2021–22 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy
| Dates | 4 – 9 December 2021 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India | 
| Cricket format | List A (50 overs) | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Final | 
| Host(s) | |
| Champions | India A (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | India D | 
| Participants | 4 | 
| Matches | 7 | 
| Most runs | Sabbhineni Meghana (207) | 
| Most wickets | Chandu Venkateshappa (10) | 
| 2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season | 
|---|
| Men | 
| Women | 
The 2021–22 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy was the tenth edition of the Senior Women's Challenger Trophy, a women's limited overs competition in India.[1] It took place from 4 to 9 December 2021.[2][3] The tournament featured four teams, India A, India B, India C and India D, made up of the best players from across India.[4] India A won the tournament, beating India D by three wickets in the final.[5]
Competition format
The four 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 within the group being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[4]
Win: 4 points.
 
Tie: 2 points.
 
Loss: 0 points.
No Result/Abandoned: 2 points.
If points in the final table were equal, teams were separated by their Net Run Rate.
Squads
| India A[6] | India B[6] | India C[6] | India D[6] | 
|---|---|---|---|
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Standings
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India D (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.720 | 
| India A (Q) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.083 | 
| India C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.219 | 
| India B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.422 | 
- Source: BCCI[4]
 
Fixtures
Group stage
 4 December 2021     
Scorecard  | 
India A 
234 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
India B 
237/3 (48.5 overs)  | 
Yastika Bhatia 81 (81)  
Chandu Venkateshappa 3/30 (9 overs)  | 
Palak Patel 79 (124)  
Simran Dil Bahadur 2/39 (9.5 overs)  | 
- India B won the toss and elected to field.
 
 4 December 2021     
Scorecard  | 
India D 
251/8 (50 overs)  | 
v 
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India C 
211 (49.2 overs)  | 
Shipra Giri 43 (71)  
Kanika Ahuja 4/37 (10 overs)  | 
- India D won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 5 December 2021     
Scorecard  | 
India C 
205 (47.1 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
India A 
206/5 (46.1 overs)  | 
- India C won the toss and elected to bat.
 
 5 December 2021     
Scorecard  | 
India D 
230 (48.5 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
India B 
184 (50 overs)  | 
Sabbhineni Meghana 102 (86)  
Sarla Devi 2/24 (4 overs)  | 
- India B won the toss and elected to field.
 
 7 December 2021     
Scorecard  | 
India D 
219/7 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
India A 
197/7 (50 overs)  | 
Disha Kasat 51 (73)  
Saika Ishaque 2/31 (10 overs)  | 
- India A won the toss and elected to field.
 
 7 December 2021     
Scorecard  | 
India C 
212 (48.2 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
India B 
187/8 (50 overs)  | 
Anushka Sharma 63 (91)  
Chandu Venkateshappa 5/40 (10 overs)  | 
Harleen Deol 46 (69)  
Tarannum Pathan 4/39 (10 overs)  | 
- India B won the toss and elected to field.
 
Final
 9 December 2021     
Scorecard  | 
India D 
219/8 (50 overs)  | 
v 
 | 
India A 
224/7 (45.4 overs)  | 
- India A won the toss and elected to field.
 
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabbhineni Meghana | India D | 4 | 4 | 207 | 51.75 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 
| Yastika Bhatia | India A | 4 | 4 | 199 | 49.75 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 
| Harleen Deol | India B | 3 | 3 | 181 | 60.33 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 
| Pooja Vastrakar | India D | 4 | 4 | 161 | 53.67 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 
| Disha Kasat | India A | 4 | 4 | 153 | 38.25 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 
Source: BCCI[7]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandu Venkateshappa | India B | 27.5 | 10 | 11.00 | 5/40 | 1 | 
| Kanika Ahuja | India D | 36.0 | 8 | 18.62 | 4/37 | 0 | 
| Rajeshwari Gayakwad | India D | 36.2 | 7 | 16.14 | 4/36 | 0 | 
| Tarannum Pathan | India C | 25.0 | 7 | 19.28 | 4/39 | 0 | 
| Simran Dil Bahadur | India A | 33.5 | 7 | 19.85 | 3/37 | 0 | 
Source: BCCI[8]
References
- ^ "Women's Domestic 2021-22 season to start from September 21 in India". Female Cricket. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
 - ^ "From Senior Women's One Day League to Ranji Trophy: BCCI full schedule for 2021–22 domestic season". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
 - ^ "BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22". The Board of Control for Cricket in India. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
 - ^ a b c "Senior Women's Cricket Challenger Trophy One Day Match 2021/22". BCCI. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
 - ^ "BCCI/India D v India A/9 December 2021". BCCI. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
 - ^ a b c d "Squads for Senior Women's Challenger Trophy One Day Match 2021-22 announced". BCCI. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
 - ^ "Senior Women's Cricket Challenger Trophy One Day Match 2021-22/Batting Stats/Most Runs". BCCI. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
 - ^ "Senior Women's Cricket Challenger Trophy One Day Match 2021-22/Bowling Stats/Most Wickets". BCCI. Retrieved 10 December 2021.