2023 Super 20 Trophy
The 2023 Super 20 Trophy, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Evoke Super 20 Trophy, was the Twenty20 section of the ninth Women's Super Series competition, that took place in Ireland. The tournament took place in May and June 2023, and was followed by the 50 over Super 50 Cup. Three teams competed in a triple round-robin group stage: Dragons, Scorchers and Typhoons.[1][2] The tournament was won by Scorchers, their third T20 title in a row.
| Dates | 1 May – 5 June 2023 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Ireland |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | League |
| Champions | Scorchers (7th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 9 |
| Most runs | Mary-Anne Musonda (182) |
| Most wickets | Sophie MacMahon (12) |
Competition format
The three sides played each other side twice in Twenty20 matches in May and June, including three matchdays involving double-headers. The tournament worked on a league system.[1]
The league worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
Win: 4 points.
Tie: 2 points.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.
Bonus Points: 1 bonus point awarded for run rate being 1.25x that of opponent.
Squads
| Dragons | Scorchers | Typhoons |
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Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | A | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scorchers (C) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | +0.39 |
| Dragons | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | –0.24 |
| Typhoons | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | –0.14 |
- Source: NVPlay[4]
Fixtures
- Source: Cricket Ireland[1]
Dragons 82/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Scorchers 83/5 (18.3 overs) |
- Scorchers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Scorchers 4, Dragons 0
7 May 2023 11:00 |
Dragons 96/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Typhoons 97/2 (15.3 overs) |
Jaimie-Lee Strang 28 (29) Georgina Dempsey 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Typhoons won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Typhoons 5, Dragons 0
Dragons 113/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Scorchers 117/3 (17.1 overs) |
Amy Hunter 60 (52) Niamh MacNulty 2/21 (4 overs) |
Mary-Anne Musonda 38 (25) Alana Dalzell 1/7 (2 overs) |
- Scorchers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Scorchers 4, Dragons 0
Scorchers 80/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Typhoons 68/2 (11.4 overs) |
Lara Maritz 26 (29) Freya Sargent 4/15 (4 overs) |
Mary Waldron 23* (24) |
- Typhoons won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Typhoons innings reduced to 16 overs due to rain; revised target was 67.
- Points: Typhoons 5, Scorchers 0
Dragons 115 (19.2 overs) |
v |
Scorchers 92 (19.5 overs) |
Leah Paul 33 (30) Niamh MacNulty 3/22 (4 overs) |
- Scorchers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Dragons 4, Scorchers 0
Scorchers 121/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Typhoons 96 (19.2 overs) |
- Typhoons won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Scorchers 5, Typhoons 0
Typhoons 113/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Dragons 114/5 (19.4 overs) |
Georgia Atkinson 43 (30) Arlene Kelly 2/12 (4 overs) |
- Typhoons won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Dragons 4, Typhoons 0
References
- "Women's Super Series fixtures and squads released". Cricket Ireland. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- "Squad and Dates announced for Ireland's Women's Super Series 2023". Female Cricket. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- "Overseas players added to Super Series squads". Cricket Ireland. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- "Arachas Super 20 Trophy 2023/Table". NVPlay. Retrieved 30 April 2023.