The 2016–17 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy was the seventh edition of the women's List-A tournament in India.
[2] It was played in a round-robin format, with a final between the top two teams.
[3] The Mithali Raj-led India Blue had won both their league matches to book a place in the finals while India Red had only beaten India Green in the run up to the finals.
With a seven-wicket win against India Blue in the final, India Red lifted the Women's Challenger Trophy 2016–17.
Smriti Mandhana led the 130-run chase in the one-day game with an unbeaten 62-run knock after the Jhulan Goswami-led attack had restricted the opposition to a sub-par score.