South Zone women's cricket team

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]

South Zone
Personnel
CaptainGouher Sultana
Team information
Established1974
History
First-class debutYoung England
in 1981
at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
IZOD wins0
IZ3D wins0

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
Batters
Hima Bindhu India (1993-02-05) 5 February 1993Left-handedRight-arm mediumAndhra
Satish Shubha India (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999Left-handedRight-arm mediumKarnataka
Himani Yadav India (1995-09-04) 4 September 1995Right-handedRight-arm mediumHyderabad
All-rounders
Sobhana Asha India (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg breakKerala
Dayalan Hemalatha India (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994Right-handedRight-arm off breakTamil Nadu
Sravanthi Naidu India (1986-08-23) 23 August 1986Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxHyderabad
Lakhmi Nethra India (1995-01-02) 2 January 1995Right-handedRight-arm off breakTamil Nadu
Nagarajan Niranjana India (1988-10-09) 9 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm mediumTamil Nadu
Thayyil Shani India (1991-05-20) 20 May 1991Right-handedRight-arm off breakKerala
Ananya Upendran India (1991-10-23) 23 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm mediumHyderabad
Sunanda Yetrekar India (1990-01-23) 23 January 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg breakGoa
Wicket-keepers
Sanjana Batni India (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996Left-handedLeft-arm mediumKarnataka
Namita Ojha India (1987-04-03) 3 April 1987Right-handed–Tamil Nadu
Bowlers
Nikita Malik India (1993-05-31) 31 May 1993Right-handedUnknownGoa
Gouher Sultana India (1988-03-31) 31 March 1988Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxHyderabadCaptain

Seasons

Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition
Season League standings[10] Notes
P W L DWF DLF ND BP Pts Pos
2014–15 400121064th
2015–16 400220083rd
2016–17 403100035th
2017–18 4210100132nd

Honours

References
  1. "Team Profile: South Zone Women (India)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. "Women's List A Matches Played by South Zone Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2006/07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. "Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2012/13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. "Inter Zone Women's Two Day Competition 2014/15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. "Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. "Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2016/17". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. "Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2017/18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. "South Zone Women (India) Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  10. "Women's First-Class Matches Played by South Zone Women". Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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