2019–20 Women's Senior T20 Challenger Trophy
Cricket tournament
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The 2019–20 Women's Senior T20 Challenger Trophy was the third edition of India's Women's T20 Challenger Trophy. Three teams made up of the best players in India competed in a double round-robin group, with the top two advancing to the final. The three teams competing were renamed from the previous two tournaments: India Blue, Green and Red became India A, B and C, with India C beating India B in the final by 8 wickets to win the tournament. All matches were held at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack across a week in January 2020.[1][2]
| Dates | 4 – 10 January 2020 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | BCCI |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
| Champions | India C (1st title) |
| Runners-up | India B |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 7 |
| Most runs | Shafali Verma (189) |
| Most wickets | Rajeshwari Gayakwad (8) |
Competition format
The three teams played in a double round-robin group, playing each other team twice, with the top two advancing to the final. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format.
The group worked on a points system with positions with the group being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[3]
Win: 4 points.
Tie: 2 points.
Loss: 0 points.
No Result/Abandoned: 2 points.
If points in the final table were equal, the teams were to be separated by their Net Run Rate.
Squads
| India A | India B | India C |
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- Source: BCCI[4]
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India B (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | +0.863 |
| India C (Q) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.054 |
| India A | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | –0.783 |
- Source: Cricbuzz[3]
Group stage
India A |
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India B |
- No toss.
- No play possible due to rain.
- Points: India A 2, India B 2.
India B 94/8 (20 overs) |
v |
India C 90/8 (20 overs) |
- India C won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: India B 4, India C 0.
India C 123/7 (20 overs) |
v |
India A 113/6 (20 overs) |
- India C won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India C 4, India A 0.
India B 139/4 (20 overs) |
v |
India A 104/7 (20 overs) |
- India B won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India B 4, India A 0.
India C 135/4 (20 overs) |
v |
India A 133/9 (20 overs) |
- India C won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India C 4, India A 0.
India C 148/8 (20 overs) |
v |
India B 152/5 (18.4 overs) |
- India C won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India B 4, India C 0.
Final
10 January 2020 Scorecard |
India B 131/6 (20 overs) |
v |
India C 135/2 (15.2 overs) |
- India B won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shafali Verma | India C | 5 | 5 | 189 | 47.25 | 89* | 0 | 1 |
| Priya Punia | India A | 3 | 3 | 119 | 39.66 | 60 | 0 | 1 |
| Pooja Vastrakar | India B | 4 | 4 | 99 | 49.50 | 43* | 0 | 0 |
| Richa Ghosh | India B | 4 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Vellaswamy Vanitha | India B | 4 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive[5]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajeshwari Gayakwad | India C | 20.0 | 8 | 12.87 | 3/7 | 0 |
| Sushree Dibyadarshini | India B | 14.0 | 7 | 11.42 | 3/15 | 0 |
| Arundhati Reddy | India C | 18.4 | 6 | 19.33 | 3/29 | 0 |
| Radha Yadav | India A | 12.0 | 5 | 14.00 | 3/23 | 0 |
| Manali Dakshini | India C | 10.0 | 4 | 13.75 | 3/15 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive[6]