2021, the tournament was postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak but was back this year in a different venue, co-located with the (Women’s T20) IPL Playoffs.   

Women’s IPLs have been in demand for almost two years now, and demand gained traction after The Hundred’ Women’s edition was a massive success in England last year. However, all those demands have borne no fruit. So, the T20 challenge, a token tournament to showcase women’s representation in the richest cricket league in the world, has been the only outcome. 

Here are all the details about the Women’s T20 Challenge 2022:

Who will participate in the T20 Challenge 2022? 

According to the Board of Control for India, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma will lead the three teams, Trailblazers, Supernovas and Velocity, respectively (BCCI). 

At the conclusion of the Women’s T20 Challenge 2022, the three teams will compete to be crowned champions.  

Previously, who won the Women’s T20 Challenge 2022? 

The First Season 

In 2018, the T20 Challenge was held for the first time. There was, however, only an exhibition match between IPL Trailblazers and IPL Supernovas at the Wankhede Stadium ahead of IPL Qualifiers 1. The Supernovas, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, won this match. 

The three-team tournament 

A three-team tournament was introduced in 2019, with three matches playing at a separate venue from the IPL Playoffs. Supernovas beat Velocity by four wickets and defeated Mithali Raj in the final.  

Are there sponsors for Women’s T20? 

This tournament was also suspended in 2020, and the IPL because of Covid-19. This was the first time it was sponsored, and it was called Jio Women’s T20 Challenge. The tournament was played from November 04 to 09, coincident with the IPL 2022 Playoffs, in UAE at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium – just as the IPL started there. 

IPL Trailblazers, led by Smriti Mandhana, won the tournament. By defeating them in the final by 16 runs, they prevented the Supernovas from completing a hat-trick. 

A token representation of women was dropped from this year’s IPL for the first time since the BCCI felt it would be better not to complicate things, which were already complicated by the city being closed for several weeks due to the Covid outbreak in May 2021. 

The T20 Challenge 2022 allows how many overseas players per team? 

The Indian Premier League allows four foreigners to be part of the Playing 11 of any team, so it is no different in the Challenge.  

When will the Women’s T20 Challenge 2022 take place? 

Pune’s MCA Stadium will host the event from May 23 to 28 in 2022, according to the BCCI.  

What will be the venue for the Women’s T20 Challenge in 2022? 

The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune will host all four matches of the Challenge 2022. In addition to hosting IPL 2022, it is one of the venues used for 15 matches of the IPL 2022.   

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