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{{Infobox cricket team
| name = East Zone
| image =
| colours =
| coach =
| captain = [[Madhuri Mehta]]
| established = 1974
| ground =
| first_fc = [[New Zealand women's national cricket team|New Zealand]]
| first_fc_year = 1985
| first_fc_venue = [[Nehru Stadium, Durgapur|Nehru Stadium]], [[Durgapur]]
| title1 = [[Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition|IZODC]]
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = [[Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|IZ3D]]
| title2wins = 1
| title3 = [[Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20|IZT20]]
| title3wins = 1
| title4 = [[Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day|IZOD]]
| title4wins = 0
| website =
}}
The '''East Zone women's cricket team''' is a [[Women's cricket|women's]] [[cricket]] team that represents [[East India]] in the [[Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day]] and [[Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20]]. It is a composite team of players from five teams from eastern India: [[Assam women's cricket team|Assam]], [[Bengal women's cricket team|Bengal]], [[Jharkhand women's cricket team|Jharkhand]], [[Odisha women's cricket team|Odisha]] and [[Tripura women's cricket team|Tripura]]. They were formed in 1974–75 to play in the Rani Jhansi Trophy, which they competed in until 2002–03, when the competition ended. They then competed in the [[Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition]], and then in the [[Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition]], which they finished as champions once and runners-up twice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4736/4736.html|title=Team Profile: East Zone Women|access-date=24 July 2021|publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>

==History==
East Zone Women first played in the Rani Jhansi Trophy in the 1974–75 season, a [[List A cricket|List A]] competition. They competed in the tournament until it was dissolved after the 2002–03 season, but full results for the trophy are not recorded.<ref name="ListA">{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4736/Womens_List_A_Matches.html |title=Women's List A Matches Played by East Zone Women|access-date=29 July 2021|publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> They also played matches against the touring [[New Zealand women's national cricket team|New Zealand]] side in 1975–76 and [[New Zealand women's cricket team in India in 1984–85|1984–85]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/139/139994.html |title=East Zone Women v New Zealand Women, 23 January 1976 |access-date=29 July 2021|publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/189/189466.html |title=East Zone Women v New Zealand Women, 2, 3 March 1985 |access-date=29 July 2021|publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>

In 2007, East Zone began playing in the [[Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition]], which they competed in between the 2006–07 season until it ended after the 2013–14 season.<ref name="ListA"/> Their best finish in the tournament came in 2010–11, finishing 3rd with two wins from their four matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/13/Inter_Zone_Womens_One_Day_Competition_2010-11.html |title=Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition 2010/11 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

In the 2014–15 season, the zonal teams began competing in a [[First-class cricket|two-day]] competition, the [[Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|Inter Zone Women's Two Day Competition]]. In the [[2014–15 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Two Day Game|first season]], East Zone finished as runners-up, with two drawn games won on first innings from their four matches.<ref name="fifteen">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/24/Inter_Zone_Womens_Two_Day_Competition_2014-15.html |title=Inter Zone Women's Two Day Competition 2014/15 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> The side again finished as runners-up in [[2015–16 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2015–16]], when the tournament became a three-day competition, with three drawn games won on first innings.<ref name="sixteen">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/26/Inter_Zone_Womens_Three_Day_Competition_2015-16.html |title=Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2015/16 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> In [[2016–17 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2016–17]] the side finished fourth and in [[2017–18 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2017–18]] East Zone finished bottom of the five team league.<ref name="seventeen">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/31/Inter_Zone_Womens_Three_Day_Competition_2016-17.html |title=Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2016/17 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="eighteen">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/31/Inter_Zone_Womens_Three_Day_Competition_2017-18.html |title=Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition 2017/18 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

In 2022–23, zonal cricket in India returned, in the form of the [[2022–23 Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20|Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20]].<ref name="squads">{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketworld.com/senior-womens-inter-zonal-t20-trophy-2022-full-squads-fixtures-preview-all-you-need-to-know/83080.htm |title=Senior Women's Inter Zonal T20 Trophy 2022: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know |publisher=CricketWorld |date=7 November 2022 |access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref> They finished fifth out of sixth teams in the first edition of the tournament.<ref name="izt20one">{{Cite web |title=Senior Women's Inter Zonal T20 |url=https://www.bcci.tv/domestic/243/senior-womens-inter-zonal-t20 |access-date=17 November 2022 |website=BCCI}}</ref> In February 2023, the [[2022–23 Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day]] tournament took place, in which they finished third in the group stage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior Women's Inter Zonal One Day |url=https://www.bcci.tv/domestic/252/senior-womens-inter-zonal-one-day |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=BCCI}}</ref> They won their first title in December 2023, winning the [[2023–24 Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20|Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior Women's Inter Zonal T20 |url=https://www.bcci.tv/domestic/277/senior-womens-inter-zonal-t20-trophy |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=BCCI}}</ref>

East Zone were crowned as the champions of the [[2023–24 Senior Women's Inter Zonal Multi-Day Trophy]] after beating South Zone by one wicket in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Annapurna Das and Titas Sadhu guides East Zone to Victory in Inter-Zonal Multi-Day Trophy |url=https://femalecricket.com/women-cricket-news/39926-annapurna-das-and-titas-sadhu-guides-east-zone-to-victory-in-inter-zonal-multi-day-trophy.html |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Female Cricket |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Players==
===Current squad===
Based on squad announced for the 2023–24 season. Players in '''bold''' have international caps.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketworld.com/senior-womens-inter-zonal-t20-trophy-2023-full-squads-fixtures-preview-all-you-need-to-know/91202.htm |title=Senior Women's Inter Zonal T20 Trophy 2023: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know |publisher=CricketWorld |access-date=9 December 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Name
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Nationality
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Domestic team
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
|style="text-align:center"| '''[[Madhuri Mehta]]''' || {{crw|IND}} || [[Odisha women's cricket team|Odisha]] || [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"| Priyanka Acharjee || {{crw|IND}} || [[Tripura women's cricket team|Tripura]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| [[Uma Chetry]] || {{crw|IND}} || [[Assam women's cricket team|Assam]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| [[Sushree Dibyadarshini]] || {{crw|IND}} || [[Odisha women's cricket team|Odisha]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| Dhara Gujjar || {{crw|IND}} || [[Bengal women's cricket team|Bengal]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| '''[[Richa Ghosh]]''' || {{crw|IND}} || [[Bengal women's cricket team|Bengal]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| '''[[Saika Ishaque]]''' || {{crw|IND}} || [[Bengal women's cricket team|Bengal]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| Jintimani Kalita || {{crw|IND}} || [[Assam women's cricket team|Assam]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| Ashwani Kumari || {{crw|IND}} || [[Jharkhand women's cricket team|Jharkhand]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| Mamta Paswan || {{crw|IND}} || [[Jharkhand women's cricket team|Jharkhand]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| Mita Paul || {{crw|IND}} || [[Bengal women's cricket team|Bengal]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| Indrani Roy || {{crw|IND}} || [[Jharkhand women's cricket team|Jharkhand]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| '''[[Titas Sadhu]]''' || {{crw|IND}} || [[Bengal women's cricket team|Bengal]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| Priyanka Sarkar || {{crw|IND}} || [[Bengal women's cricket team|Bengal]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"| '''[[Deepti Sharma]]''' || {{crw|IND}} || [[Bengal women's cricket team|Bengal]] ||
|}

==Seasons==
===Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" colspan="9" | League standings<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4736/Womens_First-Class_Matches.html |title=Women's First-Class Matches Played by East Zone Women |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! scope="col" | {{abbr|P|Played}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|W|Won}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|L|Lost}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|DWF|Drawn (won on first innings)}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|DLF|Drawn (lost on first innings)}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|ND|Drawn (no decision on first innings)}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|BP|Bonus Points}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Pos|Position}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2014–15 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Two Day Game|2014–15]]
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 8 || 2nd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | [[2015–16 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2015–16]]
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 2nd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | [[2016–17 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2016–17]]
| 4 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 4th
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | [[2017–18 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game|2017–18]]
| 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 5th
| style="background: white;" |
|-
![[2023–24 Senior Women's Inter Zonal Multi-Day Trophy|2023–24]]
|3
|3
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|''N/A''
|1st
|
|}

===Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! scope="col" | {{abbr|P|Played}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|W|Won}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|L|Lost}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|T|Tied}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|NR|No Result}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|NRR|Net Run Rate}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Pos|Position}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2022–23 Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20|2022–23]]
| 5 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 0 || +0.257 || 4 || 5th
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | [[2023–24 Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20|2023–24]]
| 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || +2.074 || 18 || 1st
| style="background: gold;" | Champions
|}

===Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! scope="col" | {{abbr|P|Played}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|W|Won}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|L|Lost}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|T|Tied}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|NR|No Result}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|NRR|Net Run Rate}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Pos|Position}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2022–23 Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day|2022–23]]
| 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || +0.362 || 12 || 3rd
| style="background: white;" |
|}

==Honours==
* '''[[Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition]]:'''
** '''Winners (0):'''
** ''Best finish:'' 3rd (2010–11)
* '''[[Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game]]:'''
** '''Winners (1): [[2023–24 Senior Women's Inter Zonal Multi-Day Trophy|2023–24]]'''
* '''[[Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20]]:'''
** '''Winners (1):''' [[2023–24 Women's Senior Inter Zonal T20|2023–24]]
* '''[[Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day]]:'''
** '''Winners (0):'''
** ''Best finish:'' 3rd ([[2022–23 Women's Senior Inter Zonal One Day|2022–23]])

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/4/4736/4736.html East Zone at CricketArchive]

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