South Zone women's cricket team
The South Zone women's cricket team is a women's first-class cricket team that represents northern India in the Inter Zone Women's Three Day Competition. It is a composite team of players from six teams from southern India: Andhra, Goa, Hyderabad, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. 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 now compete in the Inter Zone Three Day Competition, where  they finished as runners-up in the most recent tournament, 2017–18. History. South Zone Women first played in the Rani Jhansi Trophy in the 1974–75 season, a 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. In 2007, South 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. Their best finishes in the tournament came in 2006–07 and 2012–13, when they finished as runners-up. In  the 2014–15 season, the zonal teams began competing in a two-day competition, the Inter Zone Women's Two Day Competition. In the first season, South Zone finished 4th out of the 5 teams with 6 points. The following season, 2015–16, the tournament became a three-day competition and South Zone finished 3rd, this time with 8 points. In 2016–17, the side finished bottom of the league, losing three of their four matches. They bounced back the following season however, taking their best finish in the competition as the came second, with two wins from their four matches. Players. Current  squad. Based on appearances in the 2017/18 season. Players in bold have international caps.