2020 Women's T20 Challenge

2020 Women's T20 Challenge
Dates4 – 9 November 2020
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and final
Host(s) United Arab Emirates
ChampionsIPL Trailblazers (1st title)
Runners-upIPL Supernovas
Participants3
Matches4
Player of the seriesIndia Radha Yadav (Supernovas)
Most runsSri Lanka Chamari Atapattu (Supernovas) (117)
Most wicketsIndia Radha Yadav (Supernovas) (8)
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The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge, branded as 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 was a three-team tournament consisting of a group stage of three matches, followed by a final.[3]

The tournament was originally scheduled to commence in May 2020 in Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur coinciding with the IPL Playoffs.[4] However, it was suspended along with the IPL due to the global coronavirus pandemic.[5][6] The tournament was held from 4 to 9 November 2020 in Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates, still coinciding with the IPL Playoffs.[7][8] IPL Trailblazers beat IPL Supernovas by 16 runs in the final and won their maiden title.[9]

The season was viewed by 105 million unique viewers in India, a growth of 47% over the previous season. The 2020 season recorded 5.34 billion minutes in viewership in India, representing a 2.45 times increase over the 2019 edition.[10]

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  3. ^ "Women's T20 Challenge to be held in UAE from November 1–10". sportstar.thehindu.com. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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  6. ^ "Women's T20 Challenge 'very much on' - Sourav Ganguly". CricBuzz. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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  8. ^ "Sharjah likely to host Women's T20 Challenge". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Smriti Mandhana 68, Salma Khatun three-for lead Trailblazers to 2020 Women's T20 Challenge title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Women's T20 Challenge 2020 logs 'record-breaking viewership', 147% rise in viewing minutes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2022.