Vijay Hazare Trophy

Vijay Hazare Trophy

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The Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) is the national domestic 50-over competition for women's cricket in Australia. Featuring seven teams—one from every state, plus the Australian Capital Territory—each season's winner is awarded the Ruth Preddy Cup. New South Wales have historically dominated the competition, appearing in the first 24 title deciders and winning 20 championships. The streak of final appearances was broken in the 2020–21 season when they finished in fourth place. Tasmania are the current champions, having won back-to-back titles across the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons.

Beginning in 1996–97, the WNCL replaced the Australian Women's Cricket Championships which had taken place in a two-week tournament format since 1930–31. In conjunction with its Twenty20 counterparts—the more recently established Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup and its high-profile successor, the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL)—the league is cited as a bedrock foundation for developing the standard of women's cricket in the country, helping to produce world-class talent as well as attracting top international players. In particular, it is considered a crucial platform for Australia's finest young cricketers to further develop their skills and strive for national team selection.

The WNCL has experienced a rising level of professionalism since its inception, though the most notable breakthrough occurred in 2017 when the Australian Cricketers' Association negotiated a watershed deal with Cricket Australia to expand the total female payment pool from $7.5 million to $55.2 million.

Die Hazare Trophy, offiziell die Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, ist ein eintägiges Cricketturnier in Indien, das vom Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organisiert wird. Es wurde 2006-07 ins Leben gerufen und ist nach dem ehemaligen indischen Cricketspieler Vijay Hazare benannt. Das Turnier wird seit 2009 in den Monaten Februar und März ausgetragen.

Die Hazare Trophy ist das bedeutendste eintägige Inlandsturnier in Indien. Es wird von 38 Teams bestritten, die in fünf Zonen unterteilt sind: Nord-, Ost-, West-, Zentral- und Südzone. Die Mannschaften spielen in ihrer jeweiligen Zone in einer Gruppenphase, wobei die beiden besten Mannschaften jeder Zone für die Ausscheidungsphase qualifiziert sind.

Die Ausscheidungsphase wird im K.-o.-System ausgetragen, wobei das Finale am letzten Tag des Turniers stattfindet. Das Gewinnerteam erhält die Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Das Turnier ist ein wichtiger Weg für junge Spieler, in die indische Nationalmannschaft berufen zu werden.