The 2016–17 Senior Women's T20 League was the 9th edition of the women's

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. It was held from 2 to 15 January 2017.

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were the defending champions and won the 2016–17 tournament, their eighth in a row, by topping the Elite Group Super League.

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

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.

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: 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

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Participants

27 teams participated in the tournament. The teams were divided in 2 tiers, Elite and Plate, with the Elite level divided into Groups A and B and the Plate level divided into Groups A, B and C.

Venue

Elite Group

Elite Group A

Elite Group B

Elite Group Super League

:Source: CricketArchive

Fixtures

Plate Playoffs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Most Runs

Most wickets

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Senior Women's T20 League Senior Women's T20 Trophy 2016–17 Indian women's cricket Domestic cricket competitions in 2016–17