Senior Women’s T20 Trophy 2026: Schedule, Teams, Groups, Format and Key Players left Richa Ghosh is set to captain Bengal. R.V. MOORTHY The Hindu https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/siedsi/article71625815.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/6744_22_9_2026_16_24_10_2_35_RVM_2890.JPG MOORTHY RV AICHI- NAGOYA- 22/09/2026. India’s Richa Ghosh plays a shot during the final cricket match against Srilanka at the Asian Games in Japan on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
The tournament, which began in the 2008-09 season as the Senior Women’s T20 League, will enter its 18th edition this year. Maharashtra will enter the competition as the defending Elite champion after winning its maiden title last season. It defeated Madhya Pradesh in a rain-affected final in Surat to lift the trophy. The defending champion has been placed in Elite Group A alongside Assam, Karnataka, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Bengal, Goa and Jammu & Kashmir.
Senior Women’s T20 Trophy 2026: Teams and Groups Elite Group A: Maharashtra, Assam, Karnataka, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Bengal, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir Elite Group B: Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Baroda, Saurashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana, Andhra, Odisha Elite Group C: Railways, Tripura, Vidarbha, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Sikkim, Kerala Elite Group D: Delhi, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh, Pondicherry Plate Group: Bihar, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur Senior Women’s T20 Trophy 2026: Players to Watch India wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh is set to captain Bengal, subject to her availability, with pacer Titas Sadhu named as her deputy.
Vidarbha will feature Bharti Fulmali, who was part
Vidarbha will feature Bharti Fulmali, who was part of India’s gold medal-winning team at the Asian Games. Kerala’s squad includes Asha Sobhana, Sajana Sajeevan and Kiran Navgire. Senior Women’s T20 Trophy 2026: Format Explained The Elite division comprises four groups, with three groups featuring eight teams each and the fourth containing seven. The top two teams from each Elite group will qualify for the Super League.
The eight qualifiers will be divided into two groups of four, with each team playing three matches. The two group winners will meet in the Elite final on November 20 to decide the champion. The six Plate teams will compete in a round-robin league, with the top two advancing to the Plate final on November 4. Senior Women’s T20 Trophy 2026: Venues The Elite group-stage matches will be held across Surat, New Chandigarh, Mohali, Lucknow and Pune.
The Plate competition will take place in Sovima, Nagaland. Ahmedabad will host the Super League matches and the Elite final. Senior Women’s T20 Trophy 2026: Promotion and Relegation The Plate group winner will earn promotion to the Elite division for the following season. Meanwhile, the lowest-ranked team across the four Elite groups will be relegated to the Plate competition.
Senior Women’s T20 Trophy: Most Successful Teams Railways is the most successful team in the competition’s history, with 11 titles. Other teams to have won the trophy include Delhi, Punjab, Mumbai and Maharashtra. Mumbai claimed its maiden title in 2023 and successfully defended it in 2024, before Maharashtra won its first championship in the 2025 season.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com
