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In a nail-biting contest, Supernovas defeated Trailblazers by two runs to book a place in the final of Women’s T20 Challenge 2020 on Saturday.
Chasing 148, Trailblazers had a pretty decent start as the opening pair of Deandra Dottin (27), and Smriti Mandhana (33) stitched together a 44-run stand. Both the players were looking set to accelerate the run-flow before Shakera Selman dismissed Dottin in the seventh over.
Selman didn’t just stop there as in the same over, she sent Richa Ghosh (4) back into the hut.
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Shakera Selman picks up the wickets of💎 Dottin and Richa Ghosꦚh in a single over.
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Then Mandhana along with Deepti Sharma (43) added 35-runs for the third wicket to stabilise the innings. However, Anuja Patil removed Trailꦆblazers skipper with a💫 brilliant catch on her own bowling.
Harleen Deol (27) showed some fight by forming a vital partnership of 52 runs with Deepti. Both took the game to the last over but failed to take their side over the finishing line, thereby losing the match by 2 runs.
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Athapaththu guides Supernovas to 146/6
Earlier, Chamari Athapaththu and Priya Punia gave a solid start as Supernovas were off to a flier. The duo added a crucial stand of 89 runs before Salma Khatun provided the first breakthrough for Trailblazers. Khatun dismissed Punia for a well-made 30.
Meanwhile, Athapaththu (67) kept on tickling the scoreboard and smashed a tremendous half-century. She formed a 29-run partnership with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (31) before Harleen sent her back into the dugout.
6️⃣7️⃣ runs
4️⃣8️⃣ balls
5️⃣ fours
4️⃣ sixes 🙌An explosive knock from Sri Lanka's Chamari Atapattu in the 💥
Where does she rank in the best T20 batters?
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After the dismissal of Sri Lankan batter, Trailblazers got back in the game and restricted Supernovas on 146/6 in their allotted 20 overs.
