Women's T20 Challenge
Countries | India |
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Administrator | BCCI |
Format | Women's T20 |
First edition | 2018 |
Latest edition | 2020 |
Tournament format | Round-robin and final |
Number of teams | 3 |
Current champion | IPL Trailblazers (1st title) |
Most successful | IPL Supernovas (2 titles) |
The Women's T20 Challenge, also known as the Women's IPL, is an annual Indian women's Twenty20 cricket tournament that has been held since 2018.
Background[]
The idea for a women's version of the Indian Premier League was suggested after the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, where the India women's national cricket team finished second.[1] The tournament was first introduced in 2018, as a single match held in Mumbai prior to one of the men's matches. The match featured teams named IPL Trailblazers and IPL Supernovas.[2][3] In 2019, the Women's T20 Challenge was expanded to a three team tournament instead of a one-off match, with a new team called IPL Velocity competing along with the IPL Trailblazers and IPL Supernovas,[4][5] in a round-robin format with the top two teams progressing to the final.[1] The 2020 event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, alongside the rearranged men's IPL.[6]
In November 2020, Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly suggested an expansion of the Women's T20 Challenge to 7 or 8 teams in 2022.[7] There were suggestions of adding a fourth team for the 2021 season,[8] but this was decided against due to the ongoing issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] The 2021 event was postponed along with the men's IPL, with no indication of a date for the women's event being played.[6]
Tournament results[]
In the inaugural edition, IPL Supernovas won the match by 3 wickets in a last over thriller.[10][11] IPL Supernovas beat IPL Velocity by 4 wickets in the second edition and retained their title.[12][13] In 2020, IPL Trailblazers beat IPL Supernovas by 16 runs in the third edition and won their maiden title.[14][15]
Season | Final | Final venue | ||
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Winner | Result | Runner-up | ||
2018 Details |
IPL Supernovas 130/7 (20 overs) |
IPL Supernovas won by 3 wickets | IPL Trailblazers 129/6 (20 overs) |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
2019 Details |
IPL Supernovas 125/6 (20 overs) |
IPL Supernovas won by 4 wickets | IPL Velocity 121/6 (20 overs) |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
2020 Details |
IPL Trailblazers 118/8 (20 overs) |
IPL Trailblazers won by 16 runs | IPL Supernovas 102/7 (20 overs) |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Women's IPL 2020: The origins of the Women's T20 Challenge". Sportskeeda. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Women Cricketers Excited Ahead of Historic IPL Exhibition Match". News18. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ NDTVSports.com. "IPL 2018: Women's T20 Challenge Match To Be Played Before Qualifier 1 In Mumbai – NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Cricbuzz. "BCCI confirms three-team Women's T20 challenge". Cricbuzz.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Women's T20 Challenge a step towards an IPL for Harmanpreet, Mandhana and Co". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Women's T20 Challenge: Top 5 individual performances". Sportskeeda. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2021 in India, 7-8 team women's league in 2022: Sourav Ganguly". DNA India. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's T20 Challenge likely in Delhi, decision on fourth team soon". The New Indian Express. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2021: Why Women's IPL is still a distant dream?". The Bridge. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "2018 Women's T20 Challenge one-off match". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Suzie Bates, Ellyse Perry call the shots in last-ball cliffhanger". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "2019 Women's T20 Challenge Final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Harmanpreet Kaur 51 sets up Supernovas' last-ball win in final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Smriti Mandhana 68, Salma Khatun three-for lead Trailblazers to 2020 Women's T20 Challenge title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Mandhana, spinners clinch maiden title for Trailblazers". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- Women's T20 Challenge
- Twenty20 cricket leagues
- Indian domestic cricket competitions
- Recurring sporting events established in 2018