A day after the Cricket Association of Bengal confirmed the selection of 90 women for the inaugural edition of Bengal Women’s T20 Blast, the Assam Cricket Association has announced its first-ever Inter-District Women’s Cricket Championship – Kanaklata Barua Trophy.
The trophy is named after the youngest freedom fighter from Assam, Kanaklata Barua. She attained martyrdom just at the age of 17 during the Quit India Movement in 1942.
Assam Cricket Association takes utmost pride and pleasure in announcing the 1st Inter-District Women’s Cricket Championship, 2022 for Kanak Lata Baruah Trophy, to be played in Guwahati from February 7, 2022 to February 21, 2022. Kindly find below the Press Release and Fixture. pic.twitter.com/hDlFGmz1Cp
— Assam Cricket Association (@assamcric) February 3, 2022
Scheduled to be played in Guwahati from February 7 to 21, the 30-overs per side competition will see 18 teams from districts across the state competing in four different groups.
Group A: Lakhimpur, Tezpur, Guwahati, Dhemaji and Dibrugarh
| Match | Date |
| Lakhimpur v Tezpur | Monday, February 7 |
| Guwahati v Dhemaji | Tuesday, February 8 |
| Dibrugarh v Lakhimpur | Wednesday, February 9 |
| Tezpur v Dhemaji | Friday, February 11 |
| Guwahati v Lakhimpur | Saturday, February 12 |
| Tezpur v Dibrugarh | Sunday, February 13 |
| Lakhimpur v Dhemaji | Monday, February 14 |
| Tezpur v Guwahati | Tuesday, February 15 |
| Dhemaji v Dibrugarh | Tuesday, February 15 |
| Guwahati v Dibrugarh | Thursday, February 17 |
Group B: N.F. Railway, Jorhat, Hojai, Karimganj and Mangaldai
| Match | Date |
| N.F. Railway v Jorhat | Wednesday, February 9 |
| Hojai v Karimganj | Wednesday, February 9 |
| N.F. Railway v Mangaldai | Thursday, February 10 |
| Jorhat v Karimganj | Friday, February 11 |
| Hojai v N.F. Railway | Saturday, February 12 |
| Jorhat v Mangaldai | Sunday, February 13 |
| N.F. Railway v Karimganj | Sunday, February 13 |
| Jorhat v Hojai | Tuesday, February 15 |
| Karimganj v Mangaldai | Wednesday, February 16 |
| Hojai v Mangaldai | Thursday, February 17 |
Group C: Silchar, Dhubri, Nowgong and Biswanath
| Match | Date |
| Silchar v Dhubri | Monday, February 7 |
| Nowgong v Biswanath | Tuesday, February 8 |
| Silchar v Nowgong | Thursday, February 10 |
| Dhubri v Biswanath | Saturday, February 12 |
| Silchar v Biswanath | Monday, February 14 |
| Dhubri v Nowgong | Wednesday, February 16 |
Group D: Hailakandi, Nalbari, Bokakhat and Morigaon
| Match | Date |
| Hailakandi v Nalbari | Monday, February 7 |
| Bokakhat v Morigaon | Tuesday, February 8 |
| Hailakandi v Bokakhat | Thursday, February 10 |
| Nalbari v Morigaon | Friday, February 11 |
| Hailakandi v Morigaon | Monday, February 14 |
| Bokakhat v Nalbari | Wednesday, February 16 |
Semi-Final & Final
| Match | Teams | Date |
| Semi-Final 1 | Winner of Group ‘A’ v Winner of Group ‘C’ | Saturday, February 19 |
| Semi-Final 2 | Winner of Group ‘B’ v Winner of Group ‘D’ | Saturday, February 19 |
| Final | Monday, February 21 |
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