North Zone and South Zone will go head-to-head in a forthcoming fixture of the ongoing ’23 edition of the Senior Women’s Inter Zonal Twenty20 (T20) competition. The game will be played at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, on the 26th of November, at 11:00 AM Indian Standard Time (IST).
Squads:
North Zone – Shafali Verma (C), Shweta Sehrawat, Parushi Prabhakar, Harleen Deol (VC), Sushma Verma (WK), Tanya Bhatia (WK), Amanjot Kaur, Kashvee Gautam, Neelam Bisht, Mannat Kashyap, Parunika Sisodia, Amandeep Kaur, Chitra Singh Jamwal, Suman Gulia, Madhu Dhama
South Zone – Shikha Pandey (C), Ganesh Divya, Minnu Mani (VC), Neeragattu Anusha, Gongadi Trisha, Yuvashri Karthikeyan, Vrinda Dinesh, Lakshminarayan Nethra, Bhogi Shravani, Purvaja Verlekar, Drishya, Vaishnavi, Bareddy Anusha, Sundaresan Anusha, Shabnam Shakil
Players to watch out:
Neelam Bisht
The 27-year-old all-rounder scalped 10 wickets in 8 outings during the Senior Women’s T20 (SWT20) competition, while also adding a few runs to the tally. Neelam’s a crafty spinner and will be very valuable on these Lucknow wickets. In the opener, she wasn’t required with the bat or ball.
Mannat Kashyap
The 19-year-old pacer picked up 9 wickets in 8 SWT20 outings, maintaining an economy rate of 4.29. Continuing her momentum, Mannat registered figures of 1/8 in the Inter Zonals T20 opener and will be relied upon to deliver the goods.
Vrinda Dinesh
The 22-year-old top-order batter amassed 211 runs from 7 outings, averaging 35.17 at a strike rate of 154.01. Vrinda closed out her SWT20 season with scores of 67(34) and 58(36). In the Inter Zonals opening fixture, she departed for an 8-ball 14 and will be trusted to convert her starts and post a significant score.
Bareddy Anusha
The 20-year-old left-arm off-spinner bagged 7 wickets in as many outings in the recently concluded SWT20 Trophy. Building on the momentum, Anusha, with figures of 2/24, has had a perfect start to her Inter Zonals competition but will aim to add more to the wickets column.
Pitch:
The slow-natured center wicket at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium poses a challenge for batters to score with ease, and the modest average score of 102 at this venue attests to this fact. Bowlers, particularly spinners, play a crucial role in dictating the game’s outcome.
Weather:
The conditions at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium are forecasted to be pleasant for the game, with cloudy overhead and a minimal chance of rain. The temperature is expected to be around 26°C, with light winds and a humidity level of 56%.
Fantasy playing XI:
Sushma Verma, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Shweta Sehrawat, Shikha Pandey, Amanjot Kaur, Kashvi Gautam, Ganesh Divya, Mannat Kashyap, Bareddy Anusha, Parunika Sisodia
Match details:
Date – November 26, 2023
Time – 11:00 AM IST
Venue – Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Broadcast – Access live scores for all the games of the tournament on BCCI’s match center web portal.
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