The Pondicherry women's cricket team, also known as Puducherry women's cricket team, is a women's cricket team that represents the Indian union territory of Puducherry. They were formed ahead of the 2018–19 season, and have competed in both the Women's Senior One Day Trophy and the Senior Women's T20 League since that season.

History Pondicherry Women were formed ahead of the 2018–19 season, after an expansion of teams in Indian domestic cricket. In their first season, they competed in the Senior Women's One Day League, finishing 2nd in the Plate competition, and in the Senior Women's T20 League, finishing 7th out of 8 teams in their group.

The following season, 2019–20, Pondicherry finished 5th in the Plate competition of the Senior Women's One Day League and 6th in their Senior Women's T20 League group. The following season, 2020–21, with only the One Day League going ahead, Pondicherry finished 2nd in the Plate competition, with 5 wins from their six games, gaining promotion to the Elite Group. Pondicherry bowler Amruta Saran was the joint-second highest wicket-taker across the whole competition, with 16 wickets at an average of 11.43. In 2021–22, they failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the Plate Group in both competitions. In 2022–23, the side finished 5th in their group in both competitions.

Players Notable players Players who have played for Pondicherry and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):

Karu Jain (2004) Gouher Sultana (2008) Anagha Deshpande (2008) Latika Kumari (2009) Asha Sobhana (2024)

Seasons Women's Senior One Day Trophy Season Division League standings Notes P W L T NR NRR Pts Pos 2018–19 Plate 8 7 1 0 0 +1.548 28 2nd 2019–20 Plate 9 6 3 0 0 +1.500 24 5th 2020–21 Plate 6 5 1 0 0 +1.386 20 2nd Promoted 2021–22 Elite Group E 5 0 5 0 0 –2.173 0 6th 2022–23 Group C 6 2 4 0 0 –1.374 8 5th

Senior Women's T20 League Season Division League standings Notes P W L T NR NRR Pts Pos 2018–19 Group E 7 1 6 0 0 −0.835 4 7th 2019–20 Group C 6 1 5 0 0 −2.452 4 6th 2021–22 Plate 6 4 2 0 0 +1.025 16 3rd 2022–23 Group C 6 3 3 0 0 –0.348 12 5th

See also Pondicherry cricket team

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