IPL Velocity were an Indian women's

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team. They were founded in 2019 to compete in the

Women's T20 Challenge The Women's T20 Challenge was an Indian women's cricket Twenty20 tournament that was held between 2018 and 2022. The tournament featured three teams, playing a round-robin group followed by a final. IPL Supernovas were the most successful team ...

, which they competed in until the tournament ended in 2022. They reached the final of the competition twice, in 2019 and 2022, but lost both times.

History

2019

Velocity were founded in

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as part of the expansion of the

, which had started in 2018 Women's T20 Challenge. They were to be captained by

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and included overseas players

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and Amelia Kerr. In their first match, Velocity beat Trailblazers by 3 wickets, with Wyatt top-scoring with 46 and

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and Amelia Kerr taking two wickets apiece. Velocity then lost to Supernovas in their second match, however, losing by 12 runs despite 43 from Wyatt and 40* from Mithali Raj. Velocity still qualified for the final, finishing second on Net Run Rate. 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

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, however, brought the Supernovas close, and Velocity were beaten off the final ball, which

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hit to the boundary.

2020

The

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was delayed due to the

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, eventually getting underway in November. 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

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taking 4/9, and lost by 9 wickets. The damage to their Net Run Rate meant Velocity failed to qualify for the final, finishing bottom of the group.

2022

The 2022 Women's T20 Challenge took place in May 2022. Deepti Sharma replaced Mithali Raj as captain of the side. Velocity beat Supernovas in their first match of the tournament, with

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and

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scoring half-centuires. They lost their second match, against Trailblazers, but managed to limit the damage to their Net Run Rate in order to qualify for the final. In the final, they faced Supernovas. Chasing 166 for victory, Velocity fell four runs short despite Wolvaardt's 65 *. The 2022 season proved to be the final edition of the Women's T20 Challenge, with the tournament being replaced by the Women's Premier League from the 2023 season.

Players

Final squad, 2022 season. * No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt. * denotes players with international caps.

History

2019

2020

2022

Players

Overseas players

Seasons

Women's T20 Challenge

Statistics

Women's T20 Challenge

References