Women's T20 Challenge
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.
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) |
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]
Tournament results
In the inaugural edition, IPL Supernovas won the match by 3 wickets in a last over thriller.[6][7] IPL Supernovas beat IPL Velocity by 4 wickets in the second edition and retained their title.[8][9] In 2020, IPL Trailblazers beat IPL Supernovas by 16 runs in the third edition and won their maiden title.[10][11]
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 |
References
- "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.
- "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.