The FairBreak Invitational is a Women’s Twenty20 (T20) cricket tournament approved by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is privately organized by FairBreak Global with the aim of reducing the differences in pay, playing standards, and opportunities between male and female cricket players. The 2023 edition of the tournament, which has announced its fixtures and ticket sales, is scheduled to take place in Hong Kong.
Although the inaugural edition of the tournament was supposed to be held in Hong Kong last year, it was relocated to Dubai due to Covid-related restrictions. Despite the change of venue, the tournament had a successful launch. The second edition of the tournament will now return to Hong Kong, it’s the original home and is scheduled to take place from April 3 to April 16.
Teams
Barmy Army
Lauren Winfield Hill, Laura Wolvaardt, Kavisha Egodage, Fatima Sana, Tara Norris, Rubina Chhetry, Ruchi Venkatesh, Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbelle, Rumana Ahmed, Roberta Moretti Avery, Laura Cardoso, Iqra Sahar, Kinu Gill, and Nigar Joty.
Warriors
Sindhu Sriharsha, Kathryn Bryce, Hayley Matthews, Ellie Johnston, Esha Oza, Mignon Du Preez, Shamilia Connell, Tanya Ruma, Yasmeen Khan, Shanzeen Shahzad, Mariana Martinez, Phoebe Litchfield, Alison Siu, Jess Kerr, and Amanda Jade Wellington.
Team Spirit
Nicola Carey, Bismah Maroof, Shizuka Miyaji, Ayabonga Khaka, Yasmin Daswani, Betty Chan, Sarah Bryce, Natthakan Chantam, Nattaya Boochantham, Gargi Bhogle, Mahika Gaur, Sophia Dunkley, Nensi Patel, Naruemol Chaiwai, and Kerry Tomlinson.
Sapphires
Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Sana Mir, Pull To, Kary Chan, Shabnim Ismail, Geetika Kodali, Maryam Omar, Gaby Lewis, Katie Mack, Sibona Jimmy, Erin Burns, Tash Farrant, Babette de Leede, Aditi Chaudasama, and Jivana Aras.
Falcons
Suzie Bates, Chamari Athapaththu, Jahanara Alam, Marizanne Kapp, Mariko Hill, Anju Gurung, Gunjan Shukla, Theertha Satish, Sornnarin Tippoch, Kaia Arua Boe, Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Christina Gough, Marina Lamplough, Danni Wyatt, and Mas Elysa.
Tornadoes
Stefanie Taylor, Sterre Kalis, Sune Luus, Diana Baig, Sita Rana Magar, Winifred Duraisingam, Aliya Riaz, Andrea-Mae Zepeda, Ariana Dowse, Chanida Sutthiruang, Mary-Anne Musonda, Natasha Miles, Maryam Bibi, Akari Nishimura, and Dane van Niekerk.
Schedule
| S.No. | DATE | DAY | FIXTURES | TIME (LOCAL) |
| 3rd April 2023 | Monday | FB All-Stars XI vs HK Divas | 11:00 AM | |
| 1 | 3rd April 2023 | Falcons vs Tornadoes | 2:00 PM | |
| 2 | 4th April 2023 | Tuesday | Warriors vs Sapphires | 10:00 AM |
| 3 | 4th April 2023 | Barmy Army vs Spirit | 2:00 PM | |
| 4 | 5th April 2023 | Wednesday | Tornadoes vs Warriors | 10:00 AM |
| 5 | 5th April 2023 | Barmy Army vs Falcons | 2:00 PM | |
| 6 | 7th April 2023 | Friday | Spirit vs Sapphires | 10:00 AM |
| 7 | 7th April 2023 | Warriors vs Falcons | 2:00 PM | |
| 8 | 8th April 2023 | Saturday | Barmy Army vs Tornadoes | 10:00 AM |
| 9 | 8th April 2023 | Spirit vs Warriors | 2:00 PM | |
| 10 | 9th April 2023 | Sunday | Sapphires vs Tornadoes | 10:00 AM |
| 11 | 9th April 2023 | Barmy Army vs Warriors | 2:00 PM | |
| 12 | 11th April 2023 | Tuesday | Sapphires vs Falcons | 10:00 AM |
| 13 | 11th April 2023 | Spirit vs Tornadoes | 2:00 PM | |
| 14 | 12th April 2023 | Wednesday | Sapphires vs Barmy Army | 10:00 AM |
| 15 | 12th April 2023 | Spirit vs Falcons | 2:00 PM | |
| 16 | 14th April 2023 | Friday | Playoffs 5th vs 6th | 10:00 AM |
| 17 | 15th April 2023 | Saturday | Semi-Final 1 | 10:00 AM |
| 18 | 15th April 2023 | Semi-Final 2 | 2:00 PM | |
| 19 | 16th April 2023 | Sunday | Playoffs 3rd vs 4th | 10:00 AM |
| 20 | 16th April 2023 | Final | 2:00 PM |
Broadcast List
| Countries | Channel or Site or App |
| Continental Europe (Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City) | www.recast.tv |
| Pacific Islands (Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis, and Futuna) | Digicel, TV, WAN, WAN App |
| MENA (Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UAE, and Yemen) | STARZ Play |
| United States of America and Canada | Willow TV & Willow Xtra |
| Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Japan, coverage only – on Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, 5thv 6th Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea & Vietnam | SPOTV App |
| United Kingdom & Ireland | Viaplay |
| South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (Angola, Burundi, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe) | SuperSport App, SuperSport Channel, Show Max Channel, SuperSport HD & DStv App, and Show Max Pro (App and website) |
| United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia | Etisalat, eLife, Switch TV |
| India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal & the Maldives | Sony Sports |
| India | FanCode (App & website) |
| Pakistan | A Sports, and ARY ZAP |
| Australia | Fox Sports Channel, Fox Sports App, and Kayo |
| Caribbean (Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Monserrat, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Turks and Caicos) | SportsMax channel and Cricket Lives |
Match Officials
Umpires: Tabarak Dar, John Valiakalayil, Sarika Siva Prasad, Kalidas Viswanand, Claire Polosak, Lauren Agenbag, Anna Harris, Jacqueline Williams, Gayathri Venugopalan, Humaira Farah, Shivani Mishra.
Match Referees: S Bernard, S Fritz .
Mentor Umpire: S Taufel.
Tickets Information
Fans can purchase tickets for the games on TicketFlap. For the league stage games, tickets are free of cost for kids under 16 and 100.00 HKD plus 15.00 HKD handling fees for those 17 and above. The Boundary Club Ticket, which includes hospitality, is priced at 1,650.00 HKD plus 15.00 HKD handling fees and remains the same throughout the tournament.
For the knockout day on the 15th, kids under 16 are required to pay 100.00 HKD plus 15.00 HKD handling fees, while those 17 and over the need to pay 200.00 HKD plus 15.00 HKD handling fees. For the final on the 16th, kids under 16 will pay 100.00 HKD plus 15.00 HKD, while those 17 and over will be required to pay 300.00 HKD plus 15.00 HKD handling fees.
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