The 2008–09 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy was the inaugural edition of India's 50 over Women's Challenger Trophy. Three teams made up of the best players in India competed in a round-robin group, with the top two advancing to the final. Matches were held at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad across four days in October 2008. The tournament was won by India B, who beat India A in the final by 6 wickets.[1][2][3]
| Dates | 2 – 5 October 2008 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | 50 over |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Champions | India B (1st title) |
| Runners-up | India A |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 4 |
| Most runs | Hemlata Kala (93) |
| Most wickets | Diana David (7) |
Competition format
editThe three teams played in a round-robin group, playing each other team once, with the top two advancing to the final. Matches were played using a 50 over format.
The group worked on a points system with positions with the group being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[4]
Win: 2 points.
Tie: 2 points.
Loss: 0 points.
No Result/Abandoned: 2 points.
If points in the final table are equal, teams are separated by their Net Run Rate.
Squads
edit| India A[5] | India B[6] | India Senior[7] |
|---|---|---|
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Standings
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India B (Q) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.120 |
| India A (Q) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.010 |
| India Senior | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.110 |
- Source: CricketArchive[4]
Group stage
editIndia A
185 (49.5 overs) |
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India Senior
154 (47.2 overs) |
- India Senior won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: India A 2, India Senior 0.
India Senior
194/9 (50 overs) |
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India B
174 (47.2 overs) |
Amita Sharma 70 (81)
Swaroopa Kadam 4/18 (9.2 overs) |
- India Senior won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India Senior 2, India B 0.
India B
202 (47 overs) |
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India A
170/8 (50 overs) |
- India B won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India B 2, India A 0.
Final
edit 5 October 2008
Scorecard |
India A
122 (48.1 overs) |
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India B
123/4 (32.5 overs) |
- India A won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemlata Kala | India A | 3 | 3 | 93 | 46.50 | 39* | 0 | 0 |
| Jaya Sharma | India B | 2 | 2 | 92 | 92.00 | 58* | 0 | 1 |
| Priyanka Roy | India Senior | 2 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 77 | 0 | 1 |
| Amita Sharma | India B | 3 | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 70 | 0 | 1 |
| Reema Malhotra | India A | 3 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 57 | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[8]
Most wickets
edit| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana David | India A | 21.2 | 7 | 7.57 | 3/19 | 0 |
| Snehal Pradhan | India B | 23.0 | 6 | 15.50 | 3/20 | 0 |
| Reema Malhotra | India A | 24.0 | 6 | 18.00 | 4/52 | 0 |
| Swaroopa Kadam | India Senior | 19.2 | 5 | 8.40 | 4/18 | 0 |
| Amrita Shinde | India B | 25.0 | 5 | 16.40 | 3/39 | 0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[9]
References
edit- ^ "Women's Challenger Trophy 2008/09". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's Challenger Trophy 2008/09". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "India A Women v India B Women, 5 October 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Women's Challenger Trophy 2008/09 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Challenger Trophy 2008/09 - India A Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Challenger Trophy 2008/09 - India B Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Challenger Trophy 2008/09 - India Senior Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Challenger Trophy, 2008/09/Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Challenger Trophy, 2008/09/Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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