Women’s T20 Challenge 2020: Match 2 – Velocity vs Trailblazers Preview

Mithali Raj’s Velocity and Smriti Mandhana’s Trail Blazers will take on each other at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Match 2 of Jio Women’s T20 Challenge 2020. Velocity will be playing their second in less than 18 hours and it will be an afternoon start. Irrespective of the result of their opening game against Supernovas, Mithali Raj would want her teammates to put their best foot forward.

The two teams last met in the round-robin stage of Women’s T20 Challenge 2019. Velocity won the match by 3 wickets and 2 overs to spare and Trailblazers will be keen on starting their campaign on a good note this time around.

Match Info:

Match 2- Velocity vs Trailblazers

Venue- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Time – 3:30 PM IST

Head To Head:

Team News:

Velocity:

With a quick turnaround time between the two matches, Velocity is likely to make a few changes to their line-up to give a chance to the fringe players to showcase their prowess. Their encounter against Supernovas went all the way till the 40th over of the match so they will recuperating from the thrilling game. They have a few Indian youngsters sitting on the bench.

Trailblazers:

India’s women cricket sensation and Trailblazers captain Smriti Mandhana would love to set things straight this season. They failed to qualify for the finals last season on net run rate. Mandhana also didn’t have a very promising T20 World Cup by her lofty standards. She’s the youngest captain in the league. Thai cricketer Nattakan Chantam became the first from her country to play in this tournament. Some other exciting players include vice-captain Deepti Sharma and Jhulan Goswami in the line-up and they will be roaring to stamp their authority.