India’s first-ever state-run women’s Twenty20 (T20) tournament, the highly anticipated Bengal Pro T20 League, organized by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), is scheduled to take place over a 17-day period in mid to late June. From squads and schedules to format and broadcasting details, here is everything you need to know about this 8-team women’s event.
The inaugural edition of the league will feature eight teams competing in both men’s and women’s categories. These teams represent various cities and districts of West Bengal, namely: Rarh, Siliguri, Medinipur, Howrah, Kolkata, Harbour, Murshidabad, and Malda.
Format:
The tournament will follow a round-robin format, with each team playing against every other team once in the 28 league games. The top four seeded teams will advance to the knockout stage, which will feature two semi-finals and a final.
Squads:
Shrachi Rarh Tigers – *Titas Sadhu, Sujata Dey, Ankita Chakraborty, Dipa Das, Mamani Roy, Priyanka Kurmi, Sinjini Chakraborty, Mehek Hussain, Chandrima Biswas, Punam Soni, Roshni Tiwary, Rashmoni Das, Roshni Khatun, Rupal Tiwary, Taniya Ghosh, Remondina Khatun
Servotec Siliguri Strikers – *Priyanka Bala, Brishti Maji, Preeti Mondal, Jahnavi Raj Paswan, Dipita Ghosh, Pampa Sarkar, Samayita Adhikary, Mallika Roy, Priya Pandey, Abhishruti Dhar, Sohini Yadav, Anjali Burman, Chandrima Ghosal, Muskan Sinha, Snigdha Bag, Sreetama Mali
Rashmi Medinipur Wizards – *Richa Ghosh, Ankita Burman, Monika Mal, Dyutit Pal, Preyashi Pandey, Tanuja Sarkar, Sanjana Kumari Das, Pragati Prasad, Priti Mahato, Debarati Guha, Zoya Laskar, Roji Khatun, Shreya Roy, Trishita Sarkar, Pratyusha Dey, Arpita Bhowmik
Adamas Howrah Warriors – *Dhara Gujjar, Bidisha Dey, Shrabani Paul, Sushmita Ganguly, Aditi Kundu, Koyel Mondal, Diya Nandi, Riya Kohli, Ishita Saha, Puja Rajak, Aradhya Tiwary, Parama Mondal, Prativa Mandi, Madhurima Prasad, Binti Murmu, Neha Shaw
Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers – *Mita Paul, Tithi Das, Ananya Halder, Aruna Burman, Mamata Kisku, Arikhtha Manna, Ashmita Chatterjee, Sushmita Pal, Preyoshi Aich, Puja Adhikary, Sumana Mondal, Ipshita Mondal, Ekka Roy Choudhury, Bipasha Ghosh, Ritu Gayen, Nilanjana Barik
Harbour Diamonds – *Sukanya Parida, Sansthita Biswas, Jhumia Khatun, Mouli Mondal, Payel Vakharia, Rupa Dutta, Jhumpa Roy, Ratna Burman, Sanjukta Sarkar, Rupal Patra, Sanchita Adhikary, Riya Das, Swastika Kundu, Marjina Khatun, Toriya Singha Roy, Napisa Yasmin
Murshidabad Kueens – *Deepti Sharma, Priyanka Sarkar, Sneha Gupta, Shrayoshi Aich, Happy Sarkar, Ritika Pal, Monami Patra, Sinjini Sarkar, Tapati Paul, Sitama Nandi, Avipsha Ghosh, Sweta Samanta, Priyanka Prasad, Ankita Singh, Sandipta Patra, Adrija Sarkar
Sobisco Smashers Malda – *Hrishita Basu, Sasthi Mondal, Iti Sarkar, Piyali Ghosh, Priyanka Goldar, Aritrika Ghosh, Soumashree Bhowmik, Koyel Sutradhar, Ashmita Das, Shreya Karar, K. Chinky, Sumi Das, Adrita Das, Riya Kumari Mahato, Anwesha Saha, Debjani Das
*Marquee players
Schedule:
| DATE | MATCHES | TIME (IST) |
12-Jun-24 |
Servotec Siliguri Strikers v Harbour Diamonds | 9:00 AM |
| Shrachi Rarh Tigers v Murshidabad Kueens | 1:30 PM | |
13-Jun-24 |
Adamas Howrah Warriors v Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers | 9:00 AM |
| Sobisco Smashers Malda v Rashmi Medinipur Wizards | 1:30 PM | |
14-Jun-24 |
Harbour Diamonds v Shrachi Rarh Tigers | 9:00 AM |
| Murshidabad Kueens v Servotec Siliguri Strikers | 1:30 PM | |
15-Jun-24 |
Rashmi Medinipur Wizards v Adamas Howrah Warriors | 9:00 AM |
| Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers v Sobisco Smashers Malda | 1:30 PM | |
16-Jun-24 |
Harbour Diamonds v Murshidabad Kueens | 9:00 AM |
| Shrachi Rarh Tigers v Servotec Siliguri Strikers | 1:30 PM | |
17-Jun-24 |
Sobisco Smashers Malda v Adamas Howrah Warriors | 9:00 AM |
| Rashmi Medinipur Wizards v Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers | 1:30 PM | |
18-Jun-24 |
Servotec Siliguri Strikers v Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers | 9:00 AM |
| Adamas Howrah Warriors v Harbour Diamonds | 1:30 PM | |
19-Jun-24 |
Shrachi Rarh Tigers v Rashmi Medinipur Wizards | 9:00 AM |
| Murshidabad Kueens v Sobisco Smashers Malda | 1:30 PM | |
20-Jun-24 |
Sobisco Smashers Malda v Shrachi Rarh Tigers | 9:00 AM |
| Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers v Harbour Diamonds | 1:30 PM | |
21-Jun-24 |
Rashmi Medinipur Wizards v Murshidabad Kueens | 9:00 AM |
| Servotec Siliguri Strikers v Adamas Howrah Warriors | 1:30 PM | |
22-Jun-24 |
Rashmi Medinipur Wizards v Servotec Siliguri Strikers | 9:00 AM |
| Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers v Shrachi Rarh Tigers | 1:30 PM | |
23-Jun-24 |
Adamas Howrah Warriors v Murshidabad Kueens | 9:00 AM |
| Harbour Diamonds v Sobisco Smashers Malda | 1:30 PM | |
24-Jun-24 |
Murshidabad Kueens v Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers | 9:00 AM |
| Harbour Diamonds v Rashmi Medinipur Wizards | 1:30 PM | |
25-Jun-24 |
Servotec Siliguri Strikers v Sobisco Smashers Malda | 9:00 AM |
| Shrachi Rarh Tigers v Adamas Howrah Warriors | 1:30 PM | |
27-Jun-24 |
Semi-Final 1 (1 v 4) | 9:00 AM |
| Semi-Final 2 (2 v 3) | 1:30 PM | |
| 28-Jun-24 | Final | 1:30 PM |