The eighth match of Byju’s Bengal Women’s T20 Blast will be played between Kalighat Club and Gymkhana on December 8 at the MGR Sports Academy in Bara Gunsima, West Bengal. The game will begin at 12.45 PM IST.
Both teams will play their third game in the competition. While Kalighat Club won and lost one, Gymkhana lost both encounters.
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
Gymkhana: Tithi Dhara, Sumana Mondal, Anamika Das, Ishika Barui, Barnali Tamuli, Jhumia Khatun, Trishita Sarkar, Rinki Saroj, Sukanya Parida (C), Prativa Rana, Sonali Mondal, Sanchita Adhikary, Shreya Karar, Zoya Laskar, Ananya Halder
Players to watch
Sansthita Biswas:
The wicket-keeper and opening batter of Kalighat Club starred with the bat as she hammered an unbeaten 78 off 54 in the last fixture against Rajasthan Club. She peppered the boundary rope 12 times and cleared it twice during her entertaining innings. She steered her team to a daunting total of 162/3 in 20 overs.
Saika Ishaque:
The wily left-arm spinner of Kalighat Club wreaked havoc with the ball in the last match against Rajasthan Club. She claimed 12/3 in four overs. Besides being the most successful bowler, she was one of the most economical ones. She bowled well in the middle and death overs.
Trishita Sarkar:
The opening batter of Gymkhana top-scored in the last encounter against Mohun Bagan AC. She mustered 43 off 50, including half a dozen boundaries. She laid a solid foundation for the run chase and was there till the 13th over of the innings. With the ball, she accounted for 15/1 in three overs and was the most economical bowler for her side.
Ananya Haldar:
Alongside Trishita Sarkar, Ananya Haldar was one of the two wicket-takers for Gymkhana in her last appearance against Mohun Bagan AC. She picked up 22/1 in four overs, including nine dot balls. She came into bowl as the first change and was effective in the middle phase of the innings.
Pitch
It will be the eighth match of the tournament at this venue, with the seventh game being played early in the day. Out of the six games played here until December 7, the teams batting first and second have won three each. The average first innings score is 108, and the average second innings score is 92. An exciting contest between bat and ball is expected.
Weather
The weather is expected to see hazy sunshine. The highest temperature attained during the day will be 27 degrees Celsius. There will be a 37 percent cloud cover and a zero percent chance of rain. The wind will blow from the north-northwest.
Fantasy Playing XI
Sansthita Biswas, Trishita Sarkar, Jhumia Khatun, Ankita Chakraborty, Barnali Tamuli, Sukanya Parida, Jhumpa Roy, Prativa Rana, Saika Ishaque, Ananya Haldar, Shreya Karar
Match Details
Date: December 8, 2022
Time: 12.45 PM IST
Venue: MGR Sports Academy, Bara Gunsima, West Bengal
Live Streaming: Fan Code
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