West Zone women's cricket team

The West Zone women's cricket team is a women's cricket team that represents Western India in the Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day and Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20. It is a composite team of players from five teams from western India: Baroda, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Mumbai and Saurashtra. They were formed in 1974–75 to play in the Rani Jhansi Trophy, which they competed in until 2002–03, when the competition ended. They then competed in the Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition, and then in the Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition, where they finished as runners-up in 2016–17.[1]

West Zone
Personnel
CaptainYastika Bhatia
Team information
Established1974
History
First-class debutSouth Zone
in 2015
at Jadavpur University Second Campus Ground, Kolkata
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History

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West Zone Women first played in the Rani Jhansi Trophy in the 1974–75 season, a List A competition. They competed in the tournament until it was dissolved after the 2002–03 season, but full results for the trophy are not recorded.[2]

In 2007, West Zone began playing in the Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition, which they competed in between the 2006–07 season until it ended after the 2013–14 season. They finished as runners-up three times in the tournament, in 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2010–11.[3][4][5]

In the 2014–15 season, the zonal teams began competing in a two-day competition, the Inter Zone Women's Two Day Competition. In the first season, West Zone finished bottom of the table with 4 points.[6] The following season, 2015–16, the tournament became a three-day competition, with West Zone finishing 4th out of the 5 teams competing.[7] In 2016–17 they achieved their best finish, coming second with one victory and one drawn game won on first innings.[8] Their one win was the largest win in the tournament, by an innings and 109 runs over South Zone.[9] In 2017–18, the side finished third, winning one match, again over South Zone.[10][11]

In 2022–23, zonal cricket in India returned, in the form of the Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20.[12] They finished second out of sixth teams in the group stage of the first edition of the tournament, before losing in the final to Central Zone by 9 wickets.[13] In February 2023, the 2022–23 Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day tournament took place, in which they finished fifth in the group stage.[14]

Players

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Current squad

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Based on squad announced for the 2023–24 season. Players in bold have international caps.[15]

Name Nationality Domestic team Notes
Yastika Bhatia   India Baroda Captain; wicket-keeper
Vrushali Bhagat   India Mumbai
Neha Chavda   India Saurashtra
Humaira Kazi   India Mumbai
Aarti Kedar   India Maharashtra
Simran Patel   India Gujarat
Tarannum Pathan   India Baroda
Shraddha Pokharkar   India Maharashtra
Pragya Rawat   India Baroda
Sayali Satghara   India Mumbai
Simran Shaikh   India Mumbai
Shivali Shinde   India Maharashtra
Maya Sonawane   India Maharashtra
Devika Vaidya   India Maharashtra
Muskan Vasava   India Gujarat

Seasons

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Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition

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Season League standings[16] Notes
P W L DWF DLF ND BP Pts Pos
2014–15 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 5th
2015–16 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 8 4th
2016–17 4 1 0 1 2 0 1 12 2nd
2017–18 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 10 3rd

Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20

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Season League standings Notes
P W L T NR NRR Pts Pos
2022–23 5 4 1 0 0 +0.370 16 2nd Lost in final
2023–24 5 3 1 0 1 +1.237 14 2nd Lost in final

Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day

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Season League standings Notes
P W L T NR NRR Pts Pos
2022–23 5 1 4 0 0 –0.249 4 5th

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Team Profile: West Zone Women". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's List A Matches Played by West Zone Women". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2007/08". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2008/09". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2010/11". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Inter Zone Women's Two Day Competition 2014/15". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2015/16". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2016/17". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. ^ "South Zone Women v West Zone Women, 1, 2, 3 March 2017". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2017/18". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  11. ^ "South Zone Women v West Zone Women, 18, 19, 20 March 2018". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Senior Women's Inter Zonal T20 Trophy 2022: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know". CricketWorld. 7 November 2022. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Senior Women's Inter Zonal T20". BCCI. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Senior Women's Inter Zonal One Day". BCCI. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Senior Women's Inter Zonal T20 Trophy 2023: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know". CricketWorld. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Women's First-Class Matches Played by West Zone Women". Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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