The Cricket Association of Lucknow (CAL) has officially announced the launch of the Late Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Women’s State-Level Twenty20 Cricket Tournament. This tournament, named after the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the late Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, is set to commence on May 19, 2023, and will feature a total of eight teams.
The 8 participating teams will see a couple from Lucknow, and one each from Meerut, Banaras, Kanpur, Agra, Gorakhpur, and Deoria. All games of the tournament will be played at the GCRG Ground, near Chandrika Devi Mandir, Sitapur Road.
Squads:
Agra District Cricket Association
Aditi Raj, Almas, Anjali Singh, Disha Singh, Madhavi Solanki, Nikita, Pooja Rajput, Prince Chaudhary, Raama Kushwah, Rekha Rajput, Saanvi, Sampda Dixit, Tanu
Lucknow Red
Anvesha Chatterjee, Apeksha Tripathi, Aroma Tyagi, Bhumika, Chandni Sharma, Gazala Parveen, Iqra Hashmi, Kavya Prajapati, Khushi Pal, Noyal Budh, Pratima, Ragini, Saloni Rajpoot, Shargun Yadav, Shrishti Yadav, Tanu Tanu
Lucknow Blue
Anshu Tiwari, Arisha Mustafa, Arju Singh, Ayushi Srivastava, Isha, Kajal Tamta, Komal Hora, Manya Mishra, Priyanshi Yadav, Sakshi Prasad, Sandhya Chhetri, Sandhya Yadav, Shashi Balan, Shilpi Yadav, Shivpriya Pandey, Sonali Singh, Tanu Singh
Deoria Cricket Association
Aaradhya Singh, Aarti Chauhan, Akanksha Mall, Aradhya Nigam, Arya Shukla, Divya Chauhan, Ishika Mandavi, Manshi Gaud, Sajiya Praveen, Sanjana Kharwar, Shilpi Shukla, Shivi Yadav, Tanu Chaturvedi
Gorakhpur Mandal Cricket Association
Anamika Singh, Antima Singh, Bhargavi, Gitanjali Singh, Janki Chauhan, Juhi Pandey, Kajal Singh, Kanchan Yadav, Khushi Srivastava, Pallavi Singh, Pretty Gautam, Riya Shahi, Rupali Mishra, Sanjana Paswan, Shraddha Yadav, Shreya Shahi, Shreya Yadav, Vineeta Yadav
Meerut District Cricket Association
Amisha, Bhoomi, Jyoti Baliyan, Khushi Thakur, Khushi, Khushi Sharma, Kinjal Choudhary, Nandini Kaushik, Neha Singh, Palak Singh, Riya, Riya Bhati Gujjar, Shalini Sharma, Shuriti Saxena, Sumita Singh
Varanasi
Anany Verma, Divyanshi Singh, Ishu Srivastava, Kajal Patel, Mamta Bhardwaj, Neha Gaurav, Neha Patel, Nikki Vijya, Pranjli Singh, Priyanka Chaurasiya, Trisha Chauhan
Kanpur Cricket Association
Anjali, Anjleena Verma, Babita Yadav, Ekta Singh, Esha Pandey, Garima Yadav, Nisha Verma, Priyanshi Singh, Riddhi Singh, Siddhi Mishra, Siddhi Singh Rajawat, Sweta Mohan Verma, Tripti Singh
Schedule:
| DATE | MATCH(ES) | TIME (IST) |
19-May-2023 |
Gorakhpur vs CAL Blue | 8:30 AM |
| Varanasi vs Meerut | 1:00 PM | |
20-May-2023 |
CAL Blue vs Meerut | 7:30 AM |
| Varanasi vs Gorakhpur | 12:00 PM | |
| Varanasi vs CAL Blue | TBD | |
| 21-May-2023 | Gorakhpur vs Meerut | 7:30 AM |
22-May-2023 |
CAL Red vs Kanpur | 7:30 AM |
| Deoria vs Agra | 12:00 PM | |
23-May-2023 |
Agra vs Kanpur | 7:30 AM |
| Deoria vs CAL Red | 12:00 PM | |
24-May-2023 |
CAL Red vs Agra | 7:30 AM |
| Deoria vs Kanpur | 12:00 PM |
Broadcast / Live Streaming Details:
All games of the tournament will be live-streamed on Female Cricket’s YouTube channel. Scorecards and other match insights will be available on Cricheroes.
This district-level grassroots program for sure will have a profound impact on the national side and the overall state of cricket. It’ll serve as a breeding ground for identifying and nurturing promising players. The program will not only develop individual skills but also will build a strong cricket infrastructure at the local level.