Women's T20 Challenge: Velocity skipper Mithali Raj wins toss, opts to bowl against Supernovas

SHARJAH: (PTI) Velocity skipper Mithali Raj won the toss and elected to bowl against defending champions Supernovas in the opening match of the Women's T20 Challenge on Wednesday.


The Indian women cricketers return to action for the first time since they lost the T20 World Cup final to hosts Australia in Melbourne in March this year.


Teams:

Supernovas: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Jemimah Rodrigues (VC), Chamari Atapattu, Priya Punia, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shashikala Siriwardene, Poonam Yadav, Shakera Selman, Pooja Vastrakar and Ayabonga Khaka.

Velocity: Mithali Raj (C), Veda Krishnamurthy (VC), Shafali Verma, Sushma Verma, Ekta Bisht, Shikha Pandey, Manali Dakshini, Leigh Kasperek, Danielle Wyatt, Sune Luus and Jahanara Alam.