Central Zone women's cricket team

The Central Zone women's cricket team is a women's cricket team that represents Central 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 six teams from Central India: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Railways, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Vidarbha. 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 between 2006–07 and 2013–14, which they won 7 out of 8 times, and the Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition between 2014–15 and 2017–18, which they won 3 out of 4 times. They won the inaugural edition of the Inter Zonal T20 in 2022–23.[1][2]

Central Zone
Personnel
CaptainPoonam Yadav
Team information
Established1974
History
First-class debutEast Zone
in 2015
at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IZODC wins7
IZ3D wins3
IZT20 wins1
IZOD wins0

History

Central 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.[3]

In 2007, Central 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. The side were the most successful side in the history of the competition, winning the title 7 times out of 8 seasons, only missing out in 2011–12, in which they finished as runners-up.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] They were also unbeaten in every season except 2011–12, in which they only lost to eventual winners North Zone.[3]

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, Central Zone won the tournament, with 3 drawn games won on first innings from four matches.[12] The following season, 2015–16, the tournament became a three-day competition but Central Zone emerged as champions again, with one win and two drawn games won on first innings.[13] They were again champions in 2016–17, with two wins and one two drawn games won on first innings.[14] In 2017–18, however, Central Zone failed to defend their title, finishing fourth with one win and two losses.[15]

In 2022–23, zonal cricket in India returned, in the form of the Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20.[16] Central Zone went unbeaten throughout the competition to win the title.[2] In February 2023, the 2022–23 Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day tournament took place, in which they finished second in the initial group stage before losing to North Zone in the final.[17]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2022–23 season. Players in bold have international caps.[16][18]

Name Nationality Domestic team Notes
Poonam Yadav IndiaRailwaysCaptain
Jasia Akhtar IndiaRajasthan
Neelam Bharadwaj IndiaUttar Pradesh
Ekta Bisht IndiaUttarakhand
Ayushi Garg IndiaRajasthan
Arushi Goel IndiaDelhi
Dayalan Hemalatha IndiaRailways
Rashi Kanojiya IndiaUttar Pradesh
Tanuja Kanwer IndiaRailways
Disha Kasat IndiaVidarbha
Muskan Malik IndiaUttar Pradesh
Suman Meena IndiaRajasthan
Mona Meshram IndiaRailways
Kanchan Parihar IndiaUttarakhand
Nuzhat Parween IndiaRailwaysWicket-keeper
Swagatika Rath IndiaRailways
Arundhati Reddy IndiaRailways
Indrani Roy IndiaRailways
Shilpa Sahu IndiaChhattisgarh
Anjali Sarvani IndiaRailways
Anushka Sharma IndiaMadhya Pradesh
Anjali Singh IndiaUttar Pradesh
Nikita Singh IndiaMadhya Pradesh
Sonali Singh IndiaUttar Pradesh
Poonam Soni IndiaMadhya Pradesh
Komal Zanzad IndiaVidarbha

Seasons

Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition
Season League standings[19] Notes
P W L DWF DLF ND BP Pts Pos
2014–15 4003100101st Champions
2015–16 4102101141st Champions
2016–17 4202001191st Champions
2017–18 412010074th

Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20
Season League standings Notes
P W L T NR NRR Pts Pos
2022–23 55000+2.472201st Champions

Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day
Season League standings Notes
P W L T NR NRR Pts Pos
2022–23 54100+1.870162nd Lost in final

Honours

References
  1. "Team Profile: Central Zone Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. "Senior Women's Inter Zonal T20". BCCI. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. "Women's List A Matches Played by Central Zone Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2006/07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2007/08". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2008/09". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2009/10". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2010/11". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2011/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  10. "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2012/13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  11. "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2013/14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  12. "Inter Zone Women's Two Day Competition 2014/15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  13. "Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  14. "Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2016/17". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  15. "Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2017/18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  16. "Senior Women's Inter Zonal T20 Trophy 2022: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know". CricketWorld. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  17. "Senior Women's Inter Zonal One Day". BCCI. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  18. "Senior Women's Inter Zonal One Day Trophy, 2023/Squads". Cricket.com. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  19. "Women's First-Class Matches Played by Central Zone Women". Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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