FairBreak Invitational T20

The FairBreak Invitational T20 is a women's Twenty20 cricket competition. The tournament, sanctioned by the ICC, is privately-run by FairBreak Global, a company that aims to promote gender equality. Players from around the world play in the tournament, spread across six teams.

FairBreak Invitational T20
AdministratorFairBreak Global
Cricket Hong Kong
FormatTwenty20
First edition2022
Latest edition2023 (Hong Kong)
Next edition2023 (USA)
Tournament formatRound-robin and knockouts
Number of teams6
Current championWarriors (1st title)
Most successfulTornadoes (1 title)
Warriors (1 title)
WebsiteFairBreak

The inaugural tournament took place in Dubai in 2022. The second edition of the tournament took place in April 2023, in Hong Kong, with a further tournament scheduled in 2023 in the USA.

History

The tournament was set up by FairBreak Global, with the aim of improving differences in pay, quality of play, and opportunity between men and women in cricket.[1] Starting in 2013, FairBreak teams were fielded in exhibition matches.[2] The first FairBreak Invitational T20 took place in 2022: run in conjunction with Cricket Hong Kong, the tournament was originally scheduled to take place in Hong Kong, but was moved to Dubai due to COVID-19 restrictions in Hong Kong.[2][3] The inaugural tournament saw players from 35 countries take part, spread across six teams.[4] The tournament was won by Tornadoes, who beat Falcons in the final by 8 wickets.[5]

The second edition of the tournament took place in April 2023, at Kowloon Cricket Club in Hong Kong, which was won by Warriors. The third edition of the tournament is due to take place in September 2023, in Houston, Texas, USA.[6][7]

Teams
TeamTitlesRunners-up
Barmy Army00
Falcons02
South Coast Sapphires00
Spirit00
Tornadoes10
Warriors10

Tournament results
Year Hosts Final Leading run-scorer Leading wicket-taker Notes
Winners Result Runners-up
2022 United Arab Emirates Dubai Tornadoes
152/2 (19.1 overs)		 Tornadoes won by 8 wickets
Scorecard		 Falcons
151/4 (20 overs)		 Chamari Athapaththu (Falcons) 313 Sophie Ecclestone (Spirit) 17 [8]
2023 Hong Kong Hong Kong Warriors
230/4 (20 overs)		 Warriors won by 93 runs
Scorecard		 Falcons
137/8 (20 overs)		 Chamari Athapaththu (Falcons) 281 Kathryn Bryce (Falcons) 13 [9]
2023 United States Houston To be decided

Broadcasters
Territory Years Channels & Live Streaming
 Australia (2023–present) Fox Cricket
 Bangladesh Sony Sports Network
 Bhutan
 Caribbean SportsMax
 Canada Willow TV
 Hong Kong and East Asia SPOTV
 India Sony Sports Network
   Nepal
 Sri Lanka
 Pakistan A Sports
 South Africa SuperSport
 United Arab Emirates Switch TV
 Saudi Arabia
 United Kingdom Viaplay Sports
 Ireland
Middle East and North Africa Starzplay
Continental Europe Recast
Pacific Islands TVWan
Source:[10]

References
  1. "FairBreak". FairBreak. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. "First-of-its-kind women's T20 event to bring together players from 35 countries". ESPNcricinfo. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. "Dubai International Stadium to host FairBreak Invitational T20 from May 1". Women's CricZone. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. "England stars confirmed for Fairbreak Invitational 2022". the Cricketer. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  5. "Final (N), Dubai (DSC), May 15 2022, FairBreak Invitational Tournament: Falcons Women v Tornadoes Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  6. "Global sports equality movement FairBreak 2023 coming to Hong Kong". Cricket Hong Kong. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  7. "USA to host additional 2023 FairBreak Global Invitational T20 in September". ESPNcricinfo. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. "FairBreak Invitational 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  9. "FairBreak Invitational 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  10. Mukherjee, Abhishek (3 April 2023). "FairBreak Invitational T20 2023, Where To Watch Live: TV Channels And Live Streaming Details". Wisden. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

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