The 2016–17 Senior Women's One Day League was the 11th edition of the women's List A cricket competition in India. It took place in October 2016, with 27 teams divided into an Elite Group and a Plate Group. Railways won the tournament by topping the Elite Group Super League, whilst Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh were promoted from the Plate Group. Railways won the tournament, their fifth in a row and 10th overall.
Competition format The 27 teams competing in the tournament were divided into the Elite Group and the Plate Group, with the 10 teams in the Elite Group further divided into Groups A and B and the 17 teams in the Plate Group into Groups A, B and C. The tournament operated on a round-robin format, with each team playing every other team in their group once. The top two sides from each Elite Group progressed to the Elite Group Super League, which was a further round-robin group, with the winner of the group being crowned Champions. The bottom side from each Elite Group was relegated to the Plate Group for the following season. Meanwhile, the top two from each Plate Group progressed to a knockout stage, with the two teams that reached the final being promoted for the following season, as well as playing off for the Plate Group title. Matches were played using a 50 over format.
The groups worked on a points system with positions with the groups being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
Win: 4 points. Tie: 2 points. Loss: 0 points. No Result/Abandoned: 2 points.
If points in the final table are equal, teams are separated by most wins, then head-to-head record, then Net Run Rate.
Elite Group
Teams Elite Group AElite Group BBarodaAndhraDelhiMadhya PradeshGoaMumbaiHyderabadPunjabMaharashtraRailways
Elite Group A PositionTeamMatchesWonLostNRPtsNRR1Maharashtra440016 +1.6452Delhi42208 +0.3073Baroda42208–0.4604Hyderabad41216 +0.1815Goa40312–1.825 Advanced to Super League Relegated to Plate Group
The Elite Group A comprised Maharashtra, Delhi, Baroda, Hyderabad and Goa. While Maharashtra won all four games of the league phase to qualify for the Super League, Delhi qualified on the basis of Net Run Rate after winning two of their four matches.
Elite Group B PositionTeamMatchesWonLostNRPtsNRR1Madhya Pradesh420212 +0.3202Railways410310 +1.8203Andhra41216–0.2314Punjab41216–0.6145Mumbai40136–0.477 Advanced to Super League Relegated to Plate Group
The Elite Group B comprised Madhya Pradesh, Railways, Andhra, Punjab and Mumbai. Madhya Pradesh finished at the top of the table with two wins from four games, while Railways finished in second position. They won one match, with their other three matches ending in no result.
Elite Group Super League PositionTeamMatchesWonLostPtsNRR1Railways33012 +2.2322Maharashtra3124–0.2843Madhya Pradesh3124–0.9194Delhi3124–1.011Railways emerged as champions of the 2016–17 Senior Women's One Day League. The Mithali Raj-led team won all their three matches in the Super League phase to finish at the top of the table and claim the title, while Maharashtra finished as runners-up.
Fixtures
Plate Group
Teams Plate Group APlate Group BPlate Group CGujaratBengalAssamJammu and KashmirOdishaChhattisgarhJharkhandRajasthanHaryanaKarnatakaTamil NaduHimachal PradeshKeralaUttar PradeshSaurashtraVidarbhaTripura
Plate Group A PositionTeamMatchesWonLostPtsNRR1Kerala541160.5542Karnataka431120.7853Jharkhand53212–0.1744Vidarbha42280.5765Gujarat5238–0.2886J & K5050–1.713 Advanced to Plate Group Semi-finals Advanced to Plate Group Quarter-finals
Plate Group B PositionTeamMatchesWonLostNRAPtsNRR1Odisha42002120.7462Uttar Pradesh42002120.4353Bengal4111180.0454Tamil Nadu401216 -0.2205Rajasthan403102 -0.801 Advanced to Plate Group Quarter-finals
Plate Group C PositionTeamMatchesWonLostNRPtsNRR1Himachal Pradesh5310140.8802Haryana5311140.4693Saurashtra523080.0214Tripura52308–0.5915Assam411180.4356Chhattisgarh41304–1.205 Advanced to Plate Group Semi-finals Advanced to Plate Group Quarter-finals
Knockout stage Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Most runs PlayerTeamMatInnsRunsAveSRHS10050Neena ChoudharyHimachal Pradesh7734869.6063.85103*12Smriti MandhanaMaharashtra7722637.6685.937402Mona MeshramVidarbha5522556.2558.2971*03Vellaswamy VanithaKarnataka7621435.6696.837002Neha TanwarDelhi5520167.0059.1174*02
Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets PlayerTeamBallsWktsAveEconBBISR4WI5WITanuja KanwarHimachal Pradesh408177.821.954/1324.0020Shivangiraj SinghUttar Pradesh270145.001.555/1119.2801Ekta BishtRailways227135.151.773/117.4600Poonam YadavRailways228138.763.004/817.5320Sahana PawarKarnataka358139.922.164/1027.5310Challuru PrathyushaKarnataka3541310.302.274/1427.2310
Source: CricketArchive
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