IPL Velocity
{{short description|Former women's cricket club in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Velocity
| image = IPL Velocity logo.jpg
| colours = {{color box|#4B0082}} Purple
| coach = Devika Palshikar
| captain = Sneh Rana
| established = 2019
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Velocity were an Indian women's cricket team. They were founded in 2019 to compete in the Women's T20 Challenge, which they competed in until the tournament ended in 2022. They reached the final of the competition twice, in 2019 and 2022, but lost both times.
History
=2019=
Velocity were founded in 2019 as part of the expansion of the Women's T20 Challenge, which had started in 2018 Women's T20 Challenge.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/women-s-t20-challenge-a-step-towards-an-ipl-for-harmanpreet-mandhana-and-co-1183353|title=Women's T20 Challenge a step towards an IPL for Harmanpreet, Mandhana and Co|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2021}} They were to be captained by Mithali Raj and included overseas players Hayley Matthews, Danni Wyatt and Amelia Kerr.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/179295/bcci-announces-teams-for-women-s-t20-challenge|title=TEAMS FOR WOMEN’S T20 CHALLENGE|work=Indian Premier League|access-date=12 January 2021}} In their first match, Velocity beat Trailblazers by 3 wickets, with Wyatt top-scoring with 46 and Ekta Bisht and Amelia Kerr taking two wickets apiece.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20-challenge-2019-1181892/trailblazers-vs-velocity-2nd-match-1181894/full-scorecard|title=Trailblazers v Velocity, May 8 2019 Scorecard|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2021}} Velocity then lost to Supernovas in their second match, however, losing by 12 runs despite 43 from Wyatt and 40* from Mithali Raj.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20-challenge-2019-1181892/supernovas-vs-velocity-3rd-match-1181895/full-scorecard|title=Velocity v Supernovas, May 8 2019 Scorecard|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2021}}
Velocity still qualified for the final, finishing second on Net Run Rate.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/19201/season/2019/womens-t20-challenge|title=Women's T20 Challenge-Points Table|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2020}} They faced Supernovas once again, batting first and scoring 121/6, mainly thanks to a 71-run partnership between Sushma Verma (40*) and Amelia Kerr (36). A half-century for opposition captain Harmanpreet Kaur, however, brought the Supernovas close, and Velocity were beaten off the final ball, which Radha Yadav hit to the boundary.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20-challenge-2019-1181892/supernovas-vs-velocity-final-1181896/match-report|title=Harmanpreet Kaur 51 sets up Supernovas' last-ball win in final|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2021}}
=2020=
The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually getting underway in November.{{cite web|title= Sourav Ganguly: Women's T20 Challenge during IPL 'very much on' |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29581951/sourav-ganguly-women-t20-challenge-ipl-very-much-on |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 August 2020 |language=en |date=3 August 2020}} Velocity beat Supernovas by 5 wickets with one ball to spare in their first game, with Sune Luus top-scoring with 37*, after Ekta Bisht took 3/22 with the ball. In their second match, however, against Trailblazers, Velocity collapsed to 47 all out, with opposition bowler Sophie Ecclestone taking 4/9, and lost by 9 wickets.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20-challenge-2020-21-1228311/velocity-vs-trailblazers-2nd-match-1235587/full-scorecard |title=Velocity v Trailblazers, November 5 2020 Scorecard|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2021}} The damage to their Net Run Rate meant Velocity failed to qualify for the final, finishing bottom of the group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/19201/season/2020/women's-t20-challenge|title=Women's T20 Challenge-Points Table|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2021}}
=2022=
The 2022 Women's T20 Challenge took place in May 2022.Sneh Rana replaced Mithali Raj as captain of the side.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/womens-t20-challenge-deepti-replaces-raj-as-velocity-captain-dunkley-cross-king-wolvaardt-among-overseas-stars-1315230 |title=Women's T20 Challenge: Deepti replaces Raj as Velocity captain; Dunkley, Cross, King, Wolvaardt among overseas stars|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=29 May 2022}} Velocity beat Supernovas in their first match of the tournament, with Shafali Verma and Laura Wolvaardt scoring half-centuries.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20-challenge-2022-1314902/supernovas-vs-velocity-2nd-match-1314904/full-scorecard |title=2nd Match (D/N), Pune, May 24 2022, Women's T20 Challenge: Supernovas v Velocity |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=29 May 2022}} They lost their second match, against Trailblazers, but managed to limit the damage to their Net Run Rate in order to qualify for the final.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20-challenge-2022-1314902/trailblazers-vs-velocity-3rd-match-1314905/match-report |title=Meghana, Rodrigues power Trailblazers to win, but Velocity in final with better NRR |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=29 May 2022}} In the final, they faced Supernovas. Chasing 166 for victory, Velocity fell four runs short despite Wolvaardt's 65*.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20-challenge-2022-1314902/supernovas-vs-velocity-final-1314906/match-report |title=Dottin and Ecclestone bring the crown home for Supernovas |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=29 May 2022}}
The 2022 season proved to be the final edition of the Women's T20 Challenge, with the tournament being replaced by the Women's Premier League from the 2023 season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/121647/bcci-proposes-six-team-womens-ipl-from-next-year |title=BCCI proposes six-team women's IPL from next year|work=Cricbuzz |access-date=13 March 2023}}
Players
- No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
- {{double-dagger}} denotes players with international caps.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width:80%;" | ||||||
| style="background:#4B0082; color:white" | No.
!style="background:#4B0082; color:white" | Name !style="background:#4B0082; color:white" | Nationality !style="background:#4B0082; color:white" | Birth date !style="background:#4B0082; color:white" | Batting style !style="background:#4B0082; color:white" | Bowling style !style="background:#4B0082; color:white" | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="7" | Batters | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|17 | Shafali Verma {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|India}} | {{Birth date and age|2004|1|28|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| style="text-align:center"|– | Natthakan Chantam {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|Thailand}} | {{Birth date and age|1996|1|1|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| style="text-align:center"|– | Kiran Navgire | {{crw|India}} | Unknown | Right-handed | Unknown | |
| style="text-align:center"|– | Shivali Shinde | {{crw|India}} | {{Birth date and age|1996|6|23|df=y}} | Right-handed | – | |
| style="text-align:center"|– | Laura Wolvaardt {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|South Africa}} | {{Birth date and age|1999|4|26|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| colspan="7" | All-rounders | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|6 | Deepti Sharma {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|India}} | {{Birth date and age|1997|8|24|df=y}} | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| style="text-align:center"|– | Sneh Rana {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|India}} | {{Birth date and age|1994|2|18|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Club captain |
| colspan="7" | Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|– | Yastika Bhatia {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|India}} | {{Birth date and age|2000|11|1|df=y}} | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| colspan="7" | Bowlers | ||||||
| style="text-align:center"|– | Simran Bahadur | {{crw|India}} | {{Birth date and age|1999|12|13|df=y}} | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| style="text-align:center"|– | Pranavi Chandra | {{crw|India}} | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| style="text-align:center"|– | Kate Cross {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|England}} | {{Birth date and age|1991|10|3|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas player |
| style="text-align:center"|– | Keerthi James | {{crw|India}} | {{Birth date and age|1997|1|17|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| style="text-align:center"|– | Aarti Kedar | {{crw|India}} | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| style="text-align:center"|– | Ayabonga Khaka {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|South Africa}} | {{Birth date and age|1992|7|18|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| style="text-align:center"|– | Maya Sonawane | {{crw|India}} | {{Birth date and age|1999|3|30|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| style="text-align:center"|– | Radha Yadav {{double-dagger}} | {{crw|India}} | {{Birth date and age|2000|4|21|df=y}} | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
=Overseas players=
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- {{criconw|NZL}} Amelia Kerr (2019)
- {{criconw|WIN}} Hayley Matthews (2019)
- {{criconw|ENG}} Danni Wyatt (2019–2020)
- {{criconw|BAN}} Jahanara Alam (2019–2020)
- {{criconw|NZL}} Leigh Kasperek (2020)
- {{criconw|RSA}} Suné Luus (2020)
- {{criconw|THA}} Natthakan Chantam (2022)
- {{criconw|ENG}} Kate Cross (2022)
- {{criconw|RSA}} Ayabonga Khaka (2022)
- {{criconw|RSA}} Laura Wolvaardt (2022)
}}
Seasons
=Women's T20 Challenge=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Final standing ! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes |
|---|
| scope="col" | P
! scope="col" | W ! scope="col" | L ! scope="col" | T ! scope="col" | NR ! scope="col" | Pts ! scope="col" | NRR ! scope="col" | Pos |
| scope="row" | 2019
| style="background:#dddddd;"| {{sort|1|Runners-up}} | 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || +0.045 || 2nd || Lost to IPL Supernovas in the final |
| scope="row" | 2020
| {{sort|2|Group stage}} | 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || −1.869 || 3rd || |
| scope="row" | 2022
| style="background:#dddddd;"| {{sort|1|Runners-up}} | 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || -0.022 || 2nd || Lost to IPL Supernovas in the final |
Statistics
=Women's T20 Challenge=
| class="wikitable" style="width:25%;"
|+ Women's T20 Challenge - summary of results{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/1228311.html?view=records|title=Women's T20 Challenge Records|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 January 2021}} |
| style="background:#ffc;|Year
! style="background:#ffc;|Played ! style="background:#ffc;|Wins ! style="background:#ffc;|Losses ! style="background:#ffc;|Tied ! style="background:#ffc;|NR ! style="background:#ffc;|Win % |
|---|
| 2019
| 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 33.33 |
| 2020
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 50.00 |
| 2022
| 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 33.33 |
| Total
|8||3||5||0||0 ||37.50 |
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| style="background:#ffc;|Opposition
! style="background:#ffc;|Mat ! style="background:#ffc;|Won ! style="background:#ffc;|Lost ! style="background:#ffc;|Tied ! style="background:#ffc;|NR ! style="background:#ffc;|Win % | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL Supernovas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| IPL Trailblazers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |