South Zone women's cricket team
Personnel | |
---|---|
Captain | Gouher Sultana |
Team information | |
Established | 1974 |
History | |
First-class debut | Young England in 1981 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad |
IZOD wins | 0 |
IZ3D wins | 0 |
The South Zone women's cricket team is a women's first-class cricket team that represents northern India in the Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition. It is a composite team of players from six teams from southern India: Andhra, Goa, Hyderabad, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. 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 now compete in the Inter Zone Three Day Competition, where they finished as runners-up in the most recent tournament, 2017–18.[1]
History[]
South 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, South 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 finishes in the tournament came in 2006–07 and 2012–13, when they finished as runners-up.[3][4]
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, South Zone finished 4th out of the 5 teams with 6 points.[5] The following season, 2015–16, the tournament became a three-day competition and South Zone finished 3rd, this time with 8 points.[6] In 2016–17, the side finished bottom of the league, losing three of their four matches.[7] They bounced back the following season however, taking their best finish in the competition as the came second, with two wins from their four matches.[8]
Players[]
Current squad[]
Based on appearances in the 2017/18 season. Players in bold have international caps.[9]
Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Domestic team | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||
Hima Bindhu | India | 5 February 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Andhra | |
Satish Shubha | India | 13 July 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Karnataka | |
Himani Yadav | India | 4 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Hyderabad | |
All-rounders | ||||||
Sobhana Asha | India | 16 March 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Kerala | |
Dayalan Hemalatha | India | 29 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Tamil Nadu | |
Sravanthi Naidu | India | 23 August 1986 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Hyderabad | |
Lakhmi Nethra | India | 2 January 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Tamil Nadu | |
Nagarajan Niranjana | India | 9 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Tamil Nadu | |
Thayyil Shani | India | 20 May 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Kerala | |
Ananya Upendran | India | 23 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Hyderabad | |
Sunanda Yetrekar | India | 23 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Goa | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Sanjana Batni | India | 19 September 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Karnataka | |
Namita Ojha | India | 3 April 1987 | Right-handed | – | Tamil Nadu | |
Bowlers | ||||||
Nikita Malik | India | 31 May 1993 | Right-handed | Unknown | Goa | |
Gouher Sultana | India | 31 March 1988 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Hyderabad | Captain |
Seasons[]
Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition[]
Season | League standings[10] | Notes | ||||||||
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P | W | L | DWF | DLF | ND | BP | Pts | Pos | ||
2014–15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4th | |
2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3rd | |
2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5th | |
2017–18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2nd |
Honours[]
- Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition:
- Winners (0):
- Best finish: Runners-up (2006–07 & 2012–13)
- Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game:
- Winners (0):
- Best finish: Runners-up (2017–18)
References[]
- ^ "Team Profile: South Zone Women (India)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Women's List A Matches Played by South Zone Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2006/07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2012/13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Inter Zone Women's Two Day Competition 2014/15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2016/17". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2017/18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "South Zone Women (India) Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Women's First-Class Matches Played by South Zone Women". Retrieved 29 July 2021.
External links[]
- Indian women's first-class cricket teams