2009–10 Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy
The 2009–10 Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy was the inaugural season of India's Women's T20 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. India Green beat India Blue in the final by 24 runs to win the tournament. All matches were held at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad across four days in January 2010. The tournament is the Twenty20 equivalent of the Senior Women's Challenger Trophy, and was not played again until the 2018–19 season.[1][2]
| Dates | 2 – 5 January 2010 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Champions | India Green (1st title) |
| Runners-up | India Blue |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 4 |
| Most runs | Mithali Raj (74) |
| Most wickets | Soniya Dabir (3) Ekta Bisht (3) |
Competition format
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 Twenty20 format.
The group worked on a points system with positions with the group being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[3]
Win: 4 points.
Tie: 2 points.
Loss: 0 points.
No Result/Abandoned: 2 points.
If points in the final table are equal, teams are separated by most wins, then head-to-head record, and then by Net Run Rate.
Squads
| India Blue[4] | India Green[5] | India Red[6] |
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Standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India Blue (Q) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.177 |
| India Green (Q) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.079 |
| India Red | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.106 |
- Source: ESPNCricinfo[7]
Group stage
India Blue 117/4 (20 overs) |
v |
India Red 119/5 (19.2 overs) |
Anagha Deshpande 48 (50) Neha Maji 1/28 (4 overs) |
- India Blue won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India Red 4, India Blue 0.
India Red 121/6 (20 overs) |
v |
India Green 122/3 (18.3 overs) |
- India Green won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: India Green 4, India Red 0.
India Green 109/6 (20 overs) |
v |
India Blue 110/3 (18 overs) |
Sulakshana Naik 36 (42) Nishu Choudhary 1/9 (1 over) |
- India Blue won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: India Blue 4, India Green 0.
Final
5 January 2010 Scorecard |
India Green 125/9 (20 overs) |
v |
India Blue 101/7 (20 overs) |
- India Blue won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mithali Raj | India Blue | 3 | 3 | 74 | 37.00 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Anagha Deshpande | India Blue | 3 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| Punam Raut | India Green | 2 | 2 | 62 | 31.00 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Reema Malhotra | India Green | 3 | 3 | 46 | 46.00 | 31* | 0 | 0 |
| Sulakshana Naik | India Green | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[8]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soniya Dabir | India Green | 8.0 | 3 | 8.66 | 2/13 | 0 |
| Ekta Bisht | India Blue | 12.0 | 3 | 21.66 | 1/17 | 0 |
| Jhulan Goswami | India Green | 7.0 | 2 | 13.50 | 2/7 | 0 |
| Snehal Pradhan | India Blue | 12.0 | 2 | 27.50 | 1/14 | 0 |
| Reema Malhotra | India Blue | 10.2 | 2 | 29.50 | 2/19 | 0 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9]
References
- "Women's Twenty20 Challenger Trophy 2009/10". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Women's Twenty20 Challenger Trophy 2009/10". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Women's Twenty20 Challenger Trophy 2009/10 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy 2009/10/India Blue Squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy 2009/10/India Green Squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy 2009/10/India Red Squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Women's Twenty20 Challenger Trophy 2009/10 Table". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Records/Women's Twenty20 Challenger Trophy, 2009/10/Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Records/Women's Twenty20 Challenger Trophy, 2009/10/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2021.