Bangladesh women’s national team all-rounder Salma Khatun was the star performer with the ball as her team Trailblazers defeated Supernovas by 16 runs in the Women's T20 Challenge final in Sharjah Monday.
While defending 118 runs, Salma took three crucial wickets in the death overs of the game and conceded just 18 runs in her quota of four overs.
Salma took the wickets of Harmanpreet Kaur (30), Shashikala Siriwardene (19), Pooja Vastrakar (0) and was also involved in the run out of Anuja Patil (8).
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Earlier in the day, Supernova’s Radha Yadav's five-wicket haul restricted the Trailblazers to 118 for 7.
Skipper Smriti Mandhana scored the highest 68 runs for Trailblazers and was later adjudged player of the final.
Chasing 119 to win the title, the Supernovas struggled in their chase and lost wickets regularly. Eventually they were 16 runs short.
Brief Score:
Trailblazers 118 for 7 (Mandhana 68, Radha 5-16) beat Supernovas 102 for 7 (Kaur 30, Salma Khatun 3-18) by 16 runs
