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{{short description|Indian women's cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = India Red
| image =
| colours =
| captain = [[Shikha Pandey]] (50 over) <br> [[Deepti Sharma]] (20 over)
| coach =
| founded = 2008
| ground =
| capacity =
| title1 = [[Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|WCT]]
| title1wins = 3
| title2 = [[Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy|WT20CT]]
| title2wins = 0
| website =
}}
The '''India Red women's cricket team''', previously known as '''India Senior''', are an Indian women's cricket team that compete in the [[Senior Women's Challenger Trophy]] and the [[Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy]]. The team has no geographical base, instead being made up of some of the best players from across [[India]]. The side has won the 50 over Challenger Trophy three times.<ref name="CAprof">{{cite web |title=India Red Women |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/11/11545/11545.html |work=CricketArchive | access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref>

==History==
India Red were first formed in 2008, as India Senior, to compete in the inaugural edition of the 50 over [[Senior Women's Challenger Trophy]], a triangular tournament with teams made from the best players in India. [[Jhulan Goswami]] was announced as the [[Captain (cricket)|captain]] for the opening season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1st Match, India A vs India Senior, 2008/09 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-challenger-trophy-2008-09-372249/india-a-women-vs-india-senior-women-372250/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-07-08|website=|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> They started their season disappointingly by losing against India A by 31 runs, in the inaugural match of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Malhotra stars in India A win|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/malhotra-stars-in-india-a-win-372295|access-date=2021-07-08|website=|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> Although they won their next match against India B, they did not qualify for the final and finished bottom of the league.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kadam bowls India Seniors to victory|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kadam-bowls-india-seniors-to-victory-372328|access-date=2021-07-08|website=|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Women's Challenger Trophy 2008/09 – Points Table|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-challenger-trophy-2008-09-372249/points-table-standings|access-date=2021-07-08|website=|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>

In the following season, the team were renamed to India Red and competed in the [[2009–10 Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy]], where they again finished bottom of their group.<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's Twenty20 Challenger Trophy 2009/10 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/12/Womens_Twenty20_Challenger_Trophy_2009-10.html |work=CricketArchive | access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref> [[2010–11 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2010–11]] saw a return to the 50 over format, with [[Reema Malhotra]] as the team captain.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Challenger Trophy preview: Lot at stake for India hopefuls|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/83424/challenger-trophy-preview-lot-at-stake-for-india-hopefuls|access-date=|website=|publisher=Cricbuzz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=India Red Women Squad – 2010–11 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-challenger-trophy-2010-11-490599/india-red-women-squad-490623/match-squads|access-date=2021-07-08|website=|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> The side once again finished bottom of the league, with no wins.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women's Challenger Trophy 2010/11 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Women's Challenger Trophy|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-challenger-trophy-2010-11-490599/points-table-standings|access-date=2021-07-08|website=|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> India Red saw improvement in the [[2011–12 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|next season]], as they clinched the tournament title for the first time by defeating [[India Blue women's cricket team|India Blue]] by 41 runs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Final, India Red vs India Blue, 2011/12 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/347/347543.html|access-date=2021-07-08|website=|publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>

They also qualified for the final in the next three seasons playing against the same opponent, but lost each time. They lost by 60 runs in the [[2012–13 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2012–13]] season, while in the [[2013–14 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|following season]], they lost thrillingly by 8 runs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of India Blue vs India Red Final 2012/13 - Score Report|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-challenger-trophy-2012-13-597529/india-blue-women-vs-india-red-women-final-597824/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-07-08|website=|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> [[Smriti Mandhana]] captained the India Red in the [[2015 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2015 season]], as the team won every match of the group stage before losing in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Squads and Standings - 2015 Senior Challenger Trophy|url=http://www.bcci.tv/senior-womens-cricket-challenger-trophy-one-day-match-2014-15/squads|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202143100/http://www.bcci.tv/senior-womens-cricket-challenger-trophy-one-day-match-2014-15/squads|archive-date=2 February 2017|access-date=2021-07-08|website=BCCI}}</ref>

The [[2016–17 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2016–17]] season saw India Red regain their title, beating India Blue in the final by 7 wickets helped by 62[[not out|*]] from Mandhana.<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's Challenger Trophy 2016/17 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/29/Womens_Challenger_Trophy_2016-17.html |work=CricketArchive | access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India Blue Women v India Red Women |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1009/1009956.html |work=CricketArchive | access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref> After again finishing bottom of the group in [[2017–18 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2017–18]], the side reached the final of both the [[2018–19 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|50 over]] and returning [[2018–19 Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy|20 over]] tournaments, winning the 50 over title but losing the 20 over title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's Challenger Trophy 2018/19 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Womens_Challenger_Trophy_2018-19.html |work=CricketArchive | access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Women's Twenty20 Challenger Trophy 2018/19 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Womens_Twenty20_Challenger_Trophy_2018-19.html |work=CricketArchive | access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref> In 2019–20, the 50 over Challenger Trophy was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and the [[2019–20 Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy|T20 Challenger Trophy]] was competed with different teams.<ref name="Times">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/covid-19-womens-domestic-cricket-takes-a-big-hit-as-fate-of-168-matches-remains-uncertain/articleshow/75166064.cms |title=COVID-19: Women's domestic cricket takes a big hit as fate of 168 matches remains uncertain |work=The Times of India |access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref>

==Seasons==
===Senior Women's Challenger Trophy===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings<ref name="CAprof"/>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Final standing
|-
! scope="col" | P
! scope="col" | W
! scope="col" | L
! scope="col" | T
! scope="col" | NR
! scope="col" | NRR
! scope="col" | Pts
! scope="col" | Pos
|-
! scope="row" | [[2008–09 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2008–09]]
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || –0.110 || 2 || 3rd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | [[2010–11 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2010–11]]
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || –0.102 || 2 || 3rd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | [[2011–12 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2011–12]]
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || –0.300 || 4 || 2nd
| style="background: gold;" | Champions
|-
! scope="row" | [[2012–13 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2012–13]]
| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || +1.923 || 0 || 1st
| style="background: silver;" | Lost final
|-
! scope="row" | [[2013–14 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2013–14]]
| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || +0.650 || 8 || 1st
| style="background: silver;" | Lost final
|-
! scope="row" | [[2015 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2015]]
| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || +0.806 || 8 || 1st
| style="background: silver;" | Lost final
|-
! scope="row" | [[2016–17 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2016–17]]
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +0.280 || 4 || 2nd
| style="background: gold;" | Champions
|-
! scope="row" | [[2017–18 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2017–18]]
| 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || –0.557 || 0 || 3rd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | [[2018–19 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2018–19]]
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || –0.049 || 4 || 2nd
| style="background: gold;" | Champions
|}

===Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Season
! scope="col" colspan="8" | League standings<ref name="CAprof"/>
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Final standing
|-
! scope="col" | P
! scope="col" | W
! scope="col" | L
! scope="col" | T
! scope="col" | NR
! scope="col" | NRR
! scope="col" | Pts
! scope="col" | Pos
|-
! scope="row" | [[2009–10 Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy|2009–10]]
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || –0.106 || 4 || 3rd
| style="background: white;" |
|-
! scope="row" | [[2018–19 Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy|2018–19]]
| 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || +0.750 || 12 || 1st
| style="background: silver;" | Lost final
|}

==Honours==
* '''[[Senior Women's Challenger Trophy]]:'''
** '''Winners (3):''' [[2011–12 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2011–12]], [[2016–17 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2016–17]] & [[2018–19 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy|2018–19]]
* '''[[Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy]]:'''
** '''Winners (0):'''
** ''Best Finish:'' Runners-up ([[2018–19 Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy|2018–19]])

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Senior Women's Challenger Trophy}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:India Red women's cricket team}}
[[Category:Senior Women's Challenger Trophy teams]]

India Red women's cricket team - Revision history

AdolphMassola0 at 01:20, 5 March 2024