This article is about the first-class inter-state women's cricket competition that took place in 2007–08 and 2008–09. For the ongoing inter-state one-day competition, see
The Inter State Women's Competition was a women's cricketfirst-class domestic competition organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The competition took place twice, in 2007–08 and 2008–09, with teams competing in two-day matches across five zonal divisions before a knockout stage. Railways were the most successful team in the competition, winning both tournaments.[1][2]
The tournament ran alongside the
Senior Women's T20 League in 2008–09, before the tournament was discontinued in favour of the other two formats. Women's first-class cricket was revived in India in 2014–15, with the Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game.[3]
Competition format
Teams in the Inter State Women's Competition were divided into five zonal groups, playing each other once in a round-robin format. The top two in each group progressed to the knockout stages. The top team from each group, and the best second-placed team, progressed straight to the quarter-finals whilst the other four second-placed teams played-off in the pre-quarter finals.[1][2]
Matches were played using a two-day format, with the first innings limited to 90 overs per side. 5 points were awarded for a win, and 3 points awarded for a first innings lead in a drawn match. In the knockout stages, if a match was drawn the side that lead on first innings progressed to the next stage.[4][5]
The tournament began in the 2007–08 season, taking place from 10 September to 2 December 2007. Railways were the inaugural winners of the tournament, beating Maharashtra in the final on first innings lead.[6] The knockout stages were as follows:[1]
The second edition of the tournament took place from 1 January to 14 February 2009. Railways retained their title, beating Madhya Pradesh in the final on first innings lead.[7] The knockout stages were as follows:[2]
