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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = West Zone
| image =
| colours =
| coach =
| captain = Shweta Haranhalli
| established = 1974
| ground =
| first_fc = [[South Zone women's cricket team|South Zone]]
| first_fc_year = 2015
| first_fc_venue = [[Jadavpur University Campus Ground|Jadavpur University Second Campus Ground]], [[Kolkata]]
| title1 = [[Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition|IZOD]]
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = [[Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|IZ3D]]
| title2wins = 0
| website =
}}
The '''West Zone women's cricket team''' is a [[Women's cricket|women's]] [[First class cricket|first-class]] [[cricket]] team that represents [[Western 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 five teams from western India: [[Baroda women's cricket team|Baroda]], [[Gujarat women's cricket team|Gujarat]], [[Maharashtra women's cricket team|Maharashtra]], [[Mumbai women's cricket team|Mumbai]] and [[Saurashtra women's cricket team|Saurashtra]]. 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]], and now compete in the Inter Zone Three Day Competition, where they finished as runners-up in [[2016–17 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2016–17]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4776/4776.html |title=Team Profile: West Zone Women |access-date=28 July 2021|publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>

==History==
West 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/4/4776/Womens_List_A_Matches.html |title=Women's List A Matches Played by West Zone Women|access-date=29 July 2021|publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>

In 2007, West 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. They finished as runners-up three times in the tournament, in 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2010–11.<ref>{{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>{{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>{{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>

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]], West Zone finished bottom of the table with 4 points.<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, with West Zone finishing 4th out of the 5 teams competing.<ref>{{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> In [[2016–17 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2016–17]] they achieved their best finish, coming second with one victory and one drawn game 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> Their one win was the largest win in the tournament, by an innings and 109 runs over [[South Zone women's cricket team|South Zone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1074/1074023.html |title=South Zone Women v West Zone Women, 1, 2, 3 March 2017 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> In [[2017–18 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2017–18]], the side finished third, winning one match, again over South Zone.<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><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1074/1074184.html |title=South Zone Women v West Zone Women, 18, 19, 20 March 2018 |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/4/4776/Players.html |title=West Zone Women Players|access-date=28 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
|-
| [[Mugdha Joshi]] || style="text-align:center"| {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1993|11|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Mumbai women's cricket team|Mumbai]] ||
|-
| Palak Patel || style="text-align:center"| {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1993|8|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Baroda women's cricket team|Baroda]] ||
|-
| Binaisha Surti || style="text-align:center"| {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1988|11|24|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Baroda women's cricket team|Baroda]] ||
|-
! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| All-rounders
|-
| Renuka Chaudhari || style="text-align:center"| {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1997|11|16|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Gujarat women's cricket team|Gujarat]] ||
|-
| Shweta Haranhalli || style="text-align:center"| {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1993|10|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Mumbai women's cricket team|Mumbai]] || [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
| [[Jayshreeba Jadeja]] || style="text-align:center"| {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1992|1|9|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Saurashtra women's cricket team|Saurashtra]] ||
|-
| Humaira Kazi || style="text-align:center"| {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1993|10|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Mumbai women's cricket team|Mumbai]] ||
|-
! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| Wicket-keepers
|-
| Heena Patel || style="text-align:center"| {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1992|12|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Baroda women's cricket team|Baroda]] ||
|-
| Prajakta Shirwadkar || style="text-align:center"| {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1990|3|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || – || [[Mumbai women's cricket team|Mumbai]] ||

|-
! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| Bowlers
|-
| Krutika Chaudhari || style="text-align:center"| {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1997|8|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Gujarat women's cricket team|Gujarat]] ||
|-
| [[Neha Chavda]] || style="text-align:center"| {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1993|3|13|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]] || [[Saurashtra women's cricket team|Saurashtra]] ||
|-
| [[Priyanka Garkhede]] || style="text-align:center"| {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1993|8|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Maharashtra women's cricket team|Maharashtra]] ||
|-
| Saniya Raut || style="text-align:center"| {{crw|India}} || {{Birth date and age|1999|8|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || [[Mumbai women's cricket team|Mumbai]] ||
|}

==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/4/4776/Womens_First-Class_Matches.html |title=Women's First-Class Matches Played by West 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 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 4 || 5th
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | [[2015–16 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2015–16]]
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 4th
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | [[2016–17 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2016–17]]
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 12 || 2nd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | [[2017–18 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2017–18]]
| 4 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 10 || 3rd
| style="background: white;" |
|}

==Honours==
* '''[[Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition]]:'''
** '''Winners (0):'''
** ''Best finish:'' Runners-up (2007–08, 2008–09 & 2010–11)
* '''[[Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game]]:'''
** '''Winners (0):'''
** ''Best finish:'' Runners-up ([[2016–17 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2016–17]])

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4776/4776.html West 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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