| 2016–17 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy | |
| Todate: | 25 October 2016 |
| Administrator: | BCCI |
| Cricket Format: | 50 over |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin and final |
| Host: | BCA |
| Champions: | India Red |
| Count: | 2 |
| Runner Up: | India Blue |
| Participants: | 3 |
| Matches: | 4 |
| Most Runs: | Smriti Mandhana (192) (India Red) |
| Most Wickets: | Poonam Yadav (6) (India Blue) |
| Previous Year: | 2015 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2015 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy |
| Next Year: | 2017–18 |
| Next Tournament: | 2017–18 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy |
The 2016–17 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy was the seventh edition of the women's List-A tournament in India.[1] It was played from 22 October to 25 October 2016.[2] It was played in a round-robin format, with a final between the top two teams. India Red won the tournament, beating India Blue in the final by 7 wickets.[3]
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India Blue (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.240 | |
| India Red (Q) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.280 | |
| India Green | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.460 |
Source: CricketArchive[5]
The Mithali Raj-led India Blue had won both their league matches to book a place in the finals while India Red had only beaten India Green in the run up to the finals. With a seven-wicket win against India Blue in the final, India Red lifted the Women's Challenger Trophy 2016–17. Smriti Mandhana led the 130-run chase in the one-day game with an unbeaten 62-run knock after the Jhulan Goswami-led attack had restricted the opposition to a sub-par score.