Shafali Verma has been named the captain of the North Zone team for the Senior Women’s Inter Zonal T20 Trophy 2025 by the BCCI. The announcement comes after her match-winning performance in the Women’s World Cup 2025 final against South Africa.
Shafali Verma joined the team as an injury replacement for Pratika Rawal and played only two matches, the semifinal against Australia and the final against South Africa. She scored 10 runs in the semifinal but made a strong comeback in the final with an 87-run knock and also took two wickets. Her all-round effort helped her win the Player of the Match award.
The Senior Women’s Inter Zonal T20 Trophy 2025 will be held in Nagaland from November 4 to 14.This will be the third edition of the tournament since it started in 2022.
Organised by the BCCI, the competition will feature six teams from North, South, East, West, Central and North East zones.
All teams will play each other in a round robin format, and the top two sides will meet in the final on November 14.
The matches will be played at two venues, Nagaland Cricket Stadium and Sovima Cricket Ground. The final will take place at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium.
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Central Zone: Nuzhat Parween (C & WK), Nikita Singh (VC), Simran Dilbahadur, Neha Badwaik, Anushka Sharma, Vaishnavi Sharma, Shuchi Upadhyay, Ananya Dubey, Mona Meshram, Suman Meena, Disha Kasat, Sampada Dixit, Anjali Singh, Amisha Bahukhandi, Nandani Kashyap (WK).
East Zone: Mita Paul (C), Ashwani Kumari (VC), Priyanka Luthra, Dhara Gujjar, Tanushree Sarkar, Rashmi Gudhia (WK), Jintimani Kalita, Rashmi Dey, Tanmayee Behera, Sushree Dibyadarshini, Titas Sahu, Saika Ishaque, Arti Kumari, Mamta Paswan, Priyanka Acharjee.
North East Zone: Debasmita Dutta (C), Nabam Yapu (VC), Kiranbala Haorungbam, Lalrinfeli Pautu, Riticia Nongbet, Najmeen Khatun (WK), Samayita Pradhan, Priyanka Kurmi, Vipeni, Nandika Kumari, Nabam Abhi, Pranita Chettri, Solina Jaba, Primula Chettri, Ranjita Koijam.
North Zone: Shafali Verma (C), Shweta Sehrawat (VC), Deeya Yadav, Ayushi Soni, Taniya Bhatia (WK), SM Singh, Bharti Rawal, Bawandeep Kour, Mannat Kashyap, Amandeep Kaur, Komalpreet Kour, Ananya Sharma, Soni Yadav, Nazma, Nandini.
West Zone: Anuja Patil (C), Sayali Satghare (VC), Poonam Khemnar, Dharani Thappetla, Tejal Hasabnis, Saima Thakor, Humairaa Kazi, Ira Jadhav, Kiran Navgire, Amrita Joseph, Kesha Patel, Arshia Dhariwal, Umeshwari Jethva (WK), Simran Patel, Ishita Khale.
South Zone: Niki Prasad (C), Sabbineni Meghana (VC), Kamalini G (WK), Vrinda Dinesh, Yuvashri K, Asha Sobhana, Challuru Prathyusha, Pranavi Chandra, Sahana Pawar, Sayali Anil Lonkar, Madiwala Mamatha (WK), Sajana Sajeevan, Monica Patel, Shabnam Shakil, Anusha Sundaresan.
Tue, November 04
Thu, November 06
Sat, November 08
Mon, November 10
    10:00 AM: North East Zone vs South Zone (Nagaland Cricket Stadium)
    10:00 AM: Central Zone vs North Zone (Sovima Cricket Ground)
    3:00 PM: East Zone vs West Zone (Nagaland Cricket Stadium)
Wed, November 12
Fri, November 14
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