Women's T20 Challenge 2022: Supernovas beat Velocity to win 3rd title in four seasons
India Today
Deandra Dottin's all-round heroics helped Supernovas clinch the Women's T20 Challenge title with a four-run win over Velocity in a lopsided summit clash on Saturday.
West Indian opener Deandra Dottin came up with a fantastic all-round performance to help Supernovas beat Velocity by 4 runs in the Women's T20 Challenge final as the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side won their 3rd title in four seasons.
Laura Wolvaardt's waged a lone battle with a class 65-run unbeaten knock but Sophie Ecclestone held her nerves to defend 17 runs in the final over.
The 30-year-old Dottin was dropped on 13 by Sneh Rana off Deepti Sharma in the fourth over, and she made Velocity p1ay for that costly mistake by making 62 off 44 balls, which was studded with one four and four sixes.
The experienced campaigner scored 73 runs for the opening wicket with Priya Punia (28) and added 58 for the second wicket with in-form captain Harmanpreet Kaur (43 off 29 balls).
For Velocity, captain Deepti Sharma, Kate Cross and Simran Bahadur took two wickets apiece, while Ayabonga Khaka got one. The Supernovas could only score 34 runs in the last five overs while losing five wickets.
Dottin and Punia gave the Supernovas a flying start after being put in to bat, scoring at a brisk pace and reaching 46 for no loss in the powerplay.
Punia hit a six off Cross in the third over but her partner Dottin did even better, smashing consecutive maximums in the sixth over bowled by Rana. Punia was going strong when she got out in the 10th overs bowled by Simran Bahadur, after smashing a six.
