Women’s Senior T20 Challenger Trophy, 2019-20: Match 2, India B Women vs India C Women: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 2nd game of the Women’s Senior T20 Challenger Trophy 2019-20 will be played between India B Women and India C Women at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.

The match starts at 11:00 AM local time (IST) (5:30 AM GMT)

This game will be live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD. Streaming available on Hotstar.

Preview:

The Women’s Senior T20 Challenger Trophy was hoped to be a perfect assignment for the Indian Women players ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup. The game slated to be played between India A Women and India B Women was abandoned without a toss. On Sunday, the Smriti Mandhana-led India B team will clash off against the India C side led by Veda Krishnamurthy. Majority of the India C players represented the India A Women team on their tour of Australia earlier in December.

Weather Condition/Report:

Must better weather is expected for the Sunday’s game in Cuttack. In fact, the weather forecast suggests a full match without any interruptions.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The wait for Cuttack’s Barabati Stadium to host a Women’s T20 game continues as the rain didn’t let any play on Saturday. Scores in the other Women’s matches and the pitch during the recent IND-WI ODI gives hints of a high-scoring match. However, the rains in the last couple of days could have let moisture over the pitch and pacers could enjoy the assistance.

Average first innings score: N/A

Record of chasing teams: N/A

Injury and Availability:

Harleen Deol has been ruled out of the tournament due to an injury.

Probable Playing XIs:

India B:

Smriti Mandhana (C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Vanitha V.R, Sushri Dibyadarshini, Anjali Sarvani, Sushma Verma (WK), Pooja Vastrakar, Anuja Patil, Renuka Singh, Shikha Pandey, T.P. Kanwar.

Bench: R Kalpana, Richa Ghosh.

India C:

Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatiya, Jincy George, Veda Krishnamurthy (C), D. Hemlatha, Nuzhat Parween (WK), Manali Dakshini, Arundhati Reddy, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Tanushree Sarkar.

Bench – Monica Patel, Vrushali Bhagat, Madhuri Mehta.

Top Picks:

Vanitha V.R has always been amongst runs in domestic matches and against the touring teams. In the recent T20 tournament, she scored 214 runs at an average of 26.75 with help of a fifty. Jincy George of Kerala aggregated 261 runs across seven innings during the Senior Women’s T20 at an average of 52.20. She struck a century and two fifties in that tournament. Anuja Patil was dismissed only once during the 2019-20 Senior Women’s T20 where. She amassed 154 runs across four innings with help of two fifties and also took six wickets at an average of 16.66.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Veda Krishnamurthy, Jemimah Rodrigues

Vice-Captain – Jincy George, Vanitha V.R, Arundhati Reddy, Anuja Patil

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Sushma Verma

Batters – Shafali Verma (C), Veda Krishnamurthy, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues (VC), Vanitha V.R

All-Rounders – Anuja Patil

Bowlers – Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Tanushree Sarkar, T.P. Kanwar

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Nuzhat Parween

Batters – Shafali Verma, Veda Krishnamurthy (VC), Smriti Mandhana (C), Jemimah Rodrigues

All-Rounders – Anuja Patil, D. Hemlatha

Bowlers – Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Tanushree Sarkar, Sushri Dibyadarshini, T.P. Kanwar

Expert Advice:

The strategy of team selection in this tournament is still unsure as the first match got cancelled before the toss. Hence, we continue to assume the selection will have priority to the players who are in the race of making it to India’s squad for the T20 World Cup.

Probable Winners:

India B Women is expected to register first win of the tournament on Sunday.

*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.