Sune Luus's unbeaten 37 and Sushma Verma's 34 handed Velocity a five-wicket win over Supernovas in the first match of the Women's T20 Challenge at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday. Sushma and Luus were involved in a crucial 51-run stand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After asking Supernovas to bat, Velocity restricted them to 126\/8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs and later finished at 129\/5 wickets in 19.5 overs to come out victorious.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chasing the target, Velocity lost Danielle Wyatt (0) early in the innings as Ayabonga Khaka (2\/27) drew the first blood.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Khaka struck again in the third over, accounting for the wicket of Shafali Verma (17).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Skipper Mithali Raj (7) and Veda Krishnamurthy (29) tried to repair the damage with a brief 21-run stand before Shashikala Siriwardene (1\/30) packed back the former in the ninth over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Twenty-seven runs later, Veda too, departed, leaving her side at 65\/4 in 13 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sushma and Luus then took control of the proceedings and took their side past the three-digit mark in 16.4 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It seemed the pair would then steer their side home quite comfortably but Poonam Yadav (1\/27) bought a twist in the game, sending back a well-settled Sushma in the 19th over with Velocity still 10 runs short of the target.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A couple of boundaries in the final over by Luus ensured Velocity crossed the line with a ball and five wickets to spare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Velocity restricted Supernovas at 126\/8 in the allotted 20 overs. Put into bat, Supernovas rode opener Chamari Athapaththu and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's valiant 44 and 31 runs to post a fighting total on board.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Apart from the duo, Shashikala Siriwardene and Priya Punia contributed with 18 and 11 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Veteran spinner Ekta Bisht starred for Velocity after returning with figures of 3\/22 while Bangladesh pacer Jahanara Alam and New Zealand's Leigh Kasparek scalped two wickets each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brief scores: Velocity 129\/5 wkts in 19.5 overs (Sune Luus 37, Sushma Verma 34; Ayabonga Khaka 2\/27) beat Supernovas 126\/8 in 20 overs (Chamari Athapaththu 44, Harmanpreet Kaur 31; Ekta Bisht 3\/22) by 5 wickets<\/strong>
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