History
East 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] They also played matches against the touring New Zealand side in 1975–76 and 1984–85. [3] [4]
In 2007, East 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] Their best finish in the tournament came in 2010–11, finishing 3rd with two wins from their four matches. [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, East Zone finished as runners-up, with two drawn games won on first innings from their four matches. [6] The side again finished as runners-up in 2015–16, when the tournament became a three-day competition, with three drawn games won on first innings. [7] In 2016–17 the side finished fourth and in 2017–18 East Zone finished bottom of the five team league. [8] [9]
In 2022–23, zonal cricket in India returned, in the form of the Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20. [10] They finished fifth out of sixth teams in the first edition of the tournament. [11] In February 2023, the 2022–23 Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day tournament took place, in which they finished third in the group stage. [12] They won their first title in December 2023, winning the Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20. [13]
East Zone were crowned as the champions of the 2023–24 Senior Women's Inter Zonal Multi-Day Trophy after beating South Zone by one wicket in the final. [14]
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