Women's T20 Cup
CountriesZimbabwe Zimbabwe
AdministratorZimbabwe Cricket
FormatTwenty20
First edition2020–21
Latest edition2022–23
Tournament formatDouble round-robin and final
Number of teams4
Current championMountaineers (1st title)
Most successfulEagles (2 titles)

The Women's T20 Cup is a women's domestic Twenty20 competition organised by Zimbabwe Cricket. The competition began in the 2020–21 season, and sees four teams competing.

Mountaineers are the current holders. The competition runs alongside the Fifty50 Challenge.

History

The tournament began in October 2020, running alongside the Fifty50 Challenge. The inception of the tournament was described by its founders, Zimbabwe Cricket, as "historic", becoming the first domestic women's competition to be played in Zimbabwe since the 2008–09 Inter-Provincial Tournament, which was the only previous such tournament.[1][2]

The tournament saw four teams, Eagles, Mountaineers, Rhinos and Tuskers compete in a double round-robin group stage, with the top two sides qualifying for the final. Eagles won the group with four wins, and went on to win the tournament, beating Tuskers in the final.[3][4]

The second edition took place in March 2022, with the same format and teams competing.[5] Eagles once again won the tournament, winning the group stage with four wins before beating Mountaineers in the final.[6]

The third edition of the tournament began in February 2023, operating as a double round-robin group without a final.[7] Mountaineers won the tournament, winning five of their six matches.[8]

Teams

TeamWinsRunners-up
Eagles
2
1
Mountaineers
1
1
Rhinos
0
0
Tuskers
0
1

Results

Season Winner Runner-up Leading run-scorer Leading wicket-taker Ref
2020–21 Eagles Tuskers Modester Mupachikwa (Eagles) 241 Precious Marange (Eagles) 9 [3][9][10]
2021–22 Eagles Mountaineers Kelis Ndlovu (Eagles) 197 Michelle Mavunga (Eagles) 15 [6][11][12]
2022–23 Mountaineers Eagles Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (Mountaineers) 271 Precious Marange (Eagles) 9 [8][13][14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Women's one-day and T20 tournaments get underway". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Zimbabwe Women's Inter-Provincial Tournament 2008/09". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Women's T20 Cup 2020/21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Eagles crowned inaugural Women's T20 Cup champions". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Fifty50 Challenge gets women's domestic season underway". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2021/22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Back-to-back T20, one-day games get women's season underway". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in Women's T20 Cup 2020/21 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Bowling in Women's T20 Cup 2020/21 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Records/Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2021/22/Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Records/Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2021/22/Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2022/23 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Bowling in Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2022/23 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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