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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Central Zone
| image =
| colours =
| coach =
| captain = [[Punam Raut]]
| established = 1974
| ground =
| first_fc = [[East Zone women's cricket team|East Zone]]
| first_fc_year = 2015
| first_fc_venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| title1 = [[Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition|IZOD]]
| title1wins = 7
| title2 = [[Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|IZ3D]]
| title2wins = 3
| website =
}}

The '''Central Zone women's cricket team''' is a [[Women's cricket|women's]] [[First class cricket|first-class]] [[cricket]] team that represents [[Central India]] in the [[Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition]]. It is a composite team of players from six teams from Central India: [[Chhattisgarh women's cricket team|Chhattisgarh]], [[Madhya Pradesh women's cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]], [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways]], [[Rajasthan women's cricket team|Rajasthan]], [[Uttar Pradesh women's cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Vidarbha women's cricket team|Vidarbha]]. 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]] between 2006–07 and 2013–14, which they won 7 out of 8 times. They now compete in the Inter Zone Three Day Competition, which they have won three times in four seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4732/4732.html|title=Team Profile: Central Zone Women|access-date=22 July 2021|publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>

==History==
Central Zone Women first played in the Rani Jhansi Trophy in the 1974–75 season, a [[List A cricket|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.<ref name="ListA">{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4732/Womens_List_A_Matches.html |title=Women's List A Matches Played by Central Zone Women|access-date=29 July 2021|publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>

In 2007, Central 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. The side were the most successful side in the history of the competition, winning the title 7 times out of 8 seasons, only missing out in 2011–12, in which they finished as runners-up.<ref name="six">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/8/Inter_Zone_Womens_One_Day_Competition_2006-07.html |title=Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2006/07 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="seven">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/6/Inter_Zone_Womens_One_Day_Competition_2007-08.html |title=Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2007/08 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="eight">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/11/Inter_Zone_Womens_One_Day_Competition_2008-09.html |title=Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2008/09 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="nine">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/12/Inter_Zone_Womens_One_Day_Competition_2009-10.html |title=Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2009/10 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="ten">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/13/Inter_Zone_Womens_One_Day_Competition_2010-11.html |title=Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2010/11 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="eleven">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/15/Inter_Zone_Womens_One_Day_Competition_2011-12.html |title=Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2011/12 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="twelve">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/18/Inter_Zone_Womens_One_Day_Competition_2012-13.html |title=Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2012/13 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="thirteen">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/20/Inter_Zone_Womens_One_Day_Competition_2013-14.html |title=Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2013/14 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> They were also unbeaten in every season except 2011–12, in which they only lost to eventual winners [[North Zone women's cricket team|North Zone]].<ref name="ListA"/>

In the 2014–15 season, the zonal teams began competing in a [[First-class cricket|two-day]] competition, the [[Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|Inter Zone Women's Two Day Competition]]. In the [[2014–15 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Two Day Game|first season]], Central Zone won the tournament, with 3 drawn games won on first innings from four matches.<ref name="fifteen">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/24/Inter_Zone_Womens_Two_Day_Competition_2014-15.html |title=Inter Zone Women's Two Day Competition 2014/15 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> The following season, [[2015–16 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2015–16]], the tournament became a three-day competition but Central Zone emerged as champions again, with one win and two drawn games won on first innings.<ref name="sixteen">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/26/Inter_Zone_Womens_Three_Day_Competition_2015-16.html |title=Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2015/16 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> They were again champions in [[2016–17 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2016–17]], with two wins and one two drawn games won on first innings.<ref name="seventeen">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/31/Inter_Zone_Womens_Three_Day_Competition_2016-17.html |title=Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2016/17 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> In [[2017–18 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2017–18]], however, Central Zone failed to defend their title, finishing fourth with one win and two losses.<ref name="eighteen">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/31/Inter_Zone_Womens_Three_Day_Competition_2017-18.html |title=Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2017/18 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

==Players==
===Current squad===
Based on appearances in the 2017/18 season. Players in '''bold''' have international caps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4732/Players.html|title=Players who have played for Central Zone Women|access-date=22 July 2021|publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;
|-
! Name
! Nationality
! Birth date
! Batting style
! Bowling style
! Domestic team
! Notes
|-
! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| Batters
|-
| Nishu Choudhary || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1991|6|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Uttar Pradesh women's cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]] ||
|-
| Dishu Kasat || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1997|9|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Vidarbha women's cricket team|Vidarbha]] ||
|-
| '''[[Punam Raut]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1989|10|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin|off break]] || [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways]] || [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
| Priyanka Sharma || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1989|4|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin|off break]] || [[Rajasthan women's cricket team|Rajasthan]] ||
|-
! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| All-rounders
|-
| [[Shweta Bishnoi]] || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1992|12|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Rajasthan women's cricket team|Rajasthan]] ||
|-
| '''[[Thirush Kamini]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1990|7|30|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]] || [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways]] ||
|-
| Priti Yadav || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1995|12|10|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off spin|off break]] || [[Madhya Pradesh women's cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] ||
|-
! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| Wicket-keepers
|-
| Latika Inamdar || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|India}} || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown || [[Vidarbha women's cricket team|Vidarbha]] ||
|-
| [[Sweta Verma]] || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1996|11|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin|off break]] || [[Uttar Pradesh women's cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]] ||
|-
! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| Bowlers
|-
| Pallavi Bharadwaj || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1990|3|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Madhya Pradesh women's cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] ||
|-
| Adila Khanam || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|India}} || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown || [[Chhattisgarh women's cricket team|Chhattisgarh]] ||
|-
| '''[[Sukanya Parida]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1993|5|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways]] ||
|-
| '''[[Meghna Singh]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1994|6|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways]] ||
|-
| Shivangiraj Singh || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1992|11|2|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || [[Uttar Pradesh women's cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]] ||
|-
| [[Komal Zanzad]] || style="text-align:center"|{{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1991|10|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Vidarbha women's cricket team|Vidarbha]] ||
|}

==Seasons==
===Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" colspan="9" | League standings<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4732/Womens_First-Class_Matches.html |title=Women's First-Class Matches Played by Central Zone Women |accessdate=29 July 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! scope="col" | {{abbr|P|Played}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|W|Won}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|L|Lost}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|DWF|Drawn (won on first innings)}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|DLF|Drawn (lost on first innings)}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|ND|Drawn (no decision on first innings)}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|BP|Bonus Points}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Pos|Position}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2014–15 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Two Day Game|2014–15]]
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 1st
| style="background: gold;" | Champions
|-
! scope="row" | [[2015–16 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2015–16]]
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 14 || 1st
| style="background: gold;" | Champions
|-
! scope="row" | [[2016–17 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2016–17]]
| 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 19 || 1st
| style="background: gold;" | Champions
|-
! scope="row" | [[2017–18 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2017–18]]
| 4 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 4th
| style="background: white;" |
|}

==Honours==
* '''[[Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition]]:'''
** '''Winners (7):''' 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13 & 2013–14
* '''[[Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition]]:'''
** '''Winners (3):''' [[2014–15 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Two Day Game|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2015–16]] & [[2016–17 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2016–17]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4732/4732.html Central Zone at CricketArchive]

{{Cricket in India}}
{{Women's Inter Zonal Cricket in India}}

[[Category:Indian women's first-class cricket teams]]

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