| Dates | 28 March – 11 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Host(s) | India |
| Champions | East Zone (1st title) |
| Runners-up | South Zone |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Player of the series | Deepti Sharma (East Zone) |
| Most runs | Punam Raut (258) (Central Zone) |
| Most wickets | Deepti Sharma (27) (East Zone) |
2023–24 Senior Women's Inter Zonal Multi-Day Trophy was the fifth season of the Inter Zonal Multi-Day Trophy, a women's first-class cricket competition played in India.[1] It took place from 28 March to 11 April 2024.[2] The tournament featured six zonal teams – Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, North East Zone, South Zone and West Zone.[3] The fixtures were hosted by the Maharashtra Cricket Association at Pune.[4] The tournament saw the teams competing in five knockout games including the final, with each match lasting a maximum of three days.[5] It was the first women's domestic red-ball competition in India since 2018.[6] North Zone were the defending champions. East Zone were crowned as the champions after beating South Zone by one wicket in the final.[7]
Format[edit | edit source]
Unlike the previous four seasons in which the five participating teams played against each other team once in the round-robin and the table topper was crowned the winner, the 2023-24 season was in a single-elimination format. After a drawing of lots, North Zone and South Zone were immediately placed in the semi-finals. East Zone faced North East Zone and West Zone faced Central Zone in the quarter-finals. [5]
In case of a draw, the team with the lead in the first innings would proceed to the next round, as West Zone's first innings lead in the quarter-finals and South Zone's first innings lead in the semi-finals took them to the semi-finals and the final respectively. [8]
Fixtures[edit | edit source]
Quarter-finals[edit | edit source]
Semi-finals[edit | edit source]
3–5 April 2024
Scorecard |
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262/5 (101 overs)
Tamanna Nigam 99 (200) Shradda Pokharkar 2/23 (12 overs) |
- South Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
Final[edit | edit source]
Statistics[edit | edit source]
Most runs[edit | edit source]
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punam Raut | Central Zone | 1 | 2 | 258 | 129.00 | 174 | 1 | 1 |
| Dhara Gujjar | East Zone | 3 | 5 | 236 | 47.20 | 140 | 1 | 1 |
| Tamanna Nigam | South Zone | 2 | 4 | 190 | 47.50 | 99 | 0 | 2 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | ||||||||
Most wickets[edit | edit source]
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | 5w | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepti Sharma | East Zone | 94.1 | 27 | 7.29 | 3 | 6/49 |
| Minnu Mani | South Zone | 61 | 14 | 13.21 | 2 | 6/73 |
| Radha Yadav | West Zone | 90.5 | 9 | 28.77 | 0 | 4/72 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | ||||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "BCCI Set To Revive Women's Multi-Day Red-Ball Games". Female Cricket. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ↑ "BCCI to conduct women's red-ball tournament in Pune from March 28". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ↑ "BCCI announces multi-day tournament for women cricketers from March 28". WION. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ↑ "Women's red-ball domestic cricket tournament to return to India after six years". Firstpost. March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Women's red-ball cricket to return to India's domestic calendar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ↑ "Red ball cricket for women returns to India's domestic calendar after six years". ANI News. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ↑ "Annapurna Das and Titas Sadhu guides East Zone to Victory in Inter-Zonal Multi-Day Trophy". Female Cricket. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ↑ "Senior Womens Inter Zonal Multi Day Trophy". The Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 15 December 2024.