Women’s Senior T20 Challenger Trophy, 2019-20: Match 6, India A Women vs India C Women: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 6th game of the Women’s Senior T20 Challenger Trophy 2019-20 will be played between India A Women and India C Women at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.

The match starts at 9:00 AM local time (IST) (3:30 AM GMT). This game will be live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD. Streaming available on Hotstar.

Preview for Dream11 Fantasy

Technically, this should’ve been the last match of the league stage. But Bharat Bandh on January 8 led to the postponement of the Match 5 of the competition between India B and India C. Now, the game between India A and India C will be played at 9 AM and after that in the afternoon, India B and India C will face-off. As far as the points table is concerned, the Smriti Mandhana-led India B have qualified for the final.

India A now will have to beat India C and then hope for the table-toppers to also defeat India C to make it to the title clash. However, for India A to even win a game, have to bat well. Their skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is struggling while Deepti Sharma is batting a bit low. Despite her scoring unbeaten 30s in both the previous matches, the team lost the match.

India C should’ve qualified for the final by now. They failed to chase down 95 in the second match of the tournament but then came back well to defend 123 against the Kaur-led side. They will have to play similarly again in order to seal a spot in the final even before facing India B later in the afternoon.

Weather Condition/Report:

The weather is expected to be absolutely fine in Barabati for the game of cricket to take place. It will be sunny when the match will get underway before a few dark clouds might take over. While there is no chance of rain whatsoever, the temperature is expected to hover around 25-28 Degrees Celsius according to AccuWeather.

Pitch Report

The pitch at the Barabati Stadium has been on the slower side. Runs come by easily during the powerplay overs but then the run-scoring has been going down significantly. The team batting first is expected to bat first as the chasing has proved to be very tough.

Average first innings score: 119 (Last three matches at the venue in this tournament)

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 0; Lost – 3

Injury and Availability:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

India A

Taniya Bhatia (WK), Priya Punia, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Sneh Rana, Bharati Fulmali, Shivali Shinde/Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Mansi Joshi, Meghna Singh.

Bench – Komal Zanzad, Jasia Akhtar, Shivali Shinde/Minnu Mani

India C

Harleen Deol/Yastika Bhatia, Shafali Verma, Nuzhat Parween (WK), Veda Krishnamurthy (C), Dayalan Hemalatha, Arundhati Reddy, Vrushali Bhagat, Tanusree Sarkar, Monica Sharma, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Manali Dakshini.

Bench – Harleen Deol/Yastika Bhatia, Jincy George, Madhuri Mehta.

Top Picks

Shafali Verma is swashbuckling batter and she attacks from the word go. She must be your top pick from India C side. Dayalan Hemalatha is an all-rounder and she does enough to earn around 50 Fantasy points on a good day. Rajeshwari Gayakwad is a good bowler to have as well.

As for India A are concerned, though she is not in good form, Harmanpreet Kaur has to be picked in your Dream11 Fantasy team. Priya Punia has crossed 25 with the bat in both the outings and could be a good addition. Deepti Sharma has been the pick of the players so far in the tournament and she should clearly be made captain of your Fantasy team.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma

Vice-Captain – Priya Punia, Harleen Deol (if plays), Dayalan Hemalatha

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Nuzhat Parween

Batters – Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Priya Punia

All-Rounders – Dayalan Hemalatha (VC), Deepti Sharma (C)

Bowlers – Manali Dakshini, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Tanusree Sarkar, Radha Yadav, Sneh Rana

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Nuzhat Parween, Taniya Bhatia

Batters – Veda Krishnamurthy, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Priya Punia

All-Rounders – Harleen Deol (VC), Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya

Bowlers – Manali Dakshini, Tanusree Sarkar, Sneh Rana

Expert Advice

Teams make unexpected changes in their XI to give everyone an opportunity and it would be wise to keep an eye on XIs after the toss. BCCI Women’s official Twitter handle provides all the updates.

Harleen Deol hasn’t played in the two matches so far. She is expected to play in this match and open the innings. If she plays, Deol is good option to make C or VC in Grand League.

Probable Winners

India A are expected to win this match.

*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.