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Mithali Raj’s Velocity overcame some anxious moments late in the innings before registering a three-wicket win over Trailblazers to keep the race to final in the inaugural Women’s T20 Challenge alive here today.
After their five-wicket win over Supernovas in the tournament opener on Tuesday, a victory over Velocity would have sealed Trailblazers’ place in Saturday’s summit clash. But it was not to be as Velocity first restricted Trailblazers to 112/6 after opting to bowl and then chased down the target with 12 balls to spare. In the final league match tomorrow, Velocity will play Supernovas and the outcome of that game will decide the finalists.
Left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht (2/13) and New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr (2/21) shared four wickets between them to keep Trailblazers under check from the word go. Harleen Deol top-scored for Trailblazers with a 43, while opener Suzie Bates made 26. Velocity are on top of the standings. — PTI
Brief scores: Trailblazers 112/6 (Deol 43; Bisht 2/13, Kerr 2/21); Velocity: 113/7 (Wyatt 46, Shafali 34; Deepti 4/14)
