Velocity were an Indian women's cricket team. They were founded in 2019 to compete in the Women's T20 Challenge, which they played in until the tournament concluded in 2022. They reached the final of the competition twice, in 2019 and 2022, but lost on both occasions.

History 2019 Velocity were founded in 2019 as part of the expansion of the Women's T20 Challenge, which had started in 2018 Women's T20 Challenge. They were captained by Mithali Raj and included overseas players Hayley Matthews, Danni Wyatt and Amelia Kerr.

In their first match, Velocity beat Trailblazers by three wickets, with Wyatt top-scoring with 46 and Ekta Bisht and Amelia Kerr taking two wickets apiece. Velocity then lost to Supernovas in their second match by 12 runs, despite 43 from Wyatt and 40* from Mithali Raj.

Velocity still qualified for the final, finishing second on Net Run Rate. They faced Supernovas once again, batting first and scoring 121/6, mainly thanks to a 71-run partnership between Sushma Verma (40*) and Amelia Kerr (36). A half-century from opposition captain Harmanpreet Kaur brought the Supernovas close, and Velocity were beaten off the final ball, which Radha Yadav hit to the boundary.

2020 The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually getting underway in November. Velocity beat Supernovas by five wickets with one ball to spare in their first game, with Sune Luus top-scoring with 37*, after Ekta Bisht took 3/22 with the ball. In their second match, however, against Trailblazers, Velocity collapsed to 47 all out, with opposition bowler Sophie Ecclestone taking 4/9, and lost by nine wickets. The damage to their Net Run Rate meant Velocity failed to qualify for the final, finishing bottom of the group.

2022 The 2022 Women's T20 Challenge took place in May 2022. Sneh Rana replaced Mithali Raj as captain of the side. Velocity beat Supernovas in their first match of the tournament, with Shafali Verma and Laura Wolvaardt scoring half-centuries. They lost their second match, against Trailblazers, but managed to limit the damage to their Net Run Rate and qualify for the final. In the final, they faced Supernovas. Chasing 166 for victory, Velocity fell four runs short despite Wolvaardt's unbeaten 65*.

The 2022 season proved to be the final edition of the Women's T20 Challenge, with the tournament being replaced by the Women's Premier League from the 2023 season.

Players Final squad, 2022 season. No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt. denotes players with international caps. No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters17 Shafali Verma  Right-handed Right-arm off break – Natthakan Chantam  Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player– Kiran Navgire Unknown Right-handed Unknown – Shivali Shinde Right-handed – – Laura Wolvaardt  Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player All-rounders6 Deepti Sharma  Left-handed Right-arm off break – Sneh Rana  Right-handed Right-arm off break Club captain Wicket-keepers– Yastika Bhatia  Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Bowlers– Simran Bahadur Left-handed Right-arm medium – Pranavi Chandra Unknown Unknown Unknown – Kate Cross  Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas player– Keerthi James Right-handed Right-arm off break – Aarti Kedar Unknown Unknown Unknown –Ayabonga Khaka  Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player– Maya Sonawane Right-handed Right-arm leg break – Radha Yadav  Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Overseas players

Seasons Women's T20 Challenge Season Final standing League standings Notes P W L T NR Pts NRR Pos 2019 2 1 1 0 0 2 +0.045 2nd Lost to Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge) in the final 2020 2 1 1 0 0 2 −1.869 3rd 2022 2 1 1 0 0 2 −0.022 2nd Lost to Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge) in the final

Statistics Women's T20 Challenge + Women's T20 Challenge – summary of results Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win % 2019 3 1 2 0 0 33.33 2020 2 1 1 0 0 50.00 2022 3 1 2 0 0 33.33 Total 8 3 5 0 0 37.50

+ Women's T20 Challenge – teamwise result summary Opposition Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win % Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge) 5 2 3 0 0 40.00 Trailblazers (Women's T20 Challenge) 3 1 2 0 0 33.33

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