Mumbai,
\nThe much-hyped women\u2019s exhibition T20 match had an exciting finish but failed to attract sizeable crowd on a sultry Tuesday afternoon despite the presence of the world\u2019s top women cricketers. For the record, Supernovas beat Trailblazers on the last ball of the match to register a thrilling three-wicket victory.<\/p>\n
Chasing 130, Supernovas needed just four runs in the last over. New Zealand international Suzie Bates conceded just a single off the first three deliveries, bringing down the equation to run-a-ball in the last three. Needing one to win off the last ball, a composed Pooja Vastrakar (2no) stole a single to give her team a thrilling win.<\/p>\n
While a women\u2019s IPL is an enticing idea, the poor response to the match shows it\u2019s going to take a while before the idea takes some concrete shape. The timing of the match \u2014 it started at 2pm could also have kept the crowd away from the match.<\/p>\n
Chasing 130, veteran Mithali Raj (22) and Dani Wyatt put up a 47-run stand for the opening wicket. In the fifth over, Mithali smashed a six, followed by a four, signalling she was ready for an all-out assault. However, spinner Ekta Bisht soon sent her back to the dugout. And then leg-spinner Poonam Yadav cut short Dani\u2019s stay at the crease. Australian skipper Meg Lanning (16) looked in her element before offering a sitter to Jemimah Rodrigues at long-off as the Supernovas slumped to 71\/3 after a strong start. Harmanpreet Kaur (21) and Sophie Divine (19) then stitched a crucial 36-run stand to take the game away from Trailblazers.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Bates (32 off 37 balls) and Rodrigues (25 off 23 balls) added 45 runs for the fifth wicket to help Trailblazers post a fighting total.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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