2020 Women's T20 Challenge
Cricket tournament
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The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge, branded as the 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 featured three teams and consisted of a group stage of three matches followed by a final.[3]
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| Dates | 4 – 9 November 2020 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | BCCI |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Host |  United Arab Emirates |
| Champions | Trailblazers (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Supernovas |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 4 |
| Player of the series |  Radha Yadav (Supernovas) |
| Most runs |  Chamari Athapaththu (Supernovas) (117) |
| Most wickets | Radha Yadav (Supernovas) (8) |
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in May 2020 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, coinciding with the IPL playoffs.[4] However, it was postponed along with the IPL due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]
The tournament was eventually held from 4 to 9 November 2020 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates, again coinciding with the IPL playoffs.[7][8] Trailblazers defeated Supernovas by 16 runs in the final to win their maiden title.[9]
The season was watched by 105 million unique viewers in India, an increase of 47% compared to the previous season. It recorded 5.34 billion viewing minutes, representing a 2.45-fold growth over the 2019 edition.[10]
Squads
On 11 October 2020, BCCI announced squads and schedule for Women's T20 Challenge.[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) |
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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.
