FairBreak_Invitational_T20

FairBreak Invitational T20

FairBreak Invitational T20

Women's cricket tournament

The FairBreak Invitational T20 is a women's Twenty20 cricket competition. The tournament, sanctioned by the ICC, is privately-run by FairBreak Global, a company that aims to promote gender equality. Players from around the world play in the tournament, spread across six teams.

Quick Facts Administrator, Format ...

The inaugural tournament took place in Dubai in 2022. The second edition of the tournament took place in April 2023, in Hong Kong, with a further tournament scheduled in 2023 in the USA.

History

The tournament was set up by FairBreak Global, with the aim of improving differences in pay, quality of play, and opportunity between men and women in cricket.[1] Starting in 2013, FairBreak teams were fielded in exhibition matches.[2] The first FairBreak Invitational T20 took place in 2022: run in conjunction with Cricket Hong Kong, the tournament was originally scheduled to take place in Hong Kong, but was moved to Dubai due to COVID-19 restrictions in Hong Kong.[2][3] The inaugural tournament saw players from 35 countries take part, spread across six teams.[4] The tournament was won by Tornadoes, who beat Falcons in the final by 8 wickets.[5]

The second edition of the tournament took place in April 2023, at Kowloon Cricket Club in Hong Kong, which was won by Warriors. The third edition of the tournament is due to take place in September 2023, in Houston, Texas, USA.[6][7]

Teams

More information Team, Titles ...

Tournament results

More information Year, Hosts ...

Broadcasters

More information Territory, Years ...

References

  1. [1]
    "FairBreak". FairBreak. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. [2]
    "First-of-its-kind women's T20 event to bring together players from 35 countries". ESPNcricinfo. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Dubai International Stadium to host FairBreak Invitational T20 from May 1". Women's CricZone. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. [4]
    "England stars confirmed for Fairbreak Invitational 2022". the Cricketer. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Final (N), Dubai (DSC), May 15 2022, FairBreak Invitational Tournament: Falcons Women v Tornadoes Women". ESPNcricinfo. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Global sports equality movement FairBreak 2023 coming to Hong Kong". Cricket Hong Kong. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  7. [7]
    "USA to host additional 2023 FairBreak Global Invitational T20 in September". ESPNcricinfo. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. [8]
    "FairBreak Invitational 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  9. [9]
    "FairBreak Invitational 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  10. [10]
    Mukherjee, Abhishek (3 April 2023). "FairBreak Invitational T20 2023, Where To Watch Live: TV Channels And Live Streaming Details". Wisden. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

Further reading
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article FairBreak_Invitational_T20, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.