The five-team KCA Pink T20 Challengers 2021 is underway at the Sanatana Dharma College Ground in Alappuzha, Kerala on Saturday, March 27.
Conducted by the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA), the two-week tournament will serve as a platform for budding Indian women cricketers who aspire to don the national jersey in the years to come.
Team Ruby, Team Sapphire, Team Amber, Team Pearl, and Team Emerald are the five teams that are participating in the KCA Women’s T20 tournament. Watch live streaming!
The tournament has 23 matches lined up as all the five teams will go against each other twice in the league stage, followed by knockouts.
Shani Sasidharan, Sajana, Jincy George, Minnu Mani and Keerthi James have been named the captains of the respective sides in the tournament.
The KCA Pink T20 Challengers 2021 final will be held on April 8.
KCA Pink T20 Challengers 2021 squads
Team Ruby: Shani T Sasidharan (captain) Jayalekshmi Dev (wicket-keeper), Sreekrishna Haridas, Jilu George, TP Ajanya, Akshaya A, Drishya, Aswathymol AJ, Soniya Babu, Mrudhula VS, S Gayathri, Ragi Mohan, Nithuna K R, Gopika Gayathri Devi, Najla C M C, Aleena Ann Joy, Anaswara Santosh
Team Sapphire: S Sajana (captain), CK Maneesha (wicket-keeper), Siha Santosh, Farha Shirin, Alka A Suresh, PT Nandini, Sandra Suren, Aparna KK, Bhoomika HU, Rajan Anju, Renjusha, Arathi Ravi, AK Aiswarya, M Aswathy, Vinaya Surendran, KS Sayoojya, J Chilthanya
Team Amber: Jincy George (captain), Aleena MP, Aleena Surendran, Ansu Sunil, Arya Baby, Binisha V, Devika Krishna Kumar, Athira Sanal, Sruthi TP, Abina M (wicket-keeper), Deepthi JS, Sneha KR, Anusree Anilkumar, Diya Gireesh, Joshitha VJ, Sraya Roy, Yadhu Priya
Team Emerald: Minnu Mani (captain), Biby Sebastin, Divya Ganesh, Feba Fatim, Steffi Stanly, Aiswarya M, Anushka CV, Devisree Hari, Malavika Sabu, Vaishna MP (wicketkeeper), Aiswarya R, Aneena Mathew, Jipsa Joseph, Keziah Miriam Sabin, Manasvi Potti, Nithya Loordh, Saraswathi Unni Amit
Team Pearl: Keerthi James (captain), Akhil Ponnukuttan, Aleena Shibu, Bhadra Parameswaran, Drishna NK, Drishya Devan, Jisna Joseph, Sooya Sukumar, B Souparnika, Keerthi James (C), Yuvanthika R, Aswathy Baby (wicket-keeper), Maria George, Darsana Mohanan, Jisha Jaimon, Nandana, Sneha M, Sourabhya Balan
KCA Pink T20 Challengers 2021, schedule, fixtures and live match timings
All times are in Indian Standard Time (IST)
Saturday, 27th March
Team Ruby vs Team Sapphire - 10:00 AM IST
Team Amber vs Team Pearl - 2:00 PM IST
Sunday, 28th March
Team Emerald vs Team Pearl - 10:00 AM IST
Team Sapphire vs Team Amber - 2:00 PM IST
Monday, 29th March
Team Sapphire vs Team Pearl - 10:00 AM IST
Team Ruby vs Team Emerald - 2:00 PM IST
Tuesday, 30th March
Team Amber vs Team Emerald - 10:00 AM IST
Team Pearl vs Team Ruby - 2:00 PM IST
Wednesday, 31st March
Team Ruby vs Team Amber - 10:00 AM IST
Team Sapphire vs Team Emerald - 2:00 PM IST
Thursday, 1st April
Team Amber vs Team Pearl - 10:00 AM IST
Team Ruby vs Team Sapphire - 2:00 PM IST
Friday, 2nd April
Team Sapphire vs Team Amber - 10:00 AM IST
Team Emerald vs Team Pearl - 2:00 PM IST
Saturday, 3rd April
Team Ruby vs Team Emerald - 10:00 AM IST
Team Sapphire vs Team Pearl - 2:00 PM IST
Sunday, 4th April
Team Pearl vs Team Ruby - 10:00 AM IST
Team Amber vs Team Emerald - 2:00 PM IST
Monday, 5th April
Team Sapphire vs Team Emerald - 10:00 AM IST
Team Ruby vs Team Amber - 2:00 PM IST
Wednesday, 7th April
1st semi-final - 10:00 AM IST
2nd semi-final - 2:00 PM IST
Thursday, 8th April
KCA Pink T20 Challengers final - 10:00 AM IST
Where to watch KCA Pink T20 Challengers 2021 live in India?
Live streaming of the KCA Pink T20 Challengers matches will be available on the FanCode app and website. There will be no telecast of the league on any TV channel in India.
Featured photo: keralacricketassociation.com