IPL Velocity

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.^[1] They were to be captained by Mithali Raj and included overseas players Hayley Matthews, Danni Wyatt and Amelia Kerr.^[2] In their first match, Velocity beat Trailblazers by 3 wickets, with Wyatt top-scoring with 46 and Ekta Bisht and Amelia Kerr taking two wickets apiece.^[3] Velocity then lost to Supernovas in their second match, however, losing by 12 runs despite 43 from Wyatt and 40* from Mithali Raj.^[4]

Velocity still qualified for the final, finishing second on Net Run Rate.^[5] 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 for opposition captain Harmanpreet Kaur, however, brought the Supernovas close, and Velocity were beaten off the final ball, which Radha Yadav hit to the boundary.^[6]

2020

The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually getting underway in November.^[7] Velocity beat Supernovas by 5 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 9 wickets.^[8] The damage to their Net Run Rate meant Velocity failed to qualify for the final, finishing bottom of the group.^[9]

2022

The 2022 Women's T20 Challenge took place in May 2022. Deepti Sharma replaced Mithali Raj as captain of the side.^[10] Velocity beat Supernovas in their first match of the tournament, with Shafali Verma and Laura Wolvaardt scoring half-centuries.^[11] They lost their second match, against Trailblazers, but managed to limit the damage to their Net Run Rate in order to qualify for the final.^[12] In the final, they faced Supernovas. Chasing 166 for victory, Velocity fell four runs short despite Wolvaardt's 65*.^[13]

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.^[14]

Final squad, 2022 season.^[10]

• 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
Batters
17	Shafali Verma ‡	India	(2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
–	Natthakan Chantam ‡	Thailand	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
–	Kiran Navgire	India	Unknown	Right-handed	Unknown
–	Shivali Shinde	India	(1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	–
–	Laura Wolvaardt ‡	South Africa	(1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
All-rounders
6	Deepti Sharma ‡	India	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 26)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Club captain
–	Sneh Rana ‡	India	(1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
–	Yastika Bhatia ‡	India	(2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 23)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Bowlers
–	Simran Bahadur	India	(1999-12-13) 13 December 1999 (age 24)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
–	Pranavi Chandra	India	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
–	Kate Cross ‡	England	(1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas player
–	Keerthi James	India	(1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
–	Aarti Kedar	India	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
–	Ayabonga Khaka ‡	South Africa	(1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
–	Maya Sonawane	India	(1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
–	Radha Yadav ‡	India	(2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox

Overseas players

Women's T20 Challenge

Women's T20 Challenge