The last two editions of the tournament were held in the first week of February. However, now the players can gear up for the season's first Grand Slam Australian Open, by competing in Pune.
Sciver, who was named Player of the Match for her innings of 90 that set the platform for England's 142-run victory, has moved up one place and is just one off her career-best second position attained in April this year.
The shortlist for the ICC Men's Player of the Month for November features two stars of England's T20 World Cup-winning campaign and Pakistan speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Rauf injured his right quad while fielding on the first day of the first Test in Rawalpindi and did not bowl during England's second innings as the visitors won by 74 runs.
Gaby Lewis of Ireland, Natthakan Chantham of Thailand, and Pakistan veteran Sidra Ameen of Pakistan are all in contention for their maiden triumph, after putting on some eye-catching performances in November.
Drawing inspiration from Stephen Hawking's words, "Disability need not be an obstacle to success," a wheelchair cricket tournament was organised at Ankur playground in the state capital Bhopal.
In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 20 per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.
After the high-voltage campaigning, voting for 93 of Gujarat's 182 assembly seats will be held today, in the second and final phase of polling, deciding the fate of the 833 candidates.
Jammu and Kashmir's first wheelchair-bound basketball player Insha Bashir was also among the recipients ofNational Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
The New York Strikers have been in impeccable form ahead of the final, winning all but one of their games in the tournament so far, with more than one player stepping up to the plate at important times, putting in telling performances en route the summit clash.
Viktor Hovland, who had three eagles while winning the Challenge last year, already has two in two days this year as he attempts to become the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to win back-to-back Hero World Challenge titles. Scheffler is the only other player with an eagle this week.