In the final league round of the ongoing 2024 Senior Women’s Inter Zonal One Day Trophy, table toppers East Zone and Central Zone are set for a clash. The game will be played at Gujarat State Fertilizer Corp Ground, Vadodara, on the 7th of February, 2024, at 9:00 AM Indian Standard Time (IST).
Squads:
East Zone – Richa Ghosh, Indrani Roy, Uma Chetry, Mouchaity Debnath, Ashwani Kumari, Dhara Gujjar, Madhuri Mehta, Priyanka Bala, Deepti Sharma, Mita Paul, Sushree Dibyadarshini, Priyanka Madhab Sarkar, Saika Ishaque, Titas Sadhu, Mamta Paswan, Devyani Prasad, Jintimani Kalita, Priyanka Acharjee, Rizu Saha, Ritu Kumari, Monika Das, Rashmi Dey, Durga Kumari Murmu, Suravi Roy
Central Zone – Nuzhat Parween, Mona Meshram, Dayalan Hemalatha, Bharati Fulmali, Arushi Goel, Kriti Gupta, Srishti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Salonee Dangore, Ayushi Garg, Nikita Singh, Jyoti Choudhary, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, Meghna Singh, Mansi Joshi, Sonal Kalal, Tanuja Kanwar, Sonam Yadav, Komal Zanzad
Players to watch out:
Deepti Sharma
The 26-year-old all-rounder kicked off her campaign by notching up a 137-ball 109, and while she hasn’t followed up with another significant score, departing for 4, 23, and 5; she has been consistent with the ball. Deepti’s bowling figures read 0/39, 2/16, 4/1, and 3/39, and she will be counted on to deliver the goods.
Titas Sadhu
The 19-year-old pacer finished wicketless in her first outing; however, she followed up with figures of 1/28 and 3/42, maintaining an economy rate of 5.50. Notably, Titas has also chipped in with the bat in her previous couple of outings, registering scores of 26 (16) and 15 (22). She’ll be backed to build on this form.
Dayalan Hemalatha
The 29-year-old batter has had a notable domestic season thus far, and continuing the momentum, an inning apart, in the ongoing tournament, she has notched up scores of 80 (74) and 63 (103). Dayalan will be counted on to make the most of this form while also being handy with the ball.
Tanuja Kanwar
The 27-year-old left-arm off-spinner has further impressed, picking up 8 wickets from 3 outings in this competition, maintaining an economy rate of 4.39. Tanuja has returned figures of 2/48, 4/17, and 2/58, and it’ll be hoped she carries forward this form into this must-win match, leading the charts.
Pitch:
The average score of 227 at Gujarat State Fertilizer Corp Ground indicates favorable conditions for scoring runs, allowing batters to display their stroke play effectively. Bowlers, especially spinners, find assistance due to the dry wicket, with the potential for turn.
Weather:
It’ll be a bright sunny day at Gujarat State Fertilizer Corp Ground, with the temperature expected to hover around 29°C, with light winds and humidity of 48%. With no rain on the radar, we are in for a complete game of cricket.
Fantasy playing XI:
Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Mona Meshram, Dayalan Hemalatha, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Mita Paul, Sushree Dibyadarshini, Poonam Yadav, Saika Ishaque, Tanuja Kanwar
Match details:
Date – February 7, 2024
Time – 9:00 AM IST
Venue – Gujarat State Fertilizer Corp Ground, Vadodara
Broadcast – Access live scores for all the games of the tournament on BCCI’s match center web portal.