For the first time in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) that viewers will witness a women’s T20 challenge match in the cash-rich league.
The match will be played at the Wankhede stadium before the first qualifier between MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings and Kane Williamson’s SunRisers Hyderabad.
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 21, 2018
The Women’s T20 challenge match is a one-of-its-kind match that will feature 26 players including 10 international (Australia, England and New Zealand).
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced the squads for the match.
Elegant Indian opener Smriti Mandhana will lead IPL Trailblazers and India’s T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been named the skipper of IPL Supernovas team.
Ahead of the must-watch clash, here is everything you need to know:
Date: Tuesday, 22 May 2018.
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Telecast: Star Network.
Time: 2 pm IST.
Live streaming: Hotstar.
Here are the squads:
Women’s T20 Challenge – Trailblazers vs Supernovas
⏲ 2 PM IST, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
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Sr No. | IPL Trailblazers | IPL Supernovas |
1 | Alyssa Healy (wk) | Danielle Wyatt |
2 | Smriti Mandhana (Captain) | Mithali Raj |
3 | Suzie Bates | Meg Lanning |
4 | Deepti Sharma | Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain) |
5 | Beth Mooney | Sophie Devine |
6 | Jemimah Rodrigues | Ellyse Perry |
7 | Danielle Hazell | Veda Krishnamurthy |
8 | Shikha Pandey | Mona Meshram |
9 | Lea Tahuhu | Pooja Vastrakar |
10 | Jhulan Goswami | Megan Schutt |
11 | Ekta Bisht | Rajseshwari Gayakwad |
12 | Poonam Yadav | Anuja Patil |
13 | Dayalan Hemalatha | Taniya Bhatia (wk) |
– | Coach: Tushar Arothe | Coach: Biju George |