2008–09 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy

2008–09 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy
Dates2 – 5 October 2008
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket format50 over
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and final
ChampionsIndia B (1st title)
Runners-upIndia A
Participants3
Matches4
Most runsHemlata Kala (93)
Most wicketsDiana David (7)

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]

Competition format

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The 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

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India A[5] India B[6] India Senior[7]

Standings

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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

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Match 1
2 October 2008
Scorecard
India A
185 (49.5 overs)
v
India Senior
154 (47.2 overs)
Reema Malhotra 57 (83)
Gouher Sultana 2/28 (10 overs)
Priyanka Roy 77 (137)
Nooshin Al Khadeer 3/27 (10 overs)
India A won by 31 runs
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Rajiv Risodkar and Sameer Bandekar
  • India Senior won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: India A 2, India Senior 0.

Match 2
3 October 2008
Scorecard
India Senior
194/9 (50 overs)
v
India B
174 (47.2 overs)
Jhulan Goswami 45* (47)
Preeti Dimri 2/20 (10 overs)
Amita Sharma 70 (81)
Swaroopa Kadam 4/18 (9.2 overs)
India Senior won by 20 runs
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Rajiv Risodkar and Sameer Bandekar
  • India Senior won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India Senior 2, India B 0.

Match 3
4 October 2008
Scorecard
India B
202 (47 overs)
v
India A
170/8 (50 overs)
Latika Kumari 54 (79)
Reema Malhotra 4/52 (9 overs)
Hemlata Kala 39* (51)
Amrita Shinde 3/39 (10 overs)
India B won by 32 runs
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Milind Pathak and PS Godbole
  • India B won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India B 2, India A 0.

Final

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5 October 2008
Scorecard
India A
122 (48.1 overs)
v
India B
123/4 (32.5 overs)
Hemlata Kala 32 (65)
Snehal Pradhan 3/20 (7 overs)
Jaya Sharma 58* (98)
Diana David 3/19 (7 overs)
India B won by 6 wickets
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Milind Pathak and PS Godbole
  • India A won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most runs

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Women's Challenger Trophy 2008/09". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's Challenger Trophy 2008/09". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "India A Women v India B Women, 5 October 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Women's Challenger Trophy 2008/09 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Records/Women's Challenger Trophy 2008/09 - India A Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Records/Women's Challenger Trophy 2008/09 - India B Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Records/Women's Challenger Trophy 2008/09 - India Senior Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Records/Women's Challenger Trophy, 2008/09/Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Records/Women's Challenger Trophy, 2008/09/Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2021.