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| 2020 Women's T20 Challenge | |
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The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge, branded as the Jio Women's T20 Challenge,[1] 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.[2] Like the previous edition, it featured three teams and consisted of a group stage of three matches followed by a final.[3]
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in May 2020 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, coinciding with the IPL playoffs.[4] However, it was postponed along with the IPL due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]
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.[7][8] Trailblazers defeated Supernovas by 16 runs in the final to win their maiden title.[9]
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.[10]
Squads
On 11 October 2020, BCCI announced squads and schedule for Women's T20 Challenge.[11]
Natthakan Chantam became the first Thai cricketer to be represented in this tournament.[12] 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.[13] Mansi Joshi was ruled out of Women's T20 Challenge due to testing positive for COVID-19.[14] Meghna Singh was named as her replacement in Velocity squad.[15]
Points table
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Round-robin
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Final
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References
- ↑ BCCI announce Jio as Title Sponsor for 2020 Women's T20 Challenge. www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ IPL 2018: Women's T20 Challenge match to be played before Qualifier 1 in Mumbai. NDTV Sports. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ Women's T20 Challenge to be held in UAE from November 1–10. Sportstar(2 August 2020). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ↑ Jaipur to host four-team Women's T20 Challenge in IPL playoffs week(29 February 2020). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ Sourav Ganguly: Women's T20 Challenge during IPL 'very much on'(3 August 2020). Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ↑ Women's T20 Challenge 'very much on' – Sourav Ganguly(2 August 2020). Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ↑ Four-match Women's T20 Challenge likely to be held from November 4 to 9. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ↑ Sharjah likely to host Women's T20 Challenge. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ↑ Smriti Mandhana 68, Salma Khatun three-for lead Trailblazers to 2020 Women's T20 Challenge title. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ↑ Women's T20 Challenge 2020 logs 'record-breaking viewership', 147% rise in viewing minutes. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 BCCI ANNOUNCES SQUADS FOR WOMEN'S T20 CHALLENGE. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ↑ Sophie Ecclestone, Deandra Dottin, Chamari Atapattu among overseas stars at Women's T20 Challenge. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ↑ Women's T20 Challenge to be held from November 4 to 9(11 October 2020). Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ↑ Mansi Joshi ruled out of Women's T20 Challenge(16 October 2020). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ Mansi Joshi tests positive for Covid-19, to miss Women's T20 Challenge. Retrieved 16 October 2020.