Cricket News: Supernovas beat Velocity by 12 runs to enter finals

Sent into bat in their must-win match, the Supernovas scored 142 for 3, thanks to 18-year-old Rodrigues' 48-ball 77 not out and then restricted Velocity to 130 for 3 to win the final round-robin league match of the tournament. Chasing 143 for a win, Velocity lost early wickets with the openers Hayley Matthews (11) and Shafali Verma (2) being dismissed cheaply to be reduced to 21 for 2 in the fourth over. One-down Englishwoman Danielle Wyatt threatened to take the game away from Supernovas with a 33-ball 43 but she was out in the 12th over after a 56-run stand with captain Mithali Raj who remained 40 not out off 42 balls. For Supernova, leg-spinner Poonam Yadav was the most impressive bowler with one wicket at the expense of 13 runs from her four overs. Earlier, Rodrigues struck 10 fours and a six from 48 balls in her aggressive unbeaten innings after the Supernovas were sent in to bat in their must-win match. For Velocity, New Zealander Amelia Kerr took two wickets for 21 runs from her leg-spin while spacewoman Shikha Pandey got one.