2020 Women's T20 Challenge
The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge, branded as 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 was a three-team tournament consisting of a group stage of three matches, followed by a final.[3]
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| Dates | 4 – 9 November 2020 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Host(s) |  United Arab Emirates |
| Champions | IPL Trailblazers (1st title) |
| Runners-up | IPL Supernovas |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 4 |
| Player of the series |  Radha Yadav (Supernovas) |
| Most runs |  Chamari Atapattu (Supernovas) (117) |
| Most wickets | Radha Yadav (Supernovas) (8) |
The tournament was originally scheduled to commence in May 2020 in Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur coinciding with the IPL Playoffs.[4] However, it was suspended along with the IPL due to the global coronavirus pandemic.[5][6] The tournament was held from 4 to 9 November 2020 in Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates, still coinciding with the IPL Playoffs.[7][8] IPL Trailblazers beat IPL Supernovas by 16 runs in the final and won their maiden title.[9]
The season was viewed by 105 million unique viewers in India, a growth of 47% over the previous season. The 2020 season recorded 5.34 billion minutes in viewership in India, representing a 2.45 times increase over the 2019 edition.[10]
Squads
On 11 October 2020, BCCI announced squads and schedule for Women's T20 Challenge.[11]
| IPL Supernovas[11] | IPL Trailblazers[11] | IPL Velocity[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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IPL Trailblazers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.109 |
| 2 | IPL Supernovas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.054 |
| 3 | IPL Velocity | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.869 |
Advanced to final
Round-robin
IPL Supernovas 126/8 (20 overs) |
v |
IPL Velocity 129/5 (19.5 overs) |
- IPL Velocity won the toss and elected to bowl.
IPL Velocity 47 (15.1 overs) |
v |
IPL Trailblazers 49/1 (7.5 overs) |
- IPL Velocity won the toss and elected to bat.
IPL Supernovas 146/6 (20 overs) |
v |
IPL Trailblazers 144/5 (20 overs) |
- IPL Supernovas won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
IPL Trailblazers 118/8 (20 overs) |
v |
IPL Supernovas 102/7 (20 overs) |
- IPL Supernovas won the toss and elected to field.
- IPL Trailblazers won the 2020 Women's T20 Challenge.
References
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- "Four-match Women's T20 Challenge likely to be held from November 4 to 9". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- "Sharjah likely to host Women's T20 Challenge". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Smriti Mandhana 68, Salma Khatun three-for lead Trailblazers to 2020 Women's T20 Challenge title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- "Women's T20 Challenge 2020 logs 'record-breaking viewership', 147% rise in viewing minutes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- "BCCI ANNOUNCES SQUADS FOR WOMEN'S T20 CHALLENGE". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "Sophie Ecclestone, Deandra Dottin, Chamari Atapattu among overseas stars at Women's T20 Challenge". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "Women's T20 Challenge to be held from November 4 to 9". Cricbuzz. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "Mansi Joshi ruled out of Women's T20 Challenge". Cricbuzz. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "Mansi Joshi tests positive for Covid-19, to miss Women's T20 Challenge". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "Women's T20 Challenge-Points Table". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2020.