National Triangular T20 Women’s Cricket Championship, 2019-20: Match 3, PCB Dynamites vs PCB Challengers: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 3rd game of the National Triangular T20 Women’s Cricket Championship 2019-20 will be played between PCB Dynamites and PCB Challengers at the National Stadium in Karachi.

The match starts at 12:00 PM local time (12:30 PM IST) (7:00 AM GMT)

Preview:

The Bismah Maroof-led PCB Challengers will face PCB Dynamites led by Nahida Khan on Saturday. Both the teams will be aiming for their first win of the Women’s T20 Championship. The PCB Blasters started off the tournament with back to back wins against the Dynamites and Challengers. In the tournament opener, they sealed a 25-run win over the Dynamites while defending their total of 144/5 while the Challengers fell 12 runs short of Blasters’ target of 154/6 on Friday.

Weather Condition/Report:

A bit of cloud cover is forecasted for the match between Dynamites and Challengers to be played on Saturday.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The trend of 140+ scores at the National Stadium in Women’s T20 matches conceded as the Blasters posted 144/5 and 154/6 in the two matches they played. The winning margins in two matches read 25 and 12 runs respectively which do hit about the usage of good pitches for the tournament.

Average first innings score: 131 (Women’s T20s)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 7, Lost – 7

Team News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

PCB Dynamites:

Nahida Khan (C), Sidra Amin, Omaima Sohail, Kainat Hafeez, Irum Javed, Kainat Imtiaz, Sana Mir, Fareeha Mehmood (WK), Diana Baig, Ghulam Fatima, Nashra Sandhu.

Bench – Lubna Behram, Masooma Jaffri, Umme Hani.

PCB Challengers:

Ayesha Zafar, Muneeba Ali, Bismah Maroof (C), Nida Dar, Hafsa Khalid, Aiman Anwar, Saba Nazir, Fatima Sana, Najiha Alvi (WK), Sadia Iqbal, Aroob Shah.

Bench – Hafsa Amjad, Khadija Chishti, Waheeda Akhtar.

Top Picks:

Nida Dar had a rare off match as she failed with the bat on Friday and was too expensive with the ball in the two overs bowled conceding 23 runs. Bismah Maroof also failed to make an impact as she fell for only 15 runs batting at No.3. Maroof is easily the most reliable batter among the two sides. Dynamites skipper Nahida Khan started off patiently as she scored 35 off 41 balls in the first match. Kainat Imtiaz took 1/17 in her four overs and was easily the team’s best bowler during the first match and she scored 17* off 20 while batting in top six.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Bismah Maroof, Nida Dar, Kainat Imtiaz

Vice-Captain – Nahida Khan, Muneeba Ali, Omaima Sohail

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Fareeha Mehmood

Batters – Muneeba Ali (VC), Nahida Khan, Omaima Sohail, Irum Javed

All-Rounders – Bismah Maroof, Nida Dar, Kainat Imtiaz (C)

Bowlers – Saba Nazir, Aroob Shah, Fatima Sana

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Fareeha Mehmood

Batters – Muneeba Ali, Nahida Khan (C), Omaima Sohail

All-Rounders – Bismah Maroof (C), Nida Dar, Hafsa Khalid, Kainat Imtiaz

Bowlers – Fatima Sana, Aroob Shah, Nashra Sandhu

Expert Advice:

Both Dynamites and Challengers took the field with what can be considered as their best XI during the first match. Hence, we might not see both the teams not making big changes unless any injury and fitness issues. Big names might play their 2nd consecutive match especially after losing the first match.

Probable Winners:

The Challengers are expected to register their first win of the tournament by defeating the Dynamites.

*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.