The India Blue women's cricket team, previously known as India A, are an Indian women's cricket team that compete in the Senior Women's Challenger Trophy and the Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy. The team has no geographical base, instead being made up of some of the best players from across India. They are the most successful team in the 50 over Challenger Trophy, with 5 title wins, whilst they have won the T20 Challenger Trophy once, in 2018–19.[1]
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Punam Raut (50 over) Mithali Raj (20 over) |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 2008 |
| History | |
| WCT wins | 5 |
| WT20CT wins | 1 |
History
editIndia Blue were first formed in 2008, as India A, to compete in the 50 over Senior Women's Challenger Trophy, which involved three teams made up of the best players in India. In their first season, the side, captained by Rumeli Dhar, reached the final but lost to India B by 6 wickets.[2][3] The following season, the side was renamed India Blue and competed in the 2009–10 Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy, again reaching the final after topping the group stage, but losing out to India Green.[4]
India Blue won their first title in 2010–11, winning the 50 over trophy after topping the group then beating India Green in the final by 7 wickets.[5][6] After losing in the final in 2011–12, India Blue then won three titles in a row, in 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2015, each time finishing second in their group before beating India Red in the final.[7][8][9][10]
India Blue again reached the final in 2016–17, but lost to India Red, before regaining their title in 2017–18.[11][12] The 2018–19 season saw the return of the T20 competition alongside the 50 over competition, and India Blue reached the final of both, winning the T20 final but losing the 50 over final.[13][14] In 2019–20, the 50 over Challenger Trophy was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the T20 Challenger Trophy was competed with different teams.[15]
Seasons
editSenior Women's Challenger Trophy
edit| Season | League standings[1] | Final standing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Pos | ||
| 2008–09 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | –0.010 | 2 | 2nd | Lost final |
| 2010–11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.860 | 7 | 1st | Champions |
| 2011–12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.280 | 10 | 1st | Lost final |
| 2012–13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | –1.115 | 5 | 2nd | Champions |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.540 | 4 | 2nd | Champions |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.220 | 4 | 2nd | Champions |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.240 | 8 | 1st | Lost final |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | –0.192 | 4 | 2nd | Champions |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.514 | 8 | 1st | Lost final |
Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy
edit| Season | League standings[1] | Final standing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Pos | ||
| 2009–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.177 | 4 | 1st | Lost final |
| 2018–19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.654 | 8 | 2nd | Champions |
Honours
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "India Blue Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's Challenger Trophy 2008/09". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "India A Women v India B Women, 5 October 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's Twenty20 Challenger Trophy 2009/10". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's Challenger Trophy 2010/11". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "India Blue Women v India Green Women, 12 December 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's Challenger Trophy 2011/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's Challenger Trophy 2012/13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's Challenger Trophy 2013/14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's Challenger Trophy 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's Challenger Trophy 2016/17". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's Challenger Trophy 2017/18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's Challenger Trophy 2018/19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's Twenty20 Challenger Trophy 2018/19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "COVID-19: Women's domestic cricket takes a big hit as fate of 168 matches remains uncertain". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.