SNV vs VLY Final Match Prediction

SNV vs VLY Team Previews

Supernovas Women

On paper, it appeared before the tournament that the Supernovas had put together the best set of players in this tournament. They were led by India’s T20 skipper, had some of the best-regarded batters to help lead the way, and a bowling attack that is very capable of picking up wickets.

This is why their defeat in the first match was a shock.

However, pushed into a must-win situation against Velocity in the last group match, the Supernovas came up trumps. Now, they have to do the same in the final of the Women’s T200 Challenge.

The spotlight is going to be on Supernovas batting. Jemimah Rodrigues made 77 not out from just 48 deliveries and won fans all over the world thanks to her pure style of batting. She is going to leading the batting once again supported by the aggressive Chamari Athapaththu and Harmanpreet Kaur.

Kaur has played in T20 leagues around the world and knows exactly what it takes to win. Her power in the lower middle order adds a lot of depth to the Supernovas batting.

There are also some well-regarded world beaters in the side like Sophie Devine, Nate Sciver, and some all-rounders to balance the side. We would love to Devine open the inning the final and be able to have the maximum possible impact.

Nate Sciver, Sophie Devine, and Poonam Yadav are the three stalwarts of the bowling attack. All three have a lot of experience of bowing in T20 conditions and can provide the kind of balance that Kaur likes to have.

Radha Yadav, Karmanpreet Kaur, and Anuja Patil provide a lot of options in the bowling category as well.

The bowling for the Supernovas is not weak by any stretch of the imagination but it is definitely an area where Velocity will be trying to target them.

Velocity Women

An extremely poor and safety first approach was taken by Velocity in the previous match. The team had one eye on the net run-rate and was focused on qualifying for the final rather than trying to win. It is not the kind of approach that we like to see in T20 cricket and an approach like this shows the mentality of the leadership.

Velocity was chasing a par total of 143 and ended up 130 for three after their 20 overs. They had seven wickets in hand and did not make any real effort of trying to get to the total at any stage. Mithali Raj and Veda Krishnamurthy, two of India’s most senior batters were well set at the crease when this happened.

Velocity can be expected to come out in a much more aggressive manner in this match for sure.

We are looking at Hayley Matthews, Shafali Verma, Danielle Wyatt, and even Mithali Raj to bat with more intent in the final. This is a strong batting lineup, one that can match the Supernovas blow for blow.

The trick for Velocity is going to be making sure that its overseas batters are able to tackle the slower sub-continental conditions properly. Matthews is going to be the key batter for Velocity because if she gets going then the match could become completely one-sided in a hurry.

The bowling for Velocity is going to be led by Shikha Pandey and Jahanara Alam. They also have the brilliant Amelia Kerr in their side. Kerr probably does not have too much experience of bowling in spin-friendly conditions having been brought up in New Zealand.

She picked up two wickets for 21 runs in her four overs in the previous match and showed that she can adjust. Velocity, very much like the Supernovas, has a strong batting lineup but a bowling attack that can be put under pressure.