2013–14 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy

The 2013–14 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy was the fifth 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. All matches were held at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi across four days in January 2014. The tournament was won by India Blue, who beat India Red in the final by 8 wickets.[1][2]

2013–14 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy
Dates7 – 10 January 2014
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket format50 over
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and final
ChampionsIndia Blue (3rd title)
Runners-upIndia Red
Participants3
Matches4
Most runsSmriti Mandhana (187)
Most wicketsRajeshwari Gayakwad (8)
2015

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:[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 their Net Run Rate.

Squads

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India Blue[4] India Green[a][5] India Red[6]

Standings

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Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
India Red (Q) 2 2 0 0 0 8 +0.650
India Blue (Q) 2 1 1 0 0 4 +0.540
India Green 2 0 2 0 0 0 –1.190
Source: CricketArchive[3]

Group stage

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Match 1
7 January 2014
Scorecard
India Red
158 (49.1 overs)
v
India Blue
149/6 (50 overs)
Amita Sharma 52 (75)
Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2/15 (8 overs)
Karu Jain 52 (99)
Preeti Bose 2/21 (10 overs)
India Red won by 9 runs
JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
Umpires: Sanjay Singh and Vinod Seshan
  • India Blue won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: India Red 4, India Blue 0.

Match 2
8 January 2014
Scorecard
India Red
215/8 (50 overs)
v
India Green
159/9 (50 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 99 (101)
Saiqa Ishaque 2/21 (10 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 91 (149)
Sneh Rana 6/33 (12 overs)
India Red won by 56 runs
JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
Umpires: Sanjay Singh and Vinod Seshan
  • India Red won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India Red 4, India Green 0.

Match 3
9 January 2014
Scorecard
India Blue
233/6 (50 overs)
v
India Green
170/6 (50 overs)
Mithali Raj 86 (116)
Ranji Lodhi 2/35 (5 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 96* (124)
Rajeshwari Gayakwad 4/20 (11 overs)
India Red won by 63 runs
JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
Umpires: Sanjay Singh and Vinod Seshan
  • India Blue won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India Blue 4, India Green 0.

Final

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10 January 2014
Scorecard
India Red
183/5 (50 overs)
v
India Blue
186/2 (46.2 overs)
Punam Raut 63* (88)
Priyanka Roy 1/21 (4 overs)
India Blue won by 8 wickets
JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
Umpires: Sanjay Singh and Vinod Seshan
  • India Blue won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Smriti Mandhana India Green 2 2 187 187.00 96* 0 2
Mithali Raj India Blue 3 3 186 186.00 86 0 2
Harmanpreet Kaur India Red 3 3 126 42.00 99 0 1
Vellaswamy Vanitha India Red 3 3 87 43.50 64* 0 1
Karu Jain India Blue 3 3 81 27.00 52 0 1

Source: CricketArchive[7]

Most wickets

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Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5w
Rajeshwari Gayakwad India Blue 29.0 8 9.12 4/20 0
Sneh Rana India Red 32.0 7 16.28 6/33 1
Saiqa Ishaque India Green 22.0 4 15.25 2/21 0
Ekta Bisht India Blue 30.0 4 25.75 2/39 0
Ritu Dhrub India Green 22.0 3 25.00 2/45 0

Source: CricketArchive[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ India Green were an Under-19s team, and therefore also referred to as India Under-19s

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Challenger Trophy 2013/14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "India Blue Women v India Red Women, 10 January 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Women's Challenger Trophy 2013/14 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Batting and Fielding for India Blue Women/Women's Challenger Trophy 2013/14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Batting and Fielding for India Under-19s Women/Women's Challenger Trophy 2013/14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Batting and Fielding for India Red Women/Women's Challenger Trophy 2013/14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Women's Challenger Trophy 2013/14 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowling in Women's Challenger Trophy 2013/14 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.