Following the conclusion of the 2024-25 Senior Women’s One Day Trophy, the best of the best have been roped in to feature in the upcoming edition of the Senior Women’s One-Day Challenger Trophy, set to include five teams: India A, B, C, D, and E.
India A Women
Skipper Shafali Verma, Dhara Gujjar, Arundhati Reddy, Keerthana Balakrishnan, and Mamta Paswan are some players to watch out for from India A in the upcoming Senior Women’s Challenger Trophy.
- Skipper Shafali Verma was the leading run-scorer in the recently concluded Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy while representing Haryana, scoring 527 runs at an impressive strike rate of 152.31 and a mind-boggling average of 75.29 in 7 innings.
- Dhara Gujjar was the leading run-scorer for Bengal and the fifth-highest run-scorer of the tournament, scoring 414 runs at a sensational average of 69 in 9 innings.
Squad:
Shafali Verma (C), Dhara Gujjar, Dnyaneshwari Patil, Soniya Mendhiya, Debasmita Dutta, Mukta Magre, Sanskriti Gupta, Tanusree Sarkar, Shipra Giri (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Mamta Paswan, Simran Bahadur
India B Women
Skipper Radha Yadav, Tanisha Singh, and Mita Paul are some players to watch out for from Team B.
- Tanisha Singh was the second-highest run-scorer for Delhi with 357 runs at an impressive average of 51 in 7 innings during the recently concluded Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy.
Squad:
Radha Yadav (C), Arushi Goel, Garima Yadav, Jincy George, Nandani Sharma, Isha Pathare, Mita Paul, Sasthi Mondal, Tanisha Singh, Deepika Kumari (wk), Anaadi Tagde, Archana Devi, Saranya Gadwal
India C Women
Vrinda Dinesh, Kashvee Gautam, Raghvi Bisht, Prema Rawat, and Mannat Kashyap are players to watch out for from Team C in the upcoming tournament.
- Vrinda Dinesh was the leading run-scorer for Karnataka, with 380 runs at a sensational strike rate of 146.71 in 7 innings during the recently concluded Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy.
Squad:
Sneh Rana (C), Henriette Pereira, Tripti Singh, Vrinda Dinesh, Chitra Singh, Kanchan Nagwani, Kashvee Gautam, Raghvi Bisht, Riya Chowdhury, Rahila Firdous (wk), Kaushalya Choudhary, Mannat Kashyap, Najla Noushad, Prema Rawat, Sumiti Soni
India D Women
Skipper Saika Ishaque, Vrushali Bhagat, and Jagravi Pawar are some players to watch out for from India D.
- Vrushali Bhagat was the leading run-scorer for Mumbai with 393 runs at an impressive average of 65.50 in 8 innings.
- Skipper Saika Ishaque was the leading wicket-taker for Bengal, picking up 17 wickets at an average of 14.35 and an economy of 2.94 in 9 innings during the Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy.
Squad:
Saika Ishaque (C), Anushka Sharma, Reema Sisodia, Simran Shaikh, Vrushali Bhagat, Kanika Ahuja, Manali Dakshini, Sundaresan Anusha, Sushree Dibydarshini, Laxmi Yadav (wk), Shivangi Yadav (wk), Ananya Sharma, Jagravi Pawar, Monica Patel, Shuchi Upadhyay
India E Women
Shweta Sehrawat, Ayushi Soni, Sayali Satghare, and Nandini Kashyap are players to watch out for from India E.
- Ayushi Soni was the highest run-scorer for Delhi and the third-highest run-scorer of the tournament with 452 runs at a remarkable average of 113 in 7 innings, including 6 half-centuries.
- Sayali Satghare was the leading wicket-taker for Mumbai, picking up 17 wickets in 9 innings.
Squad:
Shubha Satheesh (C), Khushi Bhatia, Shweta Sehrawat, Soumya Tiwari, Ashwani Kumari, Ayushi Soni, Sayali Satghare, Nandini Kashyap (wk), Priyanka Bala (wk), Jintimani Kalita, Kranti Goud, KV Akhila Pavani, Yamuna Rana
Most of the teams have experienced campaigners and seasoned skippers at the helm to marshal their troops. The upcoming edition of the Senior Women’s One-Day Challenger Trophy will commence on 4th January 2025 and conclude on 14th January 2025. The tournament will be played at Shri Ramchandra Medical College in Chennai.
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