Women’s T20 Challenge: All three teams – Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity arrive in UAE

Women’s T20 Challenge: All three teams – Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity arrive in UAE
The captains of the three teams – Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana

All three teams in the Women’s T20 Challenge – Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity have arrived in the UAE today.

The three teams will compete in the upcoming Women’s T20 Challenge which will be played from 4th November to 9th November in the UAE. The best of Indian women’s cricket will combine with some of the leading stars from England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and New Zealand in a four-match tournament.

The three teams will have overseas stars playing for them as well. Sophie Ecclestone, the No. 1-ranked T20I bowler, and Danni Wyatt who both appeared in the 2019 edition, are the two England representations, while other big names include West Indies allrounder Deandra Dottin, Sri Lanka’s current captain Chamari Atapattu and former captain Shashikala Siriwardene.

Teams to undergo mandatory quarantine

All the three squads have arrived today at the UAE will be put up at one hotel in Dubai, and will be part of a biosecure bubble. Just like the eight IPL franchises, the women’s contingent will undergo a mandatory six-day quarantine at the team hotel during which tests will be carried out.

The captains of the Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity are Indian cricketers Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj. The Women’s T20 challenge will get underway on November 4.

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