Match Details:
Match 3 of the KCA Pink T20 Challengers 2021 will be played between Team Emerald and Team Pearl on 28th March at Sanatana Dharma College Ground in Alappuzha.
The match is scheduled to start at 10:00 AM local time and IST and it will be streamed live on Fancode.
Preview:
KCA Pink T20 Challengers 2021 is a great platform provided by the Kerala Cricket Association for the Kerala women cricketers. Five teams will be going head-t- head against each other in a span of two weeks at the Sanatana Dharma College Ground.
Team Emerald and Team Pearl will go head to head against each other on Sunday. Team Pearl emerged victorious in their first encounter in the tournament against Team Amber. On the other hand, Team Emerald will be playing their first match of the league on Sunday.
EME vs PEA Weather Report for Match 3:
The weather in Alappuzha is expected to be mostly cloudy on Sunday with a thunderstorm in the afternoon. The temperature will range around 33 degrees with 88% cloud cover.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The pitch is expected to favour the bowlers in the first innings. Also, with the possibility of rain, the team winning the toss should look to field first.
Average first innings score:
95 (Last 2 games played on this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 2, Lost – 0, Tie – 0
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Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
EME vs PEA Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Team Emerald
Vaishna MP (WK), Malavika Sabu, Divya Ganesh, Feba Fatim, Jipsa Joseph, Minnu Mani (C), Devisree Hari, Manasvi Potti, Saraswathi Unni Amit, NithyaLoordh, Biby Sebastin
Bench
Steffi Stanly, Aiswarya M, Anushka CV, Aiswarya R, Aneena Mathew, Keziah Miriam Sabin
Team Pearl
Jisna Joseph, B Sauparnika, AkhilaP onnukuttan, Drishya Devan, Keerthi James (C), Darsana Mohanan, Sourabhya Balan, Sooya Sukumar, Maria George, Nandana, Bhadra Parameswaran
Bench
Aleena Shibu, Drishna NK, Yuvanthika R, Aswathy Baby (WK), Jisha Jaimon, Sneha M
EME vs PEA Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match
Akhila P was the player of the match for Team Pearl on Saturday. She played a match-winning knock of 33 runs of 46 balls.
Team Pearl skipper Keerthi James is a good power hitter to have in your FANTASY XI. She scored a quickfire 23 of 13 balls in their first match of the tournament.
Nandana was the best bowler for team Pearl on Saturday. She picked up 1 wicket at an impressive economy of 2.75 runs per over.
Team Emerald skipper Minnu Mani is a good all-rounder to have in your fantasy XI. She has been in good form with both bat and ball in recent T20 matches.
Saraswathi Unni Amit is a wicket-taking bowler from Team Emerald. She bowls off-spin and can prove lethal against the Pearl batting line-up.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Akhila P, Minnu Mani
Vice-Captain Options – Keerthi James, Nandana
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for EME vs PEA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Vaishna MP
Batters – Akhila P (c), Malavika Sabu, Drishya Devan, Sooya Sukumar
All-Rounders – Minnu Mani, Keerthi James (vc), B Sauparnika
Bowlers – Nandana, Saraswathi Unni Amit, Nithya Loordh
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for EME vs PEA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Maria George
Batters – Akhila P, Drishya Devan, Jisna Joseph
All-Rounders – Minnu Mani (c), Keerthi James, Manasvi Potti
Bowlers – Nandana (vc), Saraswathi Unni Amit, Darsana Mohanan, Biby Sebastin
Expert Advice:
It is advisable to pick Akhila P as the captain of any one of your Dream11 fantasy team because of her good form with the bat.
Today’s EME vs PEA Probable Winners:
Team Pearl are expected to win this match.
