Chandigarh team leaves for women’s T20 tourney

A local women’s U-19 cricket team left for Lahli (Rohtak) to play the U-19 T20 Tournament from October 1. Gulnaz Grewal will captain the side. The team will play its first match against Saurashtra on October 1, followed by their next match against Nagaland on October 2 at Sultanpur.

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The team will play its third fixture against Vidarbha on October 4 at Lahli. Thereafter, the local team will lock horns against Andhra Pradesh on October 6 at Jhajjar. The team’s last league match is scheduled against Tamil Nadu on October 8 at Sultanpur.

The squad: Aahan Vaidya, Deepti Walia, Divniddi Sandil, Ganika Bansal, Geet Pahwa, Navnoor Kaur, Parul Saini, Poorvi Singh, Rakhi Dhir, Simranpreet Kaur, Smayra Thakur, Taisha Manchanda, Tanishqa Rana, Tarunika, Gulnaz Grewal (captain), Preeti Mehra (coach).