2015–16 Senior Women's One Day League

The 2015–16 Senior Women's One Day League was the 10th edition of the women's List A cricket competition in India. It took place from 15 November to 5 December 2015, with 26 teams divided into an Elite Group and a Plate Group. Railways won the tournament, their fourth in a row and ninth overall, by topping the Elite Group Super League.

Competition format The 26 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 16 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 within the groups based on the total points of each. 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 were equal, teams were separated first by most wins, then by head-to-head record, then Net Run Rate.

Elite Group Elite Group A TeamRailways (Q)4 4 0 0 0 16 +2.262Mumbai (Q)4 2 2 0 0 8 –0.283Punjab4 2 2 0 0 8 –0.614Andhra4 1 3 0 0 4 –0.291Odisha (R)4 1 3 0 0 4 –1.043

Elite Group B TeamMaharashtra (Q)4 3 1 0 0 12 +0.724Hyderabad (Q)4 3 1 0 0 12 +0.338Delhi4 2 2 0 0 8 –0.398Goa4 1 3 0 0 4 –0.184Bengal (R)4 1 3 0 0 4 –0.241

Elite Group Super League TeamRailways (C)3 3 0 0 0 12 +1.486Mumbai3 1 2 0 0 4 –0.077Maharashtra3 1 2 0 0 4 –0.426Hyderabad3 1 2 0 0 4 –0.775

Plate Group Plate Group A TeamKarnataka (Q)5 5 0 0 0 20 +0.304Madhya Pradesh (Q)5 4 1 0 0 16 +0.655Assam5 2 3 0 0 8 +0.147Jharkhand5 2 3 0 0 8 –0.015Uttar Pradesh5 2 3 0 0 8 –0.047Saurashtra 5 0 5 0 0 0 –0.991

Plate Group B TeamHaryana (Q)4 3 1 0 0 12 +0.985Himachal Pradesh (Q)4 3 1 0 0 12 +0.875Gujarat4 3 1 0 0 12 +0.563Tripura4 1 3 0 0 4 –0.665Jammu and Kashmir4 0 4 0 0 0 –1.904

Plate Group C TeamKerala (Q)4 3 1 0 0 12 +1.121Baroda (Q)4 3 1 0 0 12 +0.767Tamil Nadu4 3 1 0 0 12 –0.304Vidarbha4 1 3 0 0 4 –0.848Rajasthan4 0 4 0 0 0 –1.009

Advanced to Plate Group Semi-finals Advanced to Plate Group Quarter-finals

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sMithali RajRailways7626488.0072*03Thirush KaminiRailways7723246.409602Varsha ChoudharyMadhya Pradesh8822838.006001Mamatha KanojiaAssam5519364.3356*03Smriti MandhanaMaharashtra4419364.3384*02 Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5wEkta BishtRailways53.3155.734/50Nancy PatelBaroda63.3157.934/100Nidhi BuleyMadhya Pradesh65.11410.073/140Kavita PatilRailways58.1139.613/150Sneh RanaRailways64.01310.924/200 Source: CricketArchive

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