North Zone women's cricket team

The North Zone women's cricket team is a women's cricket team that represents northern 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 northern India: Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. 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, which they won once, in 2011–12, and then in the Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition, in which they won the final edition of the tournament, in 2017–18. They won the inaugural edition of the Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day in 2022–23.[1]

North Zone
Personnel
CaptainHarleen Deol
Team information
Established1974
History
First-class debutEast Zone
in 2015
at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IZODC wins1
IZ3D wins1
IZT20 wins0
IZOD wins1

History

North 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, North 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.[2] The side won the title once, in 2011–12, and were the only side to break Central Zone's winning streak, who won the other 7 titles. In 2011–12, North Zone topped the table with four wins from their four matches.[3]

In the 2014–15 season, the zonal teams began competing in a two-day competition, the Inter Zone Women's Two Day Competition. The side finished 3rd in the first season before finishing bottom the following season, when the tournament became a three-day competition.[4][5] They again finished third in 2016–17, but did win their first match in the tournament, against South Zone.[6][7] In 2017–18, North Zone won their first three-day title, breaking Central Zone's three season winning streak and topping the table with two wins from their four matches.[8]

In 2022–23, zonal cricket in India returned, in the form of the Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20.[9] They finished fourth out of sixth teams in the first edition of the tournament.[10] In February 2023, the 2022–23 Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day tournament took place, with North Zone winning the competition, topping the group before beating Central Zone in the final by 9 wickets.[11]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2022–23 season. Players in bold have international caps.[9][12]

Name Nationality Domestic team Notes
Harleen Deol IndiaHimachal PradeshCaptain
Kanika Ahuja IndiaPunjab
Anisha Ansari IndiaHimachal Pradesh
Simran Bahadur IndiaDelhi
Taniya Bhatia IndiaPunjabWicket-keeper
Nikita Chauhan IndiaHimachal Pradesh
Neena Choudhary IndiaHimachal Pradesh
Sarla Devi IndiaJammu and Kashmir
Suman Gulia IndiaHaryana
Shivanti Gupta IndiaJammu and Kashmir
Amandeep Kaur IndiaHaryana
Amanjot Kaur IndiaPunjab
Komalpreet Kaur IndiaPunjab
Sandhya Kumari IndiaJharkhand
Sushmita Kumari IndiaHimachal Pradesh
Sonia Lohiya IndiaDelhi
Priya Mishra IndiaDelhi
Monica Pandey IndiaChandigarh
Priya Punia IndiaDelhi
Sheetal Rana IndiaHaryana
Pratika Rawal IndiaDelhi
Nandani Sharma IndiaChandigarh
Neetu Singh IndiaPunjab
Parunika Sisodia IndiaDelhi
Reema Sisodia IndiaHaryana
Rubia Syed IndiaJammu and Kashmir
Anju Tomar IndiaJammu and Kashmir
Sushma Verma IndiaHimachal PradeshWicket-keeper
Laxmi Yadav IndiaDelhi

Seasons

Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition
Season League standings[13] Notes
P W L DWF DLF ND BP Pts Pos
2014–15 400121063rd
2015–16 401030035th
2016–17 410030093rd
2017–18 4220001191st Champions

Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20
Season League standings Notes
P W L T NR NRR Pts Pos
2022–23 52300+0.63084th

Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day
Season League standings Notes
P W L T NR NRR Pts Pos
2022–23 55000+1.107201st Champions

Honours

References
  1. "Team Profile: North Zone Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. "Women's List A Matches Played by North Zone Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2011/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. "Inter Zone Women's Two Day Competition 2014/15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. "Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. "Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2016/17". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. "North Zone Women v South Zone Women, 5, 6, 7 March 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. "Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2017/18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. "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.
  10. "Senior Women's Inter Zonal T20". BCCI. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  11. "Senior Women's Inter Zonal One Day". BCCI. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  12. "Senior Women's Inter Zonal One Day Trophy, 2023/Squads". Cricket.com. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  13. "Women's First-Class Matches Played by North Zone Women". Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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