Sharjah: In the first match of Women's T20 Challenge 2020, Velocity captain Mithali Raj won the toss and has opted to field against the defending champions Supernovas on Wednesday.
Supernovas are the defending champions, having bagged back-to-back titles. So, they will look for the third this time around. Meanwhile, Velocity were the runners-up in the last season.
Harmanpreet Kaur: We were ready to do both, we weren't dependent on the toss. We were champions last year and will keep continuing to do the same. We will look to enjoy ourselves. I want to put myself more into batting, hopefully I'll bat little up and give a good start to my team. We have a good side and it was hard to decide who'll play in the XI.
Mithali Raj: We will have a bowl. We've got three seamers in, there will be a bit of breeze and it will get easier to chase in the second innings. For women's cricket, it is very important to have this yearly basis. It's also a great platform for young cricketers. We saw Shafali doing great for India.
Teams:
Velocity: Mithali Raj (capt), Veda Krishnamurthy (vice-capt), Shafali Verma, Sushma Verma (wk), Ekta Bisht, Shikha Pandey, Manali Dakshini, Leigh Kasperek, Danielle Wyatt, Sune Luus, Jahanara Alam
Supernovas: Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Jemimah Rodrigues (vice-capt), Chamari Atapattu, Priya Punia, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shashikala Siriwardene, Poonam Yadav, Shakera Selman, Pooja Vastrakar, Ayabonga Khaka
