Pondicherry women's cricket team explained

Pondicherry Women
Captain:	Mugdha Joshi
Ground:	Cricket Association Pondicherry Ground, Puducherry Sree Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences Cricket Ground, Puducherry
Title1:	WSODT
Title1wins:	0
Title2:	SWTL
Title2wins:	0

The Pondicherry women's cricket team, also known as Puducherry women's cricket team, is a women's cricket team that represents the Indian union territory of Puducherry. They were formed ahead of the 2018–19 season, and have competed in both the Women's Senior One Day Trophy and the Senior Women's T20 League since that season.

History

Pondicherry Women were formed ahead of the 2018–19 season, after an expansion of teams in Indian domestic cricket.^{[1] [2]} In their first season, they competed in the Senior Women's One Day League, finishing 2nd in the Plate competition, and in the Senior Women's T20 League, finishing 7th out of 8 teams in their group.^{[3] [4]}

The following season, 2019–20, Pondicherry finished 5th in the Plate competition of the Senior Women's One Day League and 6th in their Senior Women's T20 League group.^{[5] [6]} The following season, 2020–21, with only the One Day League going ahead, Pondicherry finished 2nd in the Plate competition, with 5 wins from their six games, gaining promotion to the Elite Group.^[7] Pondicherry bowler Amruta Saran was the joint-second highest wicket-taker across the whole competition, with 16 wickets at an average of 11.43.^[8] In 2021–22, they failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the Plate Group in both competitions.^{[9] [10]} In 2022–23, the side finished 5th in their group in both competitions.^{[11] [12]}

Players

Notable players

Players who have played for Pondicherry and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):^[13]

• Karu Jain (2004)
• Gouher Sultana (2008)
• Anagha Deshpande (2008)
• Latika Kumari (2009)
• Asha Sobhana (2024)

Seasons

Women's Senior One Day Trophy

Season	Division	League standings^[14]								Notes
		P	W	L	T	NR	NRR	Pts	Pos
2018–19	Plate	8	7	1	0	0	+1.548	28	2nd
2019–20	Plate	9	6	3	0	0	+1.500	24	5th
2020–21	Plate	6	5	1	0	0	+1.386	20	2nd	Promoted
2021–22	Elite Group E	5	0	5	0	0	–2.173	0	6th
2022–23	Group C	6	2	4	0	0	–1.374	8	5th

Senior Women's T20 League

Season	Division	League standings								Notes
		P	W	L	T	NR	NRR	Pts	Pos
2018–19	Group E	7	1	6	0	0	−0.835	4	7th
2019–20	Group C	6	1	5	0	0	−2.452	4	6th
2021–22	Plate	6	4	2	0	0	+1.025	16	3rd
2022–23	Group C	6	3	3	0	0	–0.348	12	5th

See also

• Pondicherry cricket team

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Well-Deserved Opportunity For Northeastern States, Bihar, Puducherry . Outlook India . 25 July 2021.
2. News: Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018–19 season . Indian Express . 25 July 2021.
3. Web site: Inter State Women's One Day Competition 2018/19 . CricketArchive. 25 July 2021.
4. Web site: Inter State Women's Twenty20 Competition 2018/19 . CricketArchive. 25 July 2021.
5. Web site: Inter State Women's One Day Competition 2019/20 . CricketArchive. 25 July 2021.
6. Web site: Inter State Women's Twenty20 Competition 2019/20 . CricketArchive. 25 July 2021.
7. Web site: Inter State Women's One Day Competition 2020/21 Points Tables . CricketArchive. 25 July 2021.
8. Web site: Bowling in Inter State Women's One Day Competition 2020/21 (Ordered by Wickets) . CricketArchive. 25 July 2021.
9. Web site: Senior Women's T20 Trophy 2021/22 . BCCI . 27 May 2022.
10. Web site: Inter State Women's One Day Competition 2021/22 . CricketArchive . 27 May 2022.
11. Web site: Inter State Women's One Day Competition 2022/23 . CricketArchive. 7 February 2023.
12. Web site: Inter State Women's Twenty20 Competition 2022/23 . CricketArchive. 7 February 2023.
13. Web site: Players who have played for Puducherry Women. CricketArchive. 25 July 2021.
14. Web site: Puducherry Women . CricketArchive . 25 July 2021.