4 March: Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) today announced a 22-member State team for participation in the Senior Women OneĀ¬-Day Tournament 2020-21, which would be played in Surat (Gujarat) from 11 to 20 March, 2021. Madhusmita Behera will lead the team with Madhuri Mehta as her deputy.
Placed in six-team Elite Group-A, Odisha will play their five league matches against Jharkhand, Hyderabad, Tripura, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat from March 12 to 20. League matches will be followed by one pre-quarterfinal on March 28, four quarterfinals on March 29 and 30, two semifinals on April 1 and the final on April 4.
ODISHA TEAM: Madhusmita Behera (Captain), Madhuri Mehta (Vice-captain), Sarita Meher, Kajal Jena, Anjali Singh, Rani Tudu, Pragyan Paramit, a Mohanty (wk), Rashmita Chinara (wk), Sushree Dibyadarshini, Priyanka Priyadarshini Sahoo, Rasnara Parwin, D Janaki Reddy, Rajashree Swain, Barsarani Singh, Luisa Das, Sujata Mallick, Banalata Mallick, Rameswari Nayak, Tanmayee Behera, Subhra Nirjharani Swain, Sangita Khadia, Tarana Pradhan.
Coaching & Supporting Staff: Suresh Kumar (Coach-cum-Manager), Bikash Pati (Batting Coach), Sweta Samantray (Trainer), Amrita Tripathy (Physio), Nabin Behera (Technical Analyst), Tikilata Pradhan (Observer), Dr Soumya Priyadarshini Bhuiyan (Doctor).
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PHOTO: Plyers, coaches and support staff of Odisha Senior Women Cricket Team on 3 March, 2021.