India	12 May 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
-	Devika Vaidya	India	13 August 1997	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break
62	Leigh Kasperek	New Zealand	15 February 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
28	Danni Wyatt	England	22 April 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
96	Suné Luus	South Africa	5 January 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
-	Meghna Singh	India	18 June 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
5	Sushma Verma	India	5 November 1992	Right-handed	—
Bowlers
8	Ekta Bisht	India	8 February 1986	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
-	Mansi Joshi	India	18 August 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
68	Sushree Dibyadarshini	India	8 September 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
92	Manali Dakshini	India	29 September 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
26	Jahanara Alam	Bangladesh	1 April 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
-	Murali Anagha	India	22 July 2004	Right-handed	Slow 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	2	1	1	0	0	2	+0.045	2nd	Lost to IPL Supernovas in the final
2020	Group Stage	2	1	1	0	0	2	–1.869	3rd

Statistics

Women's T20 Challenge

Women's T20 Challenge - summary of results[11]

Year	Played	Wins	Losses	Tied	NR	Win %
2019	3	1	2	0	0	33.33
2020	2	1	1	0	0	50.00
Total	5	2	3	0	0	40.00

Women's T20 Challenge - teamwise result summary[12]

Opposition	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %
IPL Supernovas	3	1	2	0	0	33.33
IPL Velocity	2	1	1	0	0	50.00

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.