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XtraTime Web Desk: History in the making in India’s Women’s cricket as the nation will witness a women’s T20 challenge match in the Indian Premier League tomorrow. The match is set to be played at the Wankhede Stadium just before the first qualifier match between Chennai Super Kings and SunRisers Hyderabad. Beside renowned Indian cricketers star women cricketers across the world will also take part in this game. The two teams who are taking part in this game are IPL Trailblazers and IPL Supernovas. Here we will talk about a few star cricketers who can make a mark in this highly anticipated game: IPL Trailblazers Smriti Mandhana (Captain): Who can forget her blistering century against West Indies in the Women’s World Cup last year? The star batswoman has all the shots in her armory and the spectator will get to see her captaincy skills as well in tomorrow’s game. Suzie Bates: The star all-rounder from New Zealand has a very good record in T20Is. She has scored 1099 runs from 95 matches and also taken 48 wickets as well and she can be a crucial member of the team in tomorrow’s game. Jhulan Goswami: The veteran cricketer from West Bengal has achieved many remarkable feats in her ongoing career with the Indian women’s team. In T20Is she has taken 55 wickets for the nation in 64 matches and can be a threat against her opponents tomorrow. The other two cricketers who can be the game changer in this squad are Alyssa Healy and Ekta Bisht. IPL Supernovas Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain): No one can forget the blistering century of Harmanpreet Kaur against Australia in the semifinal of the Women’s World Cup last year. The world has very few cricketers like her who can hit the ball cleanly. In 77 international T20I matches she has scored 455 runs and can be a game changer for her side at the Wankhede Stadium tomorrow. Mithali Raj: Under her leadership India reached the finals of World Cup twice. Her experience will be a key factor for Supernovas. Ellyse Perry: The Aussie all-rounder has a good record in the T20Is. In 90 T20I matches she has scored 875 runs and taken 84 wickets as well. The other two cricketers who can be the game changer in this squad are Veda Krishnamurthy and Danielle Wyatt.