The historic Women’s T20 challenge match between IPL Supernovas versus IPL Trailblazers would be played on the 22^nd of May 2018. In this match, few top players from Australia, England, New Zealand and India will take part in it.

Smirti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the teams. It should be a cracking contest between the top T20 players in women’s cricket. This will be played before the first qualifiers of VIVO IPL 2018 men”s competition.

Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Time: 2: 00 PM

Here we look at their records in T20 Cricket

IPL Trailblazers

1. Alyssa Healy (overseas)

The Australian team wicketkeeper made her T20I debut in 2010 against New Zealand. Since her debut, she has the experience of playing 80 matches and scored 942 runs at an average of just 17.44. Her ability to hit the ball with force makes a tough player to bowl at. Her best score in T20I’s so far has been 90.

2. Smriti Mandhana 

The young opener from India has been named as the captain for this match. She made her T20I debut for India against Bangladesh in 2013. Since her debut, she has played 36 T20I’s and scored 767 runs with an average of 24.74 but at a healthy strike rate of 116.21. Her best score in the shorter format has been 76.

3. Suzie Bates (overseas)

Suzie Bates the hard-hitting all-rounder from New Zealand made her T20I debut in 2007 against South Africa. She has the experience of playing 95 T20I’s matches and scored 2452 runs with strike rate of 106.84. Her best score in T20I format is 94* and has the ability to hit big sixes.

4. Deepti Sharma 

Deepti Sharma a talented young all-rounder from India made her T20I debut in 2016 against Australia. She has played only 9 T20I’s and scored just 39 runs with the highest score of 24. With the ball, she has taken 11 wickets from 9 matches with an economy of 6.54 runs per over. She bowls off-spin and bats left-handed.

5. Beth Mooney (overseas)

A hard-hitting left-handed batter from Australia made her T20I debut in India in 2016. Since her debut, she has played 20 T20I matches and scored 479 runs with a strike rate of 125.39. Her best score so far has been 117*, has the ability to hit big shots, putting pressure on the opposition bowlers.

6. Jemimah Rodrigues 

The young talented opening batter from India, Jemimah Rodrigues made her T20I debut against South Africa in 2018. She has played only 9 T20I matches for India and scored 145 runs with a strike rate of 118.85. Her best score in this format has been 50.

7. Danielle Hazell (overseas) 

Danielle Hazell a talented all-rounder from England made her T20I debut in 2009 against West Indies. Since her debut, she has played 77 T20I matches and scored 173 runs with a strike rate of 82.38. Her best score in this format has been 18*. She bats lower down the order for England and hardly gets a chance.

8. Shikha Pandey 

The promising young right arm medium pacer from India made her T20I debut in 2014 against Bangladesh. Since her debut, she has played 27 T20Is and scored 144 runs with a strike rate of 82.75. Her best score in this format has been 26*.

With the ball, she has been impressive taking 17 wickets from 27 matches with an economy of 6.85 runs per over. Her best figures in this format have been 3/16.

9. Lea Tahuhu (overseas)

The impressive fast bowler from New Zealand made her T20I debut in 2011 against India. Since her debut, she has picked 33 wickets from 35 matches with an economy of 5.47 runs per over. Her best figures in this tournament have been 3/17.

She hardly gets a chance to bat and has played only 9 innings from 35 matches. She has only scored 40 runs with the best score of 16.

10. Jhulan Goswami 

The experienced Indian fast bowler Jhulan Goswami made her T20I debut for the country in 2006 against England. She has been a big star in Indian cricket playing 64 T20I matches and taking 55 wickets with an economy of 5.42 runs per over. Her best figures have been 5/11.

She has got a chance to bat in 44 innings and scored 391 runs with the highest score of 37* and played her last T20I match against England in tri-series involving England and Australia.

11. Ekta Bisht 

The left-arm spin bowler from India, Ekta Bisht made her T20I debut for India in 2011 against Australia. Since her debut, she played in 36 T20I’s and picked 45 wickets with an economy of 5.37 runs per over. Her best figures include 4/21.

She does not get a chance to bat and scored only 37 runs from 36 matches with the best score of 15.

12. Poonam Yadav

The right arm legbreak googly bowler made her T20I debut for India in 2013 against Bangladesh. She has picked 43 wickets from 32 matches with an economy of 5.73 runs per over. Her best figures in this format have been 3/13.

She hardly gets a chance to bat and batted in just 5 innings. Her best score in this format has been 4.

13. Dayalan Hemalatha

Dayalan Hemalatha is a right-handed batter and also bowls right-arm off break. She is 23 years old and has not made her debut for India. In the domestic tournament, Dayalan plays for Tamil Nadu. She has featured in India A matches this year.

IPL Supernovas

1. Danielle Wyatt (overseas)

The explosive hard-hitting opener and all-rounder from England made her T20I debut in 2010 against India. She has played 78 T20I matches since her debut and scored 870 runs with a strike rate of 125.72. In this format, she has 2 centuries and 10 half-centuries to her name.

Her best score in this format has 124 in the recent tri-series against India this year. With the ball, she has taken 46 wickets from 78 matches with an economy of 5.69 runs per over. Her best figure in this format has been 4/11.

2. Mithali Raj (overseas)

The veteran player from India, Mithali Raj made her T20I debut in 2006 against England. She has played in 72 T20I matches and scored 1977 runs with an average of 38.76. Her best score in this format has been 76. She has 14 half centuries to her name in this format. She is a right-handed batter and comes opening for team India.

3. Meg Lanning (overseas)

The captain of the Australian women’s team made her debut against New Zealand in 2010. Since her debut, she has played in 74 T20I matches and scored 2105 runs with the best score of 126. She has a strike rate of 118.65.

She has 1 century and 11 half centuries to her name in this format. In bowling, she has picked 4 wickets in 74 matches.

4. Harmanpreet Kaur

Harmanpreet Kaur the Indian women’s T20 captain would be leading in this match. She made her T20I debut for India in 2009 against England.  In this format, Kaur is an experienced player playing 77 T20I matches and scored 1401 runs with an average of 25.94. Her best score in this format has been 77, has 4 half centuries to her name. She bats right-handed and bowls right arm off spin.

In the bowling department, she has taken 15 wickets from 77 matches with an economy of 6.09 and best figures of 4/23.

5. Sophie Devine (overseas)

The hard-hitting batter from New Zealand made her T20I debut in 2006 against Australia. She has played 68 T20I matches and scored 1418 runs with a strike rate of 121.19. Her best score in this format has been 70, has 4 half centuries to her name.

She comes at number 4 and can strike the ball big, putting pressure on the opposition bowling attack.

6. Ellyse Perry (overseas)

Ellyse Perry the number 1 ranked all-rounder in T20I format made her debut for Australia in 2008 against England. She bowls right arm medium pace and bats right-handed. In this format, she has the experience of playing 90 T20Is matches and scored 875 runs with a strike rate of 104.04. Her best score in this format has been 55*.

She has the experience of taking 84 wickets in 90 matches with an economy of 5.87 runs per over. Her best figures in this tournament have been 4/12.

7. Veda Krishna Murthy

The aggressive middle order batter from India, Veda Krishna Murthy made her debut in 2011 against England. She is a right-handed batter and has the experience of playing 44 T20I matches, scoring 556 runs with the best score of 50.

With the ball, she has no wickets to her name and has bowled in 2 innings so far.

8. Mona Meshram

Mona Meshram the young talented batter made her T20I debut for India in 2012 against England. She has only played 8 T20I matches and scored just 79 runs with a strike rate of 77.45. Her best score in this format has been just 29.

She has taken 1 wicket in the 8 matches. In total, she has bowled in 5 innings. Her best figures have been 1/9. A right-handed batter and right arm medium pace bowler has not been a regular part of Indian senior team.

9. Pooja Vastrakar

Pooja Vastrakar a young talented all-rounder from India, made her T20I debut against South Africa in 2018. She is a right-handed batter and bowls right arm medium pace. She has impressed one and all with her talent scoring at a strike rate of 159.25 runs. In her 8 matches, Pooja has scored just 43 runs with the best score of 22*.

With the ball, she has taken 7 wickets from 8 matches with an economy of 7.30 runs per over. Her best figures in this format have been 2/21.

10. Megan Schutt (overseas)

The right arm medium pace bowler from Australia made her T20I debut in 2013 against New Zealand. In the 35 T20Is she has played so far, Megan Schutt has taken 38 wickets with an economy of 6.18 runs per over. Her best figures in this format have been 4/22. She has a hattrick in this format.

She hardly gets a chance to bat for the country and batted in just 6 innings. Her best score in this format has been 19.

11. Rajeshwari Gayakwad

The left-arm spinner from India, Rajeshwari Gayakwad made her T20I debut for the country in 2014 against Sri Lanka. She has only 16 T20Is for the country and taken 19 wickets with an economy of 6.62 runs per over. Her best figures in this format have been 3/17.

With the bat, she hardly gets a chance to bat in this format. She is an important member of the Indian squad.

12. Tanuja Patil

Tanjua Patil an experienced all-rounder from India has only played T20Is. She made her T20I debut for India in 2012 against Sri Lanka. Since her, Patil featured in 31 T20Is matches and scored 237 runs with a strike rate of 106.27. Her best score in this format has been 38*.

A right arm off-spinner has taken 29 wickets in 31 matches with an economy of 6.05 runs per over. Her best figures in this format are 3/14.

13. Taniya Bhatia

Taniya Bhatia the young talented wicketkeeper batter from India made her T20I debut for India in 2018. She has played in 9 matches but got a chance to bat in only 1 innings. She featured in tri-series involving England and Australia this year.

She is from Chandigarh, Punjab and bats right-handed. At the present moment, she is 20 years and hopes to play for Indian women”s team for a long time.

Squads: 

Trailblazers: Alyssa Healy, Smriti Mandhana (C), Suzie Bates, Deepti Sharma, Beth Mooney, Jemimah Rodrigues, Danielle Hazell, Shikha Pandey, Lea Tahuhu, Jhulan Goswami, Ekta Bisht, Poonam Yadav, Dayalan Hemalatha

Supernovas: Danielle Wyatt, Mithali Raj, Meg Lanning, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Veda Krishna Murthy, Mona Meshram, Pooja Vastrakar, Megan Schutt, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Anuja Patil, Tanyia Bhatia.