Zonals team of East and South will face off in the forthcoming fixture of the ongoing ’23 edition of the Senior Women’s Inter Zonal Twenty20 (T20) Trophy. The game will be played at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, on the 28th of November, 2023, at 11:00 AM Indian Standard Time (IST).
Squads:
East Zone – Ashwani Kumar, Dhara Gujjar, Madhuri Mehta, Indrani Roy (WK), Richa Ghosh (WK), Uma Chetry (WK), Deepti Sharma, Jintimani Kalita, Mita Paul, Priyanka Acharjee, Sushree Dibyadarshini, Mamta Paswan, Priyanka Sarkar, Saika Ishaque, Titas Sadhu
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, Anusha Sundaresan, Shabnam Shakil
Players to watch out:
Ashwani Kumar
The 26-year-old all-rounder had a decent lead-up to the Inter Zonals, scoring 153 runs from 7 outings in the Senior Women’s T20 (SWT20) Trophy, while also being effective with the ball. Ashwani kicked off her Inter Zonals campaign with an 18-ball 25 and capitalized on the start, notching up 52* off 25 balls in her most recent outing.
Titas Sadhu
The 19-year-old pacer scalped 8 wickets from 9 SWT20 outings, maintaining an economy rate of 4.91. Continuing her form from the SWT20, Titas has replicated her performance in the Inter Zonals, registering figures of 1/14 and 1/9 in her first couple of outings.
Yuvashri Karthikeyan
The 18-year-old batter, in the ’23 SWT20 Trophy, amassed 154 runs from 7 innings, including a high score of 40. Yuvashri, a promising talent, has been named in the South Zone’s Inter Zonals squad but is yet to play her first game in this edition.
Anusha Sundaresan
The 27-year-old pacer, in 7 SWT20 outings, has picked up 7 wickets, maintaining an economy rate of 4.61, and has also been effective with the bat. Carrying forward her form, Anusha recorded figures of 3/11 and 0/35 in a couple of outings during the Inter Zonals.
Pitch:
The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium is a low-scoring venue that typically favors bowlers, especially spinners. The pitch has a neutral character and the average score at this venue is in the 110s, highlighting it as a challenging ground for batters.
Weather:
With mostly cloudy skies and a minimal chance of rain, the conditions are ideal for a complete game of cricket in Lucknow. The temperature is expected to hover around 24°C, with light winds and humidity at 63%.
Fantasy playing XI:
Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Ashwani Kumar, Purvaja Verlekar, Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma, Anusha Sundaresan, Mita Paul, Saika Ishaque, Titas Sadhu, Bareddy Anusha
Match details:
Date – November 28, 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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