Deepti Sharma was named as the 'Player of the Tournament'. In eight matches, she scored 94 runs in 5 innings, with a fifty. She also finished as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with a total of 13 wickets,
This was first done by Indian cricket legend Vinoo Mankad during 1947-48 during India's tour of Australia by running out Australia's Bill Brown at non-striker's end, which earned it the name 'Mankading'.
Indian bowlers made quick inroads into the batting of the English lineup not allowing the hosts to make use of the powerplay overs. India struck in the eight over after Meghna Singh dismissed Emma Lamb for 12, drawing first blood.
For India, Renuka Singh and Deepti Sharma bagged three wickets respectively while Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Pooja Vastrakar settled for one wicket each.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Following her side's narrow 4-run defeat to Supernovas in the Women's T20 Challenge final, Velocity captain Deepti Sharma said on Saturday that the result could have been different had the side built some partnerships in the middle overs.