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{{ | {{Short description|Defunct cricket tournament that operated from 2018 to 2022}} | ||
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{{Infobox cricket tournament main | {{Infobox cricket tournament main | ||
| name = Women's T20 Challenge | | name = Women's T20 Challenge | ||
| image = | | image = Women's T20 Challenge Logo.jpg | ||
| imagesize = | | imagesize = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| country = | | country = India | ||
| administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] | | administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] | ||
| cricket format = [[Women's Twenty20|Twenty20]] | | cricket format = [[Women's Twenty20|Twenty20]] | ||
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| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and final | | tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and final | ||
| participants = 3 | | participants = 3 | ||
| champions = [[ | | champions = [[Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge)|Supernovas]] | ||
| most successful = [[ | | most successful = [[Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge)|Supernovas]] | ||
| most runs = | | most runs = | ||
| most wickets = | | most wickets = | ||
| TV = | | TV = | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Season sidebar | {{Season sidebar | ||
| | | title = Seasons | ||
| list = | | list = | ||
* [[2018 Women's T20 Challenge|2018]] | * [[2018 Women's T20 Challenge|2018]] | ||
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The '''Women's T20 Challenge''' was an Indian [[women's | The '''Women's T20 Challenge''', commonly known as '''WT20 Challenge''', was an Indian [[Women's Twenty20|women's Twenty20]] [[cricket]] tournament that was held between 2018 and 2022. The tournament featured three teams, playing a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] group followed by a final. [[Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge)|Supernovas]] were the most successful team in the history of the tournament, with three title wins. | ||
The tournament was replaced by a new franchise-based annual T20 tournament, the [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]], which began in 2023. | The tournament was replaced by a new franchise-based annual T20 tournament, the [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]], which began in 2023. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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.<ref name=SK>{{cite web| url= https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/women-s-ipl-2020-the-origins-women-s-t20-challenge| title= Women's IPL 2020: The origins of the Women's T20 Challenge| publisher=Sportskeeda| date=2 November 2020| access-date=2 January 2021}}</ref> The tournament was first introduced in [[2018 Women's T20 Challenge|2018]], as a single match held in Mumbai prior to one of the men's matches. The match featured teams named [[ | 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.<ref name=SK>{{cite web| url= https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/women-s-ipl-2020-the-origins-women-s-t20-challenge| title= Women's IPL 2020: The origins of the Women's T20 Challenge| publisher=Sportskeeda| date=2 November 2020| access-date=2 January 2021}}</ref> The tournament was first introduced in [[2018 Women's T20 Challenge|2018]], as a single match held in Mumbai prior to one of the men's matches. The match featured teams named [[Trailblazers (Women's T20 Challenge)|Trailblazers]] and [[Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge)|Supernovas]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/women-cricketers-excited-ahead-of-historic-ipl-exhibition-match-1755435.html|title=Women Cricketers Excited Ahead of Historic IPL Exhibition Match|date=2018-05-21|work=News18|access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/ipl-2018-womens-t20-challenge-match-to-be-played-before-qualifier-1-in-mumbai-1852567|title=IPL 2018: Women's T20 Challenge Match To Be Played Before Qualifier 1 In Mumbai – NDTV Sports|last=NDTVSports.com|work=NDTVSports.com|access-date=3 January 2020|language=en}}</ref> | ||
In | In [[2019 Women's T20 Challenge|2019]], the Women's T20 Challenge was expanded to a three-team tournament instead of a one-off match, with a new team called [[Velocity (Women's T20 Challenge)|Velocity]] competing alongside the Trailblazers and Supernovas,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/107679/bcci-confirms-three-team-womens-t20-challenge|title=BCCI confirms three-team Women's T20 challenge|last=Cricbuzz|work=Cricbuzz.com|access-date=3 January 2020|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26677961/women-t20-challenge-step-towards-ipl-harmanpreet-mandhana-co |title=Women's T20 Challenge a step towards an IPL for Harmanpreet, Mandhana and Co |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> in a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format with the top two teams progressing to the final.<ref name=SK/> | ||
In March 2022, BCCI announced a new franchise-based annual T20 tournament starting in 2023 to replace the Women's T20 Challenge,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/121647/bcci-proposes-six-team-womens-ipl-from-next-year|title=BCCI proposes six-team women's IPL from next year|work=Cricbuzz|access-date=26 March 2022|language=en}}</ref> which was later named the [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ghosh |first=Annesha |date=2023-02-03 |title= | The [[2020 Women's T20 Challenge|2020 event]] was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and held in [[Sharjah]], United Arab Emirates, alongside the rearranged men's IPL.<ref name=SK21>{{cite news| url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/top-5-individual-performances-women-s-t20-challenge| title=Women's T20 Challenge: Top 5 individual performances | work=Sportskeeda| date=19 June 2021| accessdate=24 June 2021}}</ref> | ||
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.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.dnaindia.com/ipl/report-ipl-2021-in-india-7-8-team-women-s-league-in-2022-sourav-ganguly-2855198| title=IPL 2021 in India, 7–8 team women's league in 2022: Sourav Ganguly| work=[[DNA India]]| date=8 November 2020| accessdate=11 March 2021}}</ref> There were suggestions of adding a fourth team for the 2021 season,<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2021/apr/05/womens-t20-challengelikely-in-delhi-decision-on-fourth-team-soon-2285921.html| title=Women's T20 Challenge likely in Delhi, decision on fourth team soon| work=[[The New Indian Express]]| date=5 April 2021| accessdate=26 April 2021}}</ref> but this was decided against due to the ongoing issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://thebridge.in/ipl-2021/ipl-2021-womens-t20-challenge-wipl-20705| title=IPL 2021: Why Women's IPL is still a distant dream?| publisher=The Bridge| date=11 April 2021| accessdate=26 April 2021}}</ref> | |||
The 2021 event was postponed along with the men's IPL, with no indication of a date for the women's event being played.<ref name=SK21/> It was not held at the same time as the rearranged men's event, as the dates clashed with [[India women's cricket team in Australia in 2021–22|India women's tour of Australia]].<ref name=FC22>{{cite web| url=https://femalecricket.com/women-cricket-news/21578-womens-t20-challenge-to-be-held-in-may-2022-confirms-sourav-ganguly.html| title=Women's T20 Challenge to be held in May 2022, confirms Sourav Ganguly| publisher=Female Cricket| date=3 February 2022| accessdate=24 February 2022}}</ref> In March 2022, the BCCI announced plans to start a women's IPL by 2023, with five or six teams in the inaugural edition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BCCI plans to start women's IPL by 2023; Women's T20 Challenge returns this season |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcci-plans-to-start-women-s-ipl-by-2023-women-s-t20-challenge-returns-this-season-1307337 |access-date=2022-03-26 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> The [[2022 Women's T20 Challenge|2022 event]] took place in May 2022, to coincide with the playoffs of the men's IPL.<ref name=FC22/> | |||
In March 2022, BCCI announced a new franchise-based annual T20 tournament starting in 2023 to replace the Women's T20 Challenge,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/121647/bcci-proposes-six-team-womens-ipl-from-next-year|title=BCCI proposes six-team women's IPL from next year|work=Cricbuzz|access-date=26 March 2022|language=en}}</ref> which was later named the [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ghosh |first=Annesha |date=2023-02-03 |title='Game changer': why the Women's Premier League is a revolution for players and fans |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/feb/03/game-changer-why-the-womens-premier-league-is-a-revolution-for-players-and-fans |access-date=2023-02-05 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> | |||
==Teams== | ==Teams== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Team !! Wins !! Runners-up | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge)|Supernovas]] || 3 || 1 | |||
|[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Trailblazers (Women's T20 Challenge)|Trailblazers]] || 1 || 1 | |||
|[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Velocity (Women's T20 Challenge)|Velocity]] || 0 || 2 | |||
|[[ | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Tournament results== | ==Tournament results== | ||
In the [[2018 Women's T20 Challenge|inaugural edition]], | In the [[2018 Women's T20 Challenge|inaugural edition]], Supernovas won the match by 3 wickets in a last-over thriller.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18714/scorecard/1146789 |title=2018 Women's T20 Challenge one-off match |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/692620|title=Suzie Bates, Ellyse Perry call the shots in last-ball cliffhanger |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=3 January 2020|language=en}}</ref> Supernovas beat Velocity by 4 wickets in the second edition and retained their title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1181892/game/1181896 |title=2019 Women's T20 Challenge Final |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=11 May 2019 |access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19201/report/1181896/supernovas-vs-velocity-final-womens-t20-challenge |title=Harmanpreet Kaur 51 sets up Supernovas' last-ball win in final |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> In [[2020 Women's T20 Challenge|2020]], Trailblazers beat Supernovas by 16 runs in the third edition and won their maiden title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19201/report/1235589/trailblazers-vs-supernovas-final-womens-t20-challenge |title=Smriti Mandhana 68, Salma Khatun three-for lead Trailblazers to 2020 Women's T20 Challenge title |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/114850/smriti-mandhana-spinners-clinch-maiden-title-for-trailblazers-supernovas-womens-t20-challenge-cricket |title=Mandhana, spinners clinch maiden title for Trailblazers |work=Cricbuzz |access-date=10 November 2020}}</ref> In 2022, Supernovas won their third title, beating Velocity by four runs in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20-challenge-2022-1314902/supernovas-vs-velocity-final-1314906/match-report |title=Dottin and Ecclestone bring the crown home for Supernovas |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size | {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;" | ||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2"|Season | |||
!colspan=3 |Final | |||
! rowspan="2" |Final venue | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Winner | ||
! | !Result | ||
! | !Runner-up | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2018<br />''[[2018 Women's T20 Challenge|Details]]'' | |2018<br />''[[2018 Women's T20 Challenge|Details]]'' | ||
|[[ | |[[Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge)|Supernovas]]<br /><small>130/7 (20 overs)</small> | ||
|''' | |'''Supernovas won by 3 wickets''' | ||
|[[ | |[[Trailblazers (Women's T20 Challenge)|Trailblazers]]<br /><small>129/6 (20 overs)</small> | ||
|[[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]] | |[[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]] | ||
|- | |-style="background:#eee;" | ||
|2019<br />''[[2019 Women's T20 Challenge|Details]]'' | |2019<br />''[[2019 Women's T20 Challenge|Details]]'' | ||
|[[ | |[[Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge)|Supernovas]]<br /><small>125/6 (20 overs)</small> | ||
|''' | |'''Supernovas won by 4 wickets''' | ||
|[[ | |[[Velocity (Women's T20 Challenge)|Velocity]]<br /><small>121/6 (20 overs)</small> | ||
|[[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]] | |[[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2020<br />''[[2020 Women's T20 Challenge|Details]]'' | |2020<br />''[[2020 Women's T20 Challenge|Details]]'' | ||
|[[ | |[[Trailblazers (Women's T20 Challenge)|Trailblazers]]<br /><small>118/8 (20 overs)</small> | ||
|''' | |'''Trailblazers won by 16 runs''' | ||
|[[ | |[[Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge)|Supernovas]]<br /><small>102/7 (20 overs)</small> | ||
|[[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]] | |[[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]] | ||
|-style="background:#eee;" | |-style="background:#eee;" | ||
|2022<br />''[[2022 Women's T20 Challenge|Details]]'' | |2022<br />''[[2022 Women's T20 Challenge|Details]]'' | ||
|[[ | |[[Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge)|Supernovas]]<br /><small>165/7 (20 overs)</small> | ||
|''' | |'''Supernovas won by 4 runs''' | ||
|[[ | |[[Velocity (Women's T20 Challenge)|Velocity]]<br /><small>161/8 (20 overs)</small> | ||
|[[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Pune]] | |[[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Pune]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
== See also == | ==See also== | ||
* [[ | * [[Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup]] | ||
* [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]] | * [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]] | ||
* [[Indian Premier League]] | * [[Indian Premier League]] | ||
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| Countries | India |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2018 |
| Latest edition | 2022 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and final |
| Number of teams | 3 |
| Current champion | Supernovas |
| Most successful | Supernovas |
| Seasons | |
|---|---|
The Women's T20 Challenge, commonly known as WT20 Challenge, was an Indian women's Twenty20 cricket tournament that was held between 2018 and 2022. The tournament featured three teams, playing a round-robin group followed by a final. Supernovas were the most successful team in the history of the tournament, with three title wins.
The tournament was replaced by a new franchise-based annual T20 tournament, the Women's Premier League, which began in 2023.
History[edit | edit source]
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 Trailblazers and 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 Velocity competing alongside the Trailblazers and 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] It was not held at the same time as the rearranged men's event, as the dates clashed with India women's tour of Australia.[10] In March 2022, the BCCI announced plans to start a women's IPL by 2023, with five or six teams in the inaugural edition.[11] The 2022 event took place in May 2022, to coincide with the playoffs of the men's IPL.[10]
In March 2022, BCCI announced a new franchise-based annual T20 tournament starting in 2023 to replace the Women's T20 Challenge,[12] which was later named the Women's Premier League.[13]
Teams[edit | edit source]
| Team | Wins | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Supernovas | 3 | 1 |
| Trailblazers | 1 | 1 |
| Velocity | 0 | 2 |
Tournament results[edit | edit source]
In the inaugural edition, Supernovas won the match by 3 wickets in a last-over thriller.[14][15] Supernovas beat Velocity by 4 wickets in the second edition and retained their title.[16][17] In 2020, Trailblazers beat Supernovas by 16 runs in the third edition and won their maiden title.[18][19] In 2022, Supernovas won their third title, beating Velocity by four runs in the final.[20]
| Season | Final | Final venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | ||
| 2018 Details |
Supernovas 130/7 (20 overs) |
Supernovas won by 3 wickets | Trailblazers 129/6 (20 overs) |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 2019 Details |
Supernovas 125/6 (20 overs) |
Supernovas won by 4 wickets | Velocity 121/6 (20 overs) |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 2020 Details |
Trailblazers 118/8 (20 overs) |
Trailblazers won by 16 runs | Supernovas 102/7 (20 overs) |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| 2022 Details |
Supernovas 165/7 (20 overs) |
Supernovas won by 4 runs | Velocity 161/8 (20 overs) |
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune |
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "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.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Women's T20 Challenge to be held in May 2022, confirms Sourav Ganguly". Female Cricket. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ↑ "BCCI plans to start women's IPL by 2023; Women's T20 Challenge returns this season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ↑ "BCCI proposes six-team women's IPL from next year". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ↑ Ghosh, Annesha (3 February 2023). "'Game changer': why the Women's Premier League is a revolution for players and fans". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ↑ "2018 Women's T20 Challenge one-off match". ESPNcricinfo. 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". ESPNcricinfo. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ↑ "Harmanpreet Kaur 51 sets up Supernovas' last-ball win in final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ↑ "Smriti Mandhana 68, Salma Khatun three-for lead Trailblazers to 2020 Women's T20 Challenge title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ↑ "Mandhana, spinners clinch maiden title for Trailblazers". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ↑ "Dottin and Ecclestone bring the crown home for Supernovas". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2023.