North Zone women's cricket team

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North Zone
Personnel
Captain Shafali Verma
Team information
Established1974
History
First-class debut East Zone
in 2015
at  Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IZODC  wins1
IZ3D  wins1
IZT20  wins0
IZOD  wins1

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]

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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 2023–24 season. Players in bold have international caps. [12]

NameNationalityDomestic teamNotes
Shafali Verma Flag of India.svg  India Haryana Captain
Taniya Bhatia Flag of India.svg  India Punjab Wicket-keeper
Neelam BishtFlag of India.svg  India Punjab
Harleen Deol Flag of India.svg  India Himachal Pradesh
Madhu DhamaFlag of India.svg  India Delhi
Kashvee GautamFlag of India.svg  India Chandigarh
Suman GuliaFlag of India.svg  India Haryana
Mannat KashyapFlag of India.svg  India Punjab
Amandeep KaurFlag of India.svg  India Haryana
Amanjot Kaur Flag of India.svg  India Punjab
Parushi PrabhakarFlag of India.svg  India Chandigarh
Shweta Sehrawat Flag of India.svg  India Delhi
Chitra SinghFlag of India.svg  India Himachal Pradesh
Parunika SisodiaFlag of India.svg  India Delhi
Sushma Verma Flag of India.svg  India Himachal Pradesh Wicket-keeper

Seasons

Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition

SeasonLeague standings [13] Notes
PWLDWFDLFNDBPPtsPos
2014–15 400121063rd
2015–16 401030035th
2016–17 410030093rd
2017–18 4220001191stChampions

Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20

SeasonLeague standingsNotes
PWLTNRNRRPtsPos
2022–23 52300+0.63084th
2023–24 52201+1.341104th

Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day

SeasonLeague standingsNotes
PWLTNRNRRPtsPos
2022–23 55000+1.107201stChampions

Honours

References

  1. "Team Profile: North Zone Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. 1 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 T20 Trophy 2023: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know". CricketWorld. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  13. "Women's First-Class Matches Played by North Zone Women" . Retrieved 29 July 2021.