Women’s T20 Challenge 2022 will take place from 23rd May and will end on 28th May. Women’s T20 Challenge is a smaller version of the Indian Premium League (IPL) hosted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, and Deepti Sharma as captains of Supernovas, Trailblazers, and Velocity respectively. My11Circle is the title sponsor of this tournament. BCCI also plans to introduce a full-fledged tournament from 2023, just like the IPL.
Teams
Three teams will participate in the 2022 Women’s T20 Challenge. These three teams are:
- Supernovas
- Trailblazers
- Velocity
Overseas Players
2022 Women’s T20 Challenge will feature 12 overseas players from Australia, Bangladesh, West Indies, South Africa, and Thailand.
Supernovas
- Alana King – Australia
- Deandra Dottin – West Indies
- Sophie Eccelstone – England
- Sune Luus- South Africa
Trailblazers
- Hayley Matthews – West Indies
- Salma Khatun – Bangladesh
- Shamin Akter – Bangladesh
- Sophia Dunkley – England
Velocity
- Ayabonga Khaka – South Africa
- Kathryn Cross – England
- Laura Wolvaardt – South Africa
- Natthakan Chantham – Thailand
Uncapped Players
Supernovas: Chandu V, Muskan Malik, Rashi Kanojia
Trailblazers: Priyanka Priyadarshini, Saika Ishaque, Sujata Mallik, Shraddha Pokharkar
Velocity: Kiran Navgire, Keerthi James, Maya Sonawane, Aarati Kedar, Shivali Shinde, Pranavi Chandra
Squad
The All-India Women’s Selection Committee picked the three squads – each comprising a total of 16 members.
Supernovas
Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Tanya Bhatia (vice-captain), Alana King, Ayush Soni, Chandu V, Deandra Dottin, Harleen Deol, Meghna Singh, Monica Patel, Muskan Malik, Pooja Vastrakar, Priya Punia, Sophie Eccelstone, Sune Luus, and Mansi Joshi.
Trailblazers
Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Poonam Yadav (vice-captain), Arundhati Reddy, Hayley Matthews, Jemimah Rodrigues, Priyanka Priyadarshini, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, S Meghna, Said Ishaque, Salma Khatun, Shamin Akter, Sophia Brown, Sujata Mallik, and SB Pokharkar.
Velocity
Deepti Sharma (Captain), Sneh Rana (vice-captain), Shafali Verma, Ayabonga Khaka, KP Navgire, Kathryn Cross, Keerthi James, Laura Wolvaardt, Maya Sonawane, Natthakan Chantham, Radha Yadav, Shivali Shinde, Aarti Kedar, Simran Bahadur, Yastika Bhatia, and Pranavi Chandra.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Team A | Team B |
| 23-May-22 | 7:30 PM | Trailblazers | Supernovas |
| 24-May-22 | 3:30 PM | Supernovas | Velocity |
| 26-May-22 | 7:30 PM | Velocity | Trailblazers |
| 28-May-22 | 7:30 PM | TBD (Final) | TBD |
Venue
All the matches of the Women’s T20 Challenge this year will take place at Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium, Pune. It is free for the audience to watch at the stadium.
Where to watch
The Women’s T20 Challenge 2022 will be live telecasted on Star Sports Networks and audiences can watch the live streaming on Disney + HotStar.
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