Supernovas are favorites to win
The Women's IPL T20 Challenge is an exhibition match organized by the BCCI in an attempt to promote women's cricket in India and around the world. The match will be played between two teams - Supernovas and Trailblazers - on May 22 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai ahead of Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League 2018. Live action is scheduled to begin at 2 PM local time.
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Four of the last five Indian Premier League matches played at the Wankhede have been won by the side that has batted first. And this being a day game, the pitch should be the best for batting during the first period of play. So toss is going to play an important role here and the team that wins it will probably prefer to bat first.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Supernovas vs Trailblazers, Women's T20 Challenge...
The Supernovas will be led by India Women T20 international captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Apart from Kaur, the team also boasts the likes of Mithali Raj, Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry and Veda Krishnamurthy as some of the biggest names from Women's cricket. Taniya Bhatia has been confirmed to take the gloves behind the stumps.
The Supernovas will look to the likes of Mithali Raj, Danielle Wyatt, Veda Krishnamurthy and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur to score the big runs. Raj has been the mainstay of India's batting line-up for a long time while Wyatt has hit two T20I centuries for England which includes her blistering knock of 124 against India in March. Krishnamurthy has a strike rate of over 100 in the shortest format while Kaur with her big-hitting abilities will be the key in the middle order. When it comes to bowling, the Supernovas will turn to pace bowlers Ellyse Perry and Sophie Devine to do the job for them. Perry is the second-highest wicket-taker in Women's T20 internationals while Devine has an economy rate of under 6 which is very impressive.
Taniya Bhatia (wk), Danielle Wyatt, Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Mona Meshram, Veda Krishnamurthy, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar
Smriti Mandhana, the vice-captain of the India Women T20 international team, is set to lead the Trailblazers. Australia's wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy has been included in the squad and so are New Zealand all-rounder Suzie Bates and opening batter Beth Mooney.
Smriti Mandhana, Beth Mooney, Suzie Bates and Jemimah Rodrigues will be the key batters for the Trailblazers. New Zealand batter Bates is third on the runs charts of the Women's T20 international cricket with 2452 runs while Mandhana has a healthy strike rate of 116 and she is amongst the leading run-getters for India in this format of the game. With the ball, the onus will be on the likes of Jhulan Goswami, Ekta Bisht and Poonam Yadav to apply pressure on the Supernovas. Goswami has taken 55 wickets in T20 internationals - the most by an Indian bowler - and the Trailblazers will expect her to strike early with the new ball. Spinners Bisht and Yadav can also make an impact here.
Smriti Mandhana (c), Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy (wk), Suzie Bates, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Jhulan Goswami, Ekta Bisht, Poonam Yadav, Danielle Hazell / Lea Tahuhu
The Supernovas begin as the bookmakers' favorites to win the match at odds of 1.66 on Bet365 and 1.72 on Betfair. The Trailblazers on the other hand are underdogs amongst the bookmakers at a higher price of 2.20 on Bet365 and 2.10 on Betfair.
With the likes of Harmanpreet Kaur, Ellyse Perry, Danielle Wyatt and Mithali Raj in the mix, the Supernovas appear slightly superior on paper. They have a little more firepower in their batting department and also strike better balance between batting and bowling . Though the Trailblazers too have a few big names in their line-up, we feel that the Supernovas who seem to be a fine blend of youth and experience could prevail on the occasion.
Final Verdict: Back Supernovas to beat Trailblazers at 1.66 on Bet365 and 1.72 on Betfair.
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