The Chandigarh women's cricket team is a women's cricket team that represents the Indian union territory of

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

. They played their first match in 1973, and joined the Indian domestic system in 2019–20, competing in the

Women's Senior One Day Trophy The Senior Women's One Day Trophy, previously known as the Senior Women's One Day League, is a women's List A cricket tournament held in India. It began in the 2006–07 Senior Women's One Day League, 2006–07 season, with 24 teams representin ...

and the Senior Women's T20 League.

History

Chandigarh Women played their first recorded match in 1973, against

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

. They went on to play in the Senior National Women's Cricket Championship in 1986–87 and the Indira Priyadarshini Champions Trophy in 1993–94, but full results are not recorded. In 2019, the

Union Territory Cricket Association The Union Territory Cricket Association is the governing body of the cricket in the Union Territory of Chandigarh in India and the Chandigarh cricket team. Since August 2019, UTCA got affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India fol ...

, the governing body of cricket in

, received affiliation from the

BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the principal national governing body of the sport of cricket in India. Its headquarters are situated at the Cricket Centre in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. BCCI is the wealthiest governing body ...

, allowing Chandigarh to join the Indian women's domestic system. In the 2019–20 season, they competed in the Senior Women's One Day League and the Senior Women's T20 League. They finished 6th in their group in the T20 League, but won the Plate Competition in the One Day League, winning all 9 of their games to gain promotion to the Elite Competition. The following season, 2020–21, with only the One Day competition going ahead, Chandigarh finished 5th out of 6 teams in Group C of the Elite Competition. The side won one match across the two competitions in 2021–22, beating

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in the T20 Trophy. In 2022–23, Chandigarh won two matches in each of the two competitions.

Players

Notable players

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

Amanjot Kaur Amanjot Kaur (born 1 January 2000) is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Punjab. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She previously played for Chandigarh. In the inaugural WPL auction in February 2023, Kau ...

(2023) * Kashvee Gautam (2025)

Seasons

Women's Senior One Day Trophy

Senior Women's T20 League

Honours

: ** Plate Champions (1): 2019–20

References

{{Women's Inter State Cricket in India Women's cricket teams in India Cricket in Chandigarh Cricket clubs established in 1973