Pondicherry women's cricket team

Pondicherry Women
Personnel
CaptainMugdha Joshi
Team information
Founded2018 (6 years ago) (2018)
Home groundCricket Association Pondicherry Ground, Puducherry
Sree Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences Cricket Ground, Puducherry
History
WSODT wins0
SWTL wins0

The Pondicherry women's cricket team, also known as Puducherry women's cricket team, is a women's cricket team that represents the Indian union territory of Puducherry. They were formed ahead of the 2018–19 season, and have competed in both the Women's Senior One Day Trophy and the Senior Women's T20 League since that season.[1]

History

Pondicherry Women were formed ahead of the 2018–19 season, after an expansion of teams in Indian domestic cricket.[2][3] In their first season, they competed in the Senior Women's One Day League, finishing 2nd in the Plate competition, and in the Senior Women's T20 League, finishing 7th out of 8 teams in their group.[4][5]

The following season, 2019–20, Pondicherry finished 5th in the Plate competition of the Senior Women's One Day League and 6th in their Senior Women's T20 League group.[6][7] The following season, 2020–21, with only the One Day League going ahead, Pondicherry finished 2nd in the Plate competition, with 5 wins from their six games, gaining promotion to the Elite Group.[8] Pondicherry bowler Amruta Saran was the joint-second highest wicket-taker across the whole competition, with 16 wickets at an average of 11.43.[9] In 2021–22, they failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the Plate Group in both competitions.[10][11] In 2022–23, the side finished 5th in their group in both competitions.[12][13]

Players

Notable players

Players who have played for Pondicherry and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[14]

Seasons

Women's Senior One Day Trophy

Season Division League standings[1] Notes
P W L T NR NRR Pts Pos
2018–19 Plate 8 7 1 0 0 +1.548 28 2nd
2019–20 Plate 9 6 3 0 0 +1.500 24 5th
2020–21 Plate 6 5 1 0 0 +1.386 20 2nd Promoted
2021–22 Elite Group E 5 0 5 0 0 –2.173 0 6th
2022–23 Group C 6 2 4 0 0 –1.374 8 5th

Senior Women's T20 League

Season Division League standings[1] Notes
P W L T NR NRR Pts Pos
2018–19 Group E 7 1 6 0 0 −0.835 4 7th
2019–20 Group C 6 1 5 0 0 −2.452 4 6th
2021–22 Plate 6 4 2 0 0 +1.025 16 3rd
2022–23 Group C 6 3 3 0 0 –0.348 12 5th

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Puducherry Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "A Well-Deserved Opportunity For Northeastern States, Bihar, Puducherry". Outlook India. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018–19 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Inter State Women's One Day Competition 2018/19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Inter State Women's Twenty20 Competition 2018/19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Inter State Women's One Day Competition 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Inter State Women's Twenty20 Competition 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Inter State Women's One Day Competition 2020/21 Points Tables". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Bowling in Inter State Women's One Day Competition 2020/21 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Senior Women's T20 Trophy 2021/22". BCCI. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Inter State Women's One Day Competition 2021/22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Inter State Women's One Day Competition 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Inter State Women's Twenty20 Competition 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Players who have played for Puducherry Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2021.