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23:19 (IST)

That's all we have for you from this game. Next up in the Women's T20 Challenge is the final between Supernovas and Velocity on Saturday. We still have more cricketing action in store for you, as Rajasthan Royals (RR) take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2022. Who will face Gujarat Titans in Sunday's final? We'll find out on Friday. But, until then, it's goodbye and good night! 

23:16 (IST)

Jemimah Rodrigues is the Player of the Match. 

23:01 (IST)

After 20 overs, Velocity 174/9 

Velocity fall short by 16 runs in the game, finishing their innings at 174/9. But they would not mind that as they have reached the final of the Women's T20 Challenge 2022, where they will play Supernovas. 

22:56 (IST)

After 19 overs, Velocity 167/8 

Simran collects a boundary as Velocity reach the final of the Women's T20 Challenge. They surpass 159, which means Trailblazers are out of the tournament. Velocity will meet Supernovas in the final on Saturday. 

22:48 (IST)

OUT! Direct hit and Radha Yadav departs. One run completed bu Radha does not complete the bsecond as Rodrigues seals the deal. Simran run out (Rodrigues) 2

22:45 (IST)

After 17 overs, Velocity 154/6 

Four runs and a wicket come from Sophia Dunkley's over. Dunkley with the wicket of Kiran Navgire (69) . Velocity need just five more runs to qualify for the final, even though Simran and Radha have their task cut out for victory. 

22:42 (IST)

OUT! Stumped by Richa Ghosh as an entertaining knock by Kiran Navgire comes to an end. She gets an applause from fans as she walks back. Kiran Navgire st Richa Ghosh b Dunkley 69

22:35 (IST)

OUT! Caught by Trailblazers skipper Mandhana and Sneh Rana departs. Renuka with the wicket. Sneh Rana c Mandhana b Renuka Singh 11

22:33 (IST)

After 15 overs, Velocity 143/4

Velocity's Kiran Navgire with a historic achievement. She smacks a six to get to her fifty, off just 25 balls, and thus registers the fastest-ever fifty in the history of the Women's T20 Challenge. Velocity need another 16 runs to qualify for the final. 

22:27 (IST)

FIFTY! Kiran Navgire scores a fifty, the fastest fifty in history of the Women's T20 Challenge. Her knock comes in just 25 balls. 

22:19 (IST)

OUT! Another one bites the dust. Deepti Sharma goes for the slogsweep but is later caught by the fielder at short midwicket. Gayakwad with the wicket. Deepti Sharma c Mandhana b Gayakwad 2

22:14 (IST)

After 11 overs,  Velocity 113/3

Poonam Yadav with the wicket of Laura Wolvaardt, who is edged and caught by Richa Ghosh. 

22:11 (IST)

OUT! Caught by Richa Ghosh and Wolvaardt has to depart. Poonam Yadav gets the breakthrough as Wolvaardt gets an outside edge on an attempted loft shot.  Wolvaardt c Richa Ghosh b Poonam Yadav 17

22:08 (IST)

After 10 overs, Velocity 105/2

Rajeshwari Gayakwad into the attack. 100 comes up for Velocity off 57 balls, the fastest 100 in the Women's T20 Challenge, coming off 57 balls. 

21:59 (IST)

After 8 overs, Velocity 84/2 (Navgire 24, Wolvaardt 9) 

Poonam Yadav into the attack. Both Navgire and Wolvaardt coming among the runs. Just to put things into context, for Trailblazers to qualify, they need to restrict Velocity to 158 or less, whereas for Velocity to qualify for the final, they will need to score 159 or more. 

21:47 (IST)

After 5 overs, Velocity 50/2

Double blow for Velocity in their chase as they lose Yastika and Shafali. Trailblazers need a win here, and they are clearly taking it seriously. Rajeshwari Gayakwad with the wicket of Shafali. 

21:43 (IST)

OUT! Given LBW and Shafali has to walk. But, she goes for the review. No bat involved, impact is umpire's call and hitting the wickets. Velocity retain the review but lose Shafali.  Shafali Verma lbw b Gayakwad 29

21:40 (IST)

OUT! Cleaned up! Yastika Bhatia departs as Salma Khatun strikes. Yastika looks to dance down the track aiming to go over mid-off, but Yastika is cleaned up. Yastika b Salma Khatun 19

21:29 (IST)

After 2 overs, Velocity 22/0

Velocity are off to a strong start in the chase. Shafali Verma and Yastika Bhatia open, and 22 runs have come off the first two overs. 

21:04 (IST)

After 20 overs, Trailblazers 190/5

Simran bowls the final over of the innings. Dunkley begins with consecutive fours to put more misery on the Velocity bowling attack. Another couple from Dunkley takes her score to 19 off just seven balls. And guess what? Dunkley is out, caught by Radha Yadav, who finally makes up for her drop catch earlier. Richa Ghosh is the new batter. Trailblazers finish their innings at 190/5 as Hayley is out in the last ball of the innings. 

20:55 (IST)

After 18 overs, Trailblazers 168/2 (Matthews 17, Dunkley 8) 

Khaka with the big wicket of Jemimah Rodrigues. Jemomah is out for 66, she goes for a sweep but Sneh Rana does the rest with a catch. Something to smile about for Velocity, who have otherwise been sloppy on the field tonight. Sophia Dunkley is the new batter. A six from Sophia Dunkley in Deepti's over that follows, that brings up the highest team total in the Women's T20 Challenge. 11 off the over.

20:51 (IST)

OUT! Huge wicket for Velocity. Jemimah sweeps to short fine leg but fibds Sneh Rana the fielder. A breakthrough finally for Velocity. Rodrigues c Sneh Rana b Ayabonga Khaka 66

20:46 (IST)

After 16 overs, Trailblazers 144/2 (Matthews 2, Rodrigues 66) 

Simran continues. Velocity have been sloppy in the field tonight, another drop, this time by Radha Yadav at deep extra-cover. Rodrigues was the batter, she in turn collected a couple of runs on the occasion. Fifth ball, Rodrigues goes big, there's a shout of catch it, catch it' but Sneh Rana the fielder drops in front of the boundary and the ball races past the ropes for a four. Dropped at long-on! 

20:40 (IST)

After 15 overs, Trailblazers 128/2 (Matthews 1, Rodrigues 51) 

Sneh Rana strikes in her latest over. She removes Meghana for 73, who is caught by Kate Cross at long-off. Hayley Matthews is the new batter. 

20:38 (IST)

OUT! Caught by the fielder at long-off and Meghana has to depart after a fine 73. Sneh Rana with the wicket. Meghana c Kate Cross b Sneh Rana 73

20:35 (IST)

After 14 overs, Trailblazers 116/1 (Meghana 63, Rodrigues 50) 

Time for action to resume after the timeout. Simran Bahadur into the attack. 100 run stand between Meghana and Jemimah comes up. Jemimah also brings up her half-century, the milestone coming off 36 deliveries. 

20:34 (IST)

FIFTY! A well-deserved fifty for Jemimah Rodrigues. Comes off 36 balls. 

20:23 (IST)

After 12 overs, Trailblazers 99/1 (Meghana 54, Rodrigues 43) 

Ayabonga Khaka back into the attack. Seven runs off the over as Rodrigues collects a boundary. 

20:16 (IST)

After 10 overs, Trailblazers 86/1 (Meghana 50, Rodrigues 34) 

Halfway mark through the innings. Meghana scores a fine fifty. She was dropped by Sneh Rana while batting on 16, so it has been quite a turnaround. Seven off the over. 

20:14 (IST)

FIFTY! Meghana gets to her half-century. What a fifty, she was dropped by Sneh off Cross while on 16, and it's been a good turnaround. 

20:12 (IST)

After 9 overs, Trailblazers 79/1 (Meghana 49, Rodrigues 28) 

Women's T20 Challenge, Velocity vs Trailblazers

Radha Yadav into the attack. Yadav oversteps in the second ball and it's a no-ball. Rodrigues, though, mistimes the slog sweep and settles just for a single. However, Meghana comes up with a six, smacking over the bowler's head for the maximum. Couple of balls later, Rodrigues too joins the party, collecting a four. Expensive over with 15 runs coming off it. 

20:06 (IST)

After 8 overs, Trailblazers 64/1 (Meghana 41, Rodrigues 22) 

Sneh Rana into the attack again after a timeout. Meghana finds the gap, collects a boundary by steering through backward point. Meghana and Jemimah bring up their 50-run stand. Nine off the over. 

19:57 (IST)

After 6 overs, Trailblazers 47/1 (Meghana 28, Rodrigues 18) 

Women's T20 Challenge, Velocity vs Trailblazers

19:52 (IST)

After 5 overs, Trailblazers 41/1 (Meghana 23, Rodrigues 17) 

Women's T20 Challenge, Velocity vs Trailblazers

Kate Cross into her penultimate over. In the third ball, Meghana slams over cover-point for a four. Rodrigues with another boundary, as 11 runs come from it. 

19:45 (IST)

Women's T20 Challenge, Velocity vs Trailblazers

After 3 overs, Trailblazers 18/1 (Meghana 16, Rodrigues 1) 

Kate Cross into her second over. She strikes in the third ball of the over as Mandhana pulls one towards Simran at deep backward square. The Trailblazers skipper is out early. Jemimah Rodrigues is the new batter. Meghana, meanwhiole, is dropped at point, just a ball after she hit a four. 

19:42 (IST)

Women's T20 Challenge, Velocity vs Trailblazers

OUT! Early blow for the Trailblazers. Kate Cross with a short ball, and Smriti pulls this one to Simran at deep backward square. Mandhana c Simran b Kate Cross 1

19:35 (IST)

After 1 over, Trailblazers 10/0 (Meghana 10, Mandhana 0) 

Women's T20 Challenge, Velocity vs Trailblazers

Kate Cross with the first over of the night as Meghana faces her first up. Meghana cuts towards square third man to collect a brace and get off the mark. Later in the over, Meghana collects back-to-back boundaries as 10 runs come off the over. 

19:33 (IST)

Women's T20 Challenge, Velocity vs Trailblazers

FOUR~! Meghana with the first boundary of the night, she nails the drive, going down the ground for four. 

19:30 (IST)

Women's T20 Challenge, Velocity vs Trailblazers

Time for LIVE action. Trailblazers skipper Smriti Mandhana and her opening partner S Meghana walk out to begin the innings. England's Kate Cross with the ball. 

19:10 (IST)

Velocity: Deepti Sharma(Captain), Shafali Verma, Natthakan Chantham, Yastika Bhatia, Laura Wolvaardt, Kiran Navgire, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Kate Cross, Ayabonga Khaka, Simran Bahadur

Trailblazers: Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Hayley Matthews, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sophia Dunkley, Sabbhineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh, Arundhati Reddy, Salma Khatun, Poonam Yadav, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

19:02 (IST)

Women's T20 Challenge, Velocity vs Trailblazers

Toss update: Velocity win the toss and will field first against the Trailblazers. 

18:46 (IST)

Women's T20 Challenge, Velocity vs Trailblazers

Trailblazers' first match result: Lost to Supernovas by 49 runs 

Supernovas' first match result: Beat Supernovas by 7 wickets 

18:24 (IST)

Women's T20 Challenge, Velocity vs Trailblazers

Trailblazers vs Velocity Head-to-Head:

Match played: 02

Trailblazers: 01

Velocity: 01

No result: 00

Trailblazers vs Velocity Previous Game Result:

Trailblazers beat Velocity by 9 wickets at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on 5 November 2020.

18:13 (IST)

Women's T20 Challenge, Velocity vs Trailblazers

Velocity enter the final round-robin match after a comfortable seven-wicket win over Supernovas in their first match of the competition. Trailblazers on the other hand lost their first match to Supernovas who currently lead the table with two points. Harmanpreet Kaur's side has already qualified for the final given their superior net run rate over other teams. Velocity are second with the same number of points but they are behind on NRR. Supernovas have NRR of +0.912 as against Velocity's +0.736. With teams having only two matches in the round-robin round, Trailblazers must win on Thursday to have a chance of reaching the final.

Check out the preview of the match here. 

18:02 (IST)

Women's T20 Challenge, Velocity vs Trailblazers

Hello and Welcome to the Women's T20 Challenge match between Velocity and Trailblazers. Velocity won their opening match on Tuesday, beating Supernovas, and this contest provides a perfect opportunity for them to book the final spot. Stay tuned for updates.