Women's Senior T20 Challenger Trophy
The Women's Senior T20 Challenger Trophy is women's T20 tournament held in India. The tournament first took place in the 2009–10 season, as the T20 equivalent to the List A Senior Women's Challenger Trophy. The participating teams were the same as in the List A tournament: India Blue, India Green and India Red, with India Green emerging victorious in the final.[1] The tournament later returned in the 2018–19 season, with India Blue winning their first title, defeating India Red by 4 runs in the final.[2][3][4] In the third edition of the tournament, the teams competing were named India A, India B and India C, with India C winning the final by 8 wickets over India B.[5]
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Administrator | BCCI |
Format | Twenty20 |
First edition | 2009–10 |
Latest edition | 2019–20 |
Tournament format | Double round-robin and final |
Number of teams | 3 |
Current champion | India C (1st title) |
Most successful | India Green (1 title) India Blue (1 title) India C (1 title) |
Competition format
Matches in the tournament are played using a Twenty20 format. In the first season, the three teams played each other once in a round-robin format, with the top two in the group advancing to the final to play-off for the title. In subsequent seasons, the tournament expanded to a double round-robin format, with teams playing each twice in the initial group stage before the top two advanced to the final.[6][7]
Teams are awarded 4 points for a win, with Net Run Rate being the first tiebreaker if teams are joint on points.[8]
Tournament results
Season | Final | Final venue | ||
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Winner | Result | Runner-up | ||
2009–10 |
India Green 125/9 (20 overs) |
India Green won by 24 runs | India Blue 101/7 (20 overs) |
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad |
2018–19 |
India Blue 131/7 (20 overs) |
India Blue won by 4 Runs | India Red 127/7 (20 overs) |
KSCA Cricket Ground (3), Alur, Bengaluru |
2019–20 |
India C 135/2 (15.2 overs) |
India C won by 8 wickets | India B 131/6 (20 overs) |
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
References
- "Women's Twenty20 Challenger Trophy 2009/10". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- Cricbuzz Staff (18 July 2018). "BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018-19 season". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- "Women's Senior T20 Challenger Trophy 2018". BCCI(Board of Control for Cricket in India). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- Cricbuzz Staff (21 August 2018). "Radha, Poonam star in India Blue's title win". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- "Shafali Verma's 89* hands India 'C' Challenger Trophy title". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "Women's Twenty20 Challenger Trophy 2009/10 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Women's Twenty20 Challenger Trophy 2018/19 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Women's Twenty20 Challenger Trophy 2019/20 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2021.