Squads –
SUP –
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Jemimah Rodrigues (VC), Chamari Atapattu, Priya Punia, Anuja Patil, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia (WK), Shashikala Siriwardene, Poonam Yadav, Shakera Selman, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Ayushi Soni, Ayabonga Khaka, Muskan Malik.
VEL –
Mithali Raj (C), Veda Krishnamurthy (VC), Shafali Verma, Sushma Verma (WK), Ekta Bisht, Mansi Joshi, Shikha Pandey, Devika Vaidya, Sushree Dibyadarshini, Manali Dakshini, Leigh Kasperek, Danielle Wyatt, Suné Luus, Jahanara Alam, M. Anagha.
Team News –
SUP –
– They are the champions of 2019 season which will be lead by Indian T20 captain Harmanpreet Singh.
– The 4 foreign players they have in their squads are Chamari Atapattu, Shashikala Siriwardene, Shakira Selman and Ayabonga Khaka.
– Srikankan Allrounder Player Chamari Atapattu will open the Innings with young Priya Punia. Atapattu has got all the experience in world Cricket who can bat as well as bowl.
– Jemimah Rodrigues will bat 1 down. Jemimah has been the star of Indian batting lineup recently and has been ranked in top 10 rankings.
– Captain Harmanpreet Kaur will bat at 2 down with Shashikala Siriwardene at 3 down. Both of them has got power game with them and can also bowl.
– Taniya Bhatia will be doing the Wicket keeping duties. She opened in some games last season.
– Poonam Yadav, Shashikala Siriwardene and Radha Yadav will lead the spin attack.
– Ayabonga Khaka, Shakira Selman and Chamari Atapattu will be leading the pace attack.
VEL –
– Velocity were the runner ups of last season. They will be led by India legendary Mitali Raj.
– Sune Luus, Danni Wyatt, Leigh Kasperek and Jahanara alam will be their 4 foreign players.
– Shefali Verma and Danni Wyatt will open the innings. Both are one of the best batters in world cricket currently and will attack from ball 1.
– Mitali Raj will bat at 1 down. Mitali has been very consistent throughout but plays a bit slow in t20s. She demoted herself in many games last season.
– Sune Luus and Veda Krishnamurthy will bat in middle. Veda is a attacking Batsman same follows with Luus who recently scored a t20 ton.
– Sushma Verma and Devika Vaidya will bat next. Both will not get much batting.
– Ekta Bhisht and Leigh Kasperek assisted by Sune Luus will be helping in the spin section.
– Shikha Pandey and Jahanara Alam will be leading the pace attack. Both are best pacers of their teams.
Probable XI –
SUP –
Chamari Atapattu, Priya Punia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(C), Shashikala Siriwardene, Taniya Bhatia(wk), Anuja Patil/Pooja Vastrakar, Ayabonga Khaka, Shakira Selman, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav.
VEL –
Shefali Verma, Danni Wyatt, Mitali Raj(c), Sune Luus, Veda Krishnamurthy, Sushma Verma(wk), Devika Vaidya, Shikha Pandey, Jahanara Alam, Leigh Kasperek, Ekta Bhisht.
Pitch Report –
Sharjah Cricket Ground, Sharjah
Pitch at the start of IPL highly favored the Batsman but has slowed down a lot giving a slight edge to bowlers now.
Average Score – 130-140
Team Blueprint –
WK –
T Bhatia( Lower middle order, not a good sl choice, can give good points with gloves )
Sushma Verma ( Lower middle order, can give points with gloves)
BAT –
Harman Kaur( 2 down, hard hitting batsman + off spin, 98 runs last season, 41 t20 Wickets on her name )
S Verma( Open, very attacking, 47,48,39, 29 runs in world cup 2020, Must have)
Jemimah Rodrigues( 1 down, RHB, one of the best Batsman around, 123 runs in 3 games last season, averages 32 in t20s )
Danni Wyatt ( Open, RHB , very attacking Batsman + off spin, 89 runs in 3 games last season, Must have )
Mitali Raj ( 1 down , RHB, 2400+ t20 runs at an Excellent Average of 38, 69 runs in 3 games last season, Must have)
Priya Punia( Open, young talent, poor t20 record with 112 runs averaging just 8)
Veda Krishnamurthy ( Middle order, RHB, 1100+ t20 runs, can strike the ball big)
ALL –
C Atapattu ( Open + Medium pacer, 2400 t20 runs + 41 Wickets, 59 runs in 3 games last season)
S Pandey ( Right Arm fast, best pacer of India team, can also bat, Must )
Sune Luus ( 2 down + leg spin, over 700 runs + 47 t20 Wickets, Must have)
S Siriwardene ( 3 down + off spin, 1100 runs + 81 t20 Wickets, strike rate just under 90)
D Vaidya( Middle order, LHB + leg spin, 6 Wickets against Aus A Women in 2019, good option to have)
BOWL –
Poonam Yadav ( Leggie, best spinner in world Cricket, 102 t20 Wickets with 10 in world cup 2020 )
Radha Yadav ( Left arm orthodox, can also bat, 6 Wickets in just 3 games in world cup 2020, Must have)
L Kasperek ( Off spin, t20 specialist, 65 t20 Wickets with economy just over 6)
Jahanara Alam ( Right Arm fast, got some extreme pace, 70 t20 Wickets, Must have)
S Selman( Right Arm fast, Windies pacer, 7 Wickets in recently concluded series against Eng Women’s, Must have)
Ayabonga Khaka ( Right Arm fast, got some good pace, 28 t20 Wickets )
Anuja Patil( Off break, 3 Wickets last season of IPL, 57 t20 Wickets)
Ekta Bhisht ( Slow Left arm , 2 Wickets last season, 67 t20 Wickets, Must)
Pooja Vastrakar ( Right Arm medium, 16 Wickets in 20 t20 games)
C/VC –
SUP –
Harman Kaur
Chamari Atapattu
Jemimah Rodrigues
Poonam Yadav
VEL –
Danni Wyatt
Shefali Verma
Mitali Raj
Sune Luus