Defending champions Mumbai will take on Bengal in the final of the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy 2024 at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.
The MUM-W vs BEN-W T20 cricket match is scheduled to start at 4:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST) and will be available on live streaming and live telecast in India.
Started in 2008-09 as the Senior Women's T20 League, the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy is one of India’s top domestic tournaments organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). A total of 37 teams competed in the 16th edition of the women’s T20 cricket tournament.
The Mumbai women’s cricket team won its first title last year after defeating Uttarakhand in the final under Jemimah Rodrigues’ captaincy. This year, Mumbai finished second in Group A behind Andhra before defeating the Railways and Uttarakhand in the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, respectively. Mumbai had beaten Punjab in the pre-quarterfinals.
Bengal, who lost to Mumbai in the semi-finals last year, will be gunning for their maiden Senior Women’s T20 Trophy at Mumbai’s home stadium.
The Bengal women’s cricket team was placed in Group C this year and finished as the best second-placed team across five groups to make direct quarter-finals, where they got the better of Madhya Pradesh. Bengal beat Andhra in the semi-finals.
For Mumbai, their captain Humairaa Kaazi has been the top performer with the bat, scoring 287 runs from 10 matches at a strike rate of 113.88. With the ball, Fatima Jaffer and Jagravi Pawar have picked up 13 wickets each and are Mumbai’s top wicket-takers.
Meanwhile, Tanusree Sarkar, with 283 runs from eight matches at a strike rate of 114.11, is Bengal’s top run-getter this season. Bengal’s left-arm spinner and captain Saika Ishaque, with 13 wickets from eight matches at an economy of 3.61, will be the top bowler going into the final. Saika plays for the Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier League.
Railways, the most dominant team in the competition’s history, have won 11 titles, first claiming the trophy in the 2009-10 season.
Where to watch Mumbai vs Bengal Senior Women’s T20 Trophy 2024 final live
Live streaming of Mumbai vs Bengal Senior Women’s T20 Trophy 2024 cricket final will be available on JioCinema. Live telecast of the MUM-W vs BEN-W Senior Women’s T20 Trophy final will be available on the Sports18-2 TV channel in India.