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{{short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2020 Women's T20 Challenge
| image = 2020-Womens-t20-challenge.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| fromdate = 4
| todate = 9 November 2020
| administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]
| cricket format = [[Women's Twenty20|Twenty20]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and final
| host = {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
| champions = [[Trailblazers (Women's T20 Challenge)|Trailblazers]]
| runner up = [[Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge)|Supernovas]]
| count = 1
| participants = 3
| matches = 4
| player of the series = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Radha Yadav]] (Supernovas)
| most runs = {{flagicon|SL}} [[Chamari Athapaththu]] (Supernovas) (117)
| most wickets = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Radha Yadav]] (Supernovas) (8)
| attendance =
| website =
| previous_year = 2019
| previous_tournament = 2019 Women's T20 Challenge
| next_year = 2022
| next_tournament = 2022 Women's T20 Challenge
}}
{{Infobox
| bodyclass = nowraplinks
| header1 = Teams
| data2 = [[Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge)| Supernovas]]<br/>[[Trailblazers (Women's T20 Challenge)| Trailblazers]]<br/>[[Velocity (Women's T20 Challenge)|Velocity ]]
}}

The '''2020 Women's T20 Challenge''', branded as the '''Jio Women's T20 Challenge''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=BCCI announce Jio as Title Sponsor for 2020 Women's T20 Challenge|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/224521/bcci-announce-jio-as-title-sponsor-for-2020-women-s-t20-challenge|access-date=2020-11-02|website=www.iplt20.com|language=en}}</ref> was the third season of the [[Women's T20 Challenge]], a [[Twenty20 cricket]] tournament established by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) in 2018.<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|work=NDTV Sports|access-date=22 April 2019|language=en}}</ref> Like the [[2019 Women's T20 Challenge|previous edition]], it featured three teams and consisted of a group stage of three matches followed by a final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's T20 Challenge to be held in UAE from November 1–10|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/womens-ipl-2020-uae-according-to-plan-bcci-president-sourav-ganguly-womens-cricket-team-harmanpreet-kaur/article32252185.ece|website=Sportstar|access-date=2 August 2020|language=en|date=2 August 2020}}</ref>

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in May 2020 at the [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]] in [[Jaipur]], coinciding with the [[2020 Indian Premier League#Playoffs|IPL playoffs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/112499/jaipur-to-host-four-team-womens-t20-challenge-in-ipl-playoffs-week|title=Jaipur to host four-team Women's T20 Challenge in IPL playoffs week|work=CricBuzz|date=29 February 2020|access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref> However, it was postponed along with the IPL due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sourav Ganguly: Women's T20 Challenge during IPL 'very much on'|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29581951/sourav-ganguly-women-t20-challenge-ipl-very-much-on|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 August 2020|language=en|date=3 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/113670/womens-t20-challenge-very-much-on-sourav-ganguly|title=Women's T20 Challenge 'very much on' – Sourav Ganguly|work=CricBuzz|date=2 August 2020|access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref>

The tournament was eventually held from 4 to 9 November 2020 at the [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]] in the [[United Arab Emirates]], again coinciding with the IPL playoffs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30007263/four-match-women-t20-challenge-likely-held-november-4-9|title=Four-match Women's T20 Challenge likely to be held from November 4 to 9|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30076011/women-t20-challenge-2020-sharjah-likely-venue-three-team-tournament|title=Sharjah likely to host Women's T20 Challenge|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 October 2020}}</ref> [[Trailblazers (Women's T20 Challenge)|Trailblazers]] defeated [[Supernovas (Women's T20 Challenge)|Supernovas]] by 16 runs in the final to win 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>

The season was watched by 105 million unique viewers in India, an increase of 47% compared to the previous season. It recorded 5.34 billion viewing minutes, representing a 2.45-fold growth over the 2019 edition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women's T20 Challenge 2020 logs 'record-breaking viewership', 147% rise in viewing minutes|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/women-t20-challenge-2020-logs-record-breaking-viewership-147-rise-in-viewing-minutes-1245490|access-date=2022-02-24|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>

==Squads==
On 11 October 2020, BCCI announced squads and schedule for Women's T20 Challenge.<ref name="WC">{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/215560/bcci-announces-squads-for-women-s-t20-challenge |title=BCCI ANNOUNCES SQUADS FOR WOMEN'S T20 CHALLENGE |work=www.iplt20.com |access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" Style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! [[IPL Supernovas]]<ref name="WC" />
! [[IPL Trailblazers]]<ref name="WC" />
! [[IPL Velocity]]<ref name="WC" />
|-
|valign=top|
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jemimah Rodrigues]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* {{flagicon|SL}} [[Chamari Atapattu]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Priya Punia]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Anuja Patil]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Radha Yadav]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Taniya Bhatia]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* {{flagicon|SL}} [[Shashikala Siriwardene]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Poonam Yadav]]
* {{flagicon|BAR}} [[Shakera Selman]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arundhati Reddy]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pooja Vastrakar]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ayushi Soni]]
* {{flagicon|SA}} [[Ayabonga Khaka]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Muskan Malik (cricketer)|Muskan Malik]]
|valign=top|
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Smriti Mandhana]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Deepti Sharma]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Punam Raut]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Richa Ghosh]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dayalan Hemalatha]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nuzhat Parween]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rajeshwari Gayakwad]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Harleen Deol]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jhulan Goswami]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Simran Bahadur]]
* {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Salma Khatun]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sophie Ecclestone]]
* {{flagicon|THA}} [[Natthakan Chantam]]
* {{flagicon|BAR}} [[Deandra Dottin]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kashvee Gautam]]
|valign=top|
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mithali Raj]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Veda Krishnamurthy]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shafali Verma]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sushma Verma]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ekta Bisht]]
* <s>{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mansi Joshi]]</s>
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shikha Pandey]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Devika Vaidya]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sushree Dibyadarshini]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manali Dakshini]]
* {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Leigh Kasperek]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Danni Wyatt]]
* {{flagicon|SA}} [[Suné Luus]]
* {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Jahanara Alam]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} Murali Anagha
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Meghna Singh]]
|}

[[Natthakan Chantam]] became the first Thai cricketer to be represented in this tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30089247/sophie-ecclestone-deandra-dottin-chamari-atapattu-overseas-stars-women-t20-challenge |title=Sophie Ecclestone, Deandra Dottin, Chamari Atapattu among overseas stars at Women's T20 Challenge |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref> Overseas players [[Sophie Devine]], [[Suzie Bates]], [[Nat Sciver]], [[Stafanie Taylor]], [[Amelia Kerr]], [[Lea Tahuhu]] and [[Hayley Matthews]] were not part of the 2020 edition, due to the fixture clash with the [[2020–21 Women's Big Bash League season]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/114484/womens-cricket-t20-challenge-to-be-held-from-november-4-to-9-mithali-raj-smriti-mandhana-harmanpreet-kaur |title=Women's T20 Challenge to be held from November 4 to 9 |work=Cricbuzz |date=11 October 2020 |access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref> [[Mansi Joshi]] was ruled out of Women's T20 Challenge due to testing positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/114545/mansi-joshi-ruled-out-of-wt20-challenge |title=Mansi Joshi ruled out of Women's T20 Challenge |work=Cricbuzz |date=16 October 2020 |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref> [[Meghna Singh]] was named as her replacement in Velocity squad.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30125343/mansi-joshi-tests-positive-covid-19-miss-women-t20-challenge |title=Mansi Joshi tests positive for Covid-19, to miss Women's T20 Challenge |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref>

==Points table==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update=complete
|show_tie=no
|source=<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/19201/season/2020/women's-t20-challenge|title=Women's T20 Challenge-Points Table|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=11 October 2020|language=en}}</ref>

|team1=TBZER |team2=SNOVA |team3=VELOC
|result1=Q |result2=Q

|win_SNOVA=1 |loss_SNOVA=1 |rs_SNOVA=272 |or_SNOVA=40.0 |rc_SNOVA=273 |ob_SNOVA=39.5
|win_TBZER=1 |loss_TBZER=1 |rs_TBZER=193 |or_TBZER=27.5 |rc_TBZER=193 |ob_TBZER=40.0
|win_VELOC=1 |loss_VELOC=1 |rs_VELOC=176 |or_VELOC=39.5 |rc_VELOC=175 |ob_VELOC=27.5

|name_SNOVA=[[IPL Supernovas]]
|name_TBZER=[[IPL Trailblazers]]
|name_VELOC=[[IPL Velocity]]

|col_Q=#cfc
}}
{{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} Advanced to final

==Round-robin==
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 4 November 2020
| time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = [[IPL Supernovas]]
| team2 = [[IPL Velocity]]
| score1 = 126/8 (20 overs)
| score2 = 129/5 (19.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Chamari Atapattu]] 44 (39)
| wickets1 = [[Ekta Bisht]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Suné Luus]] 37[[not out|*]] (21)
| wickets2 = [[Ayabonga Khaka]] 2/27 (4 overs)
| result = IPL Velocity won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1235586.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]]
| toss = IPL Velocity won the toss and elected to bowl.
| motm = [[Suné Luus]] (IPL Velocity)
| umpires = [[Yeshwant Barde]] and [[Ulhas Gandhe]]
| round =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 5 November 2020
| time = 15:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| daynight =
| team1 = [[IPL Velocity]]
| team2 = [[IPL Trailblazers]]
| score1 = 47 (15.1 overs)
| score2 = 49/1 (7.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shafali Verma]] 13 (9)
| wickets1 = [[Sophie Ecclestone]] 4/9 (3.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Deandra Dottin]] 29[[not out|*]] (28)
| wickets2 = [[Leigh Kasperek]] 1/5 (2 overs)
| result = IPL Trailblazers won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1235587.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]]
| toss = IPL Velocity won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm = [[Sophie Ecclestone]] (IPL Trailblazers)
| umpires = [[Pashchim Pathak]] and [[Krishnamachari Srinivasan]]
| round =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 7 November 2020
| time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = [[IPL Supernovas]]
| team2 = [[IPL Trailblazers]]
| score1 = 146/6 (20 overs)
| score2 = 144/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Chamari Atapattu]] 67 (48)
| wickets1 = [[Jhulan Goswami]] 1/17 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Deepti Sharma]] 43[[not out|*]] (40)
| wickets2 = [[Radha Yadav]] 2/30 (4 overs)
| result = IPL Supernovas won by 2 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1235588.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]]
| toss = IPL Supernovas won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm = [[Chamari Atapattu]] (IPL Supernovas)
| umpires = [[Yeshwant Barde]] and [[Anil Dandekar]]
| round =
| notes =
}}

==Final==
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 9 November 2020
| time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = [[IPL Trailblazers]]
| team2 = [[IPL Supernovas]]
| score1 = 118/8 (20 overs)
| score2 = 102/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Smriti Mandhana]] 68 (49)
| wickets1 = [[Radha Yadav]] 5/16 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] 30 (36)
| wickets2 = [[Salma Khatun]] 3/18 (4 overs)
| result = IPL Trailblazers won by 16 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1235589.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]]
| toss = IPL Supernovas won the toss and elected to field.
| motm = [[Smriti Mandhana]] (IPL Trailblazers)
| umpires = [[Yeshwant Barde]] and [[Ulhas Gandhe]]
| notes = IPL Trailblazers won the 2020 Women's T20 Challenge.
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/_/id/19201/season/2020/women's-t20-challenge Series home at ESPNcricinfo]

{{Women's T20 Challenge}}

[[Category:Women's T20 Challenge]]
[[Category:2019–20 Indian women's cricket]]
[[Category:Women's Twenty20 cricket competitions]]
[[Category:Cricket events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic|Women's T20 Challenge, 2020]]
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RobbyAyres at 12:36, 28 November 2025