New Delhi. The teams of Trailblazers and Supernovas will face each other at the Maharashtra Cricket Association ground in Pune in the first match of Women’s T20 Challenge 2022 starting from 23rd May. The tournament, which runs till May 28, will put extra pressure on the trailblazers as they are tagged with the tag of defending champions. The last edition of this tournament, being held after a year, was played in 2020 where Smriti Mandhana captured the trophy. Under Mandhana’s leadership, this team has players like Hayley Mathews, Jemima Rodrigues and Rajeshwari Gaekwad who can turn the tide of any match.
Talking about Supernova on the other hand, the command of the team is in the hands of Harmanpreet Kaur. The vice-captain of this team is Tania Bhatia. Supernovas have been the most successful team under the leadership of Harmanpreet who have won the trophy twice. In the last season too, the team reached the finals but had to face defeat at the hands of Trailblazers of Mandhani. There are players like Deandra Datin, Sophie Eccleston in this team, on whom all the responsibility will be.
Trailblazers’ Probable Playing XI-
Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Hayley Mathews, Jemima Rodrigues, S Meghna, Richa Ghosh (WK), Sofia Dunkley-Brown, Arundhati Reddy, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Salma Khatoon, Poonam Yadav, Renuka Singh.
Probable Playing XI of Supernova-
Tania Bhatia (wk), Priya Punia, Deandra Datin, Sune Luce, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Harleen Deol, Pooja Vastrakar, Ayushi Soni, Sophie Ecclestone, Alana King, Meghna Singh.
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