The sixth match of Byju’s Bengal Women’s T20 Blast will be played between Kalighat Club and Rajasthan Club on December 7 at the MGR Sports Academy in Bara Gunsima, West Bengal. The game will begin at 12.45 PM IST.
Both teams will play their second game in the competition. While Kalighat Club lost to MD. Sporting Club by eight wickets in their last fixture, Rajasthan Club went down to the same opposition by seven wickets.
Squads
Kalighat Club: Ankita Chakraborty (C), Payel Vakharia, Ankita Mahato, Jhumpa Roy, Sansthita Biswas, Swata Shamanta, Saika Ishaque, Namita Mondal, Adrija Sarkar, Salma Khatun, Rajanya Maiti, Riya Kohli, Barsha Das, Aishi Mukhopadhyay, Priti Bhadra
Rajasthan Club: Parna Paul (C), Kashish Agarwal, Sweta Singh, Anushka Paul, Riya Goswami, Priyanka Kurmi, Anindita Nath, Priyanka Sarkar, Zenab Gazi, Rukmoni Roy, Debjani Das, Priti Koyal, Roshni Khatun, Sagarika Sengupta, Sanjukta Sarkar
Players to watch
Ankita Chakraborty:
The captain of Kalighat Club top-scored in the last fixture against MD. Sporting Club. Opening the batting, she mustered 17 off 28, including a couple of boundaries. She fought hard and was there till the 13th over while wickets were falling all around her.
Saika Ishaque:
The wily left-arm spinner of Kalighat Club opened the bowling with Riya Kohli in the last match against MD. Sporting Club. She gave away eight runs in her full quota of four overs and was the most economical bowler for her team. She bowled 18 dot balls and did not concede a single boundary or a six.
Priyanka Sarkar:
The middle-order batter of Rajasthan Club was the only player to score in double digits for her side in the last encounter against MD. Sporting Club. She registered 17 off 35 and was in the middle from the fourth to the 19th. With the ball, she claimed 19/1 in three overs.
Zenab Gazi:
She was one of the two wicket-takers for Rajasthan Club in her last appearance against MD. Sporting Club. The right-arm speedster accounted for 13/1 in two overs, opening the bowling with Anushka Paul. She bowled well with the new ball and was effective as she struck in the fourth over of the innings.
Pitch
It will be the sixth match of the tournament at this venue, with the fifth game being played early in the day. Out of the four games played here until December 6, the teams batting first have won one, and the teams batting second have won three. The hot conditions in the afternoon will test the bowlers and bake the pitch. Expect an exciting contest between bat and ball.
Weather
The weather is expected to be not as warm with hazy sunshine. The highest temperature attained during the day will be 27 degrees Celsius. There will be a 23 percent cloud cover and a zero percent chance of rain. The wind will blow from the north-northwest.
Fantasy Playing XI
Sansthita Biswas, Ankita Chakraborty, Kashish Agarwal, Ankita Mahato, Payel Vakharia, Priyanka Kurmi, Jhumpa Roy, Priyanka Sarkar, Zenab Gazi, Saika Ishaque, Rukmoni Roy
Match Details
Date: December 7, 2022
Time: 12.45 PM IST
Venue: MGR Sports Academy, Bara Gunsima, West Bengal
Live Streaming: Fan Code
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