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.
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. Starting in 2013, FairBreak teams were fielded in exhibition matches. 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. The inaugural tournament saw players from 35 countries take part, spread across six teams. The tournament was won by Tornadoes, who beat Falcons in the final by 8 wickets.
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.
Teams Team Titles Runners-up Barmy Army 0 0 Falcons 0 2 South Coast Sapphires 0 0 Spirit 0 0 Tornadoes 1 0 Warriors 1 0
Tournament results YearHostsFinalLeading run-scorerLeading wicket-takerNotes Winners Result Runners-up2022 DubaiTornadoes 152/2 (19.1 overs)Tornadoes won by 8 wickets ScorecardFalcons 151/4 (20 overs)Chamari Athapaththu (Falcons) 313Sophie Ecclestone (Spirit) 172023Warriors 230/4 (20 overs)Warriors won by 93 runs ScorecardFalcons 137/8 (20 overs)Chamari Athapaththu (Falcons) 281Kathryn Bryce (Falcons) 132023 HoustonTo be decided
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