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| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Sneh Rana | |
| Coach | Devika Palshikar | |
| Team information | ||
| Colours | Purple | |
| Established | 2019; 6 years ago (2019) | |
| History | ||
| T20 Challenge wins | 0 | |
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Velocity were an Indian women'scricket team. They were founded in 2019 to compete in theWomen's T20 Challenge, which they played in until the tournament concluded in 2022. They reached the final of the competition twice, in 2019 and 2022, but lost on both occasions.
Velocity were founded in2019 as part of the expansion of theWomen's T20 Challenge, which had started in2018 Women's T20 Challenge.[1] They were captained byMithali Raj and included overseas playersHayley Matthews,Danni Wyatt andAmelia Kerr.[2]
In their first match, Velocity beatTrailblazers by three wickets, with Wyatt top-scoring with 46 andEkta Bisht and Amelia Kerr taking two wickets apiece.[3] Velocity then lost toSupernovas in their second match 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 betweenSushma Verma (40*) and Amelia Kerr (36). A half-century from opposition captainHarmanpreet Kaur brought the Supernovas close, and Velocity were beaten off the final ball, whichRadha Yadav hit to the boundary.[6]
The2020 Women's T20 Challenge was delayed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, eventually getting underway in November.[7] Velocity beat Supernovas by five wickets with one ball to spare in their first game, withSune 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 bowlerSophie Ecclestone taking 4/9, and lost by nine wickets.[8] The damage to their Net Run Rate meant Velocity failed to qualify for the final, finishing bottom of the group.[9]
The2022 Women's T20 Challenge took place in May 2022.Sneh Rana replaced Mithali Raj as captain of the side.[10] Velocity beat Supernovas in their first match of the tournament, withShafali Verma andLaura Wolvaardt scoring half-centuries.[11] They lost their second match, against Trailblazers, but managed to limit the damage to their Net Run Rate and qualify for the final.[12] In the final, they faced Supernovas. Chasing 166 for victory, Velocity fell four runs short despite Wolvaardt's unbeaten 65*.[13]
The 2022 season proved to be the final edition of the Women's T20 Challenge, with the tournament being replaced by theWomen's Premier League from the 2023 season.[14]
Final squad, 2022 season.[10]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 17 | Shafali Verma ‡ |  India | (2004-01-28)28 January 2004 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| – | Natthakan Chantam ‡ |  Thailand | (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Overseas player |
| – | Kiran Navgire | India | Unknown | Right-handed | Unknown | |
| – | Shivali Shinde | India | (1996-06-23)23 June 1996 (age 29) | Right-handed | – | |
| – | Laura Wolvaardt ‡ |  South Africa | (1999-04-26)26 April 1999 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Overseas player |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 6 | Deepti Sharma ‡ | India | (1997-08-24)24 August 1997 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| – | Sneh Rana ‡ | India | (1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Club captain |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| – | Yastika Bhatia ‡ | India | (2000-11-01)1 November 2000 (age 25) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| – | Simran Bahadur | India | (1999-12-13)13 December 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| – | Pranavi Chandra | India | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| – | Kate Cross ‡ |  England | (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | Overseas player |
| – | Keerthi James | India | (1997-01-17)17 January 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| – | Aarti Kedar | India | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| – | Ayabonga Khaka ‡ | South Africa | (1992-07-18)18 July 1992 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Overseas player |
| – | Maya Sonawane | India | (1999-03-30)30 March 1999 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| – | Radha Yadav ‡ | India | (2000-04-21)21 April 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Amelia Kerr (2019)
Hayley Matthews (2019)Danni Wyatt (2019–2020)
Jahanara Alam (2019–2020)Leigh Kasperek (2020)Suné Luus (2020)Natthakan Chantam (2022)Kate Cross (2022)Ayabonga Khaka (2022)Laura Wolvaardt (2022)| 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 toSupernovas (Women's T20 Challenge) in the final |
| 2020 | Group stage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.869 | 3rd | |
| 2022 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.022 | 2nd | Lost toSupernovas (Women's T20 Challenge) in the final |
| Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Opposition | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Trailblazers (Women's T20 Challenge) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
