Deadline: May 6, 2019 at 7.30 PM IST
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Pitch report
Jaipur was home to Rajasthan in the ongoing season of IPL. In 14 innings, there were 11 scores in excess of 150. The highest score registered was 193 for 4 by Delhi against Rajasthan.
Although there was a tinge of grass, the lateral movement did not last for more than 4 overs. However, the wrist-spinners, especially Shreyas Gopal, had a good time here. He get enough turn, zip, and bounce to trap batters in trance.
Probable XI for Supernovas: Sophie Devine, Chamari Athapaththu, Jemimah Rodrigues, Natalie Sciver, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Taniya Bhatia (wk), Anuja Patil, Lea Tahuhu, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Arundhati Reddy
Probable XI for Trailblazers: Smriti Mandhana (c), Suzie Bates, Deepti Sharma, Stefanie Taylor, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Jhulan Goswami, Ravi Kalpana (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Shekera Selman, Bharati Fulmali
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My XI: Taniya Bhatia (wk), Suzie Bates, Smriti Mandhana (c), Chamari Atapattu, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sophie Devine, Stafanie Taylor, Poonam Yadav (vc), Lea Tahuhu, Jhulan Goswami
Who has the edge?
Both sides are batting-heavy. Devine, Athapaththu, Rodrigues, Sciver, Harmanpreet, Mandhana, Bates, Taylor: you name them, you get them. Given the track is tailormade for the batters, runs will come thick and fast.
However, it all depends who bowls better. If Supernovas have Poonam, Trailblazers have Goswami. At this point, it is difficult to deduce who has the edge.
Key battles
Harmanpreet vs Goswami: This is a battle between India’s senior pros. The belligerent Harmanpreet will be against Jhulan Goswami, the highest wicket-taker in women’s ODIs. If the top order does a reasonable job, Harmanpreet will take her guard in the middle overs. Mandhana will have to make sure she preserves Goswami for Harmanpreet. Who will have the last laugh?
Devine vs Tahuhu: Devine has been in a terrific form this year, having scored three fifties in his last six international innings. She will be pitted against her teammate Tahuhu who took 7 wickets on India’s tour earlier this year. Both know each other’s weakness and will give their all to use them for the benefit of their respective teams.
Mandhana vs Poonam: Mandhana is at the third position in the ICC T20I Rankings for batters, while Poonam is at the second place for bowlers. It will be a risk to use Poonam in the powerplay, but given what has happened in the IPL, it won’t be a bad idea to attack right away with a wrist-spinner. Mandhana likes to attack – the best chance to make early inroads.
Squads:
Supernovas: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Taniya Bhatia (wk), Chamari Athapaththu, Jemimah Rodrigues, Priya Punia, Sophie Devine, Anuja Patil, Natalie Sciver, Arundhati Reddy, Lea Tahuhu, Mansi Joshi, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav
Trailblazers: Smriti Mandhana (c), Ravi Kalpana (wk), Dayalan Hemalatha, Jasia Akhtar, Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Stafanie Taylor, Suzie Bates, Shakera Selman, Bharati Fulmali, Jhulan Goswami, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Sophie Ecclestone
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