FairBreak Invitational T20
Women's cricket tournament
| Administrator | FairBreak Global Cricket Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2022 |
| Latest edition | 2023 (Hong Kong) |
| Next edition | 2023 (USA) |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and knockouts |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champion | Warriors (1st title) |
| Most successful | Tornadoes (1 title) Warriors (1 title) |
| Website | FairBreak |
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.[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
| 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
| Year | Hosts | Final | Leading run-scorer | Leading wicket-taker | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Result | Runners-up | |||||
| 2022 |  Dubai | Tornadoes 152/2 (19.1 overs) | Tornadoes won by 8 wickets Scorecard | Falcons 151/4 (20 overs) | Chamari Athapaththu (Falcons) 313 | Sophie Ecclestone (Spirit) 17 | [8] |
| 2023 |  Hong Kong | Warriors 230/4 (20 overs) | Warriors won by 93 runs Scorecard | Falcons 137/8 (20 overs) | Chamari Athapaththu (Falcons) 281 | Kathryn Bryce (Falcons) 13 | [9] |
| 2023 |  Houston | To be decided | |||||
Broadcasters
| Territory | Years | Channels & Live Streaming |
|---|---|---|
 Australia | (2023–present) | Fox Cricket |
 Bangladesh | Sony Sports Network | |
 Bhutan | ||
 Caribbean | SportsMax | |
 Canada | Willow TV | |
| Hong Kong and East Asia | SPOTV | |
 India | Sony Sports Network | |
 Nepal | ||
 Sri Lanka | ||
 Pakistan | A Sports | |
 South Africa | SuperSport | |
| United Arab Emirates | Switch TV | |
 Saudi Arabia | ||
 United Kingdom | Viaplay Sports | |
 Ireland | ||
| Middle East and North Africa | Starzplay | |
| Continental Europe | Recast | |
| Pacific Islands | TVWan | |
| Source:[10] | ||
References
- ^ "FairBreak". FairBreak. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ a b "First-of-its-kind women's T20 event to bring together players from 35 countries". ESPNcricinfo. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Dubai International Stadium to host FairBreak Invitational T20 from May 1". Women's CricZone. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "England stars confirmed for Fairbreak Invitational 2022". the Cricketer. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Final (N), Dubai (DSC), May 15 2022, FairBreak Invitational Tournament: Falcons Women v Tornadoes Women". ESPNcricinfo. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Global sports equality movement FairBreak 2023 coming to Hong Kong". Cricket Hong Kong. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "USA to host additional 2023 FairBreak Global Invitational T20 in September". ESPNcricinfo. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "FairBreak Invitational 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "FairBreak Invitational 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ 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
- Motyka, Karen; Martyn, Shaun (2022). FairBreak: noun: equality, opportunity, diversity, inclusion, movement. FairBreak Global. ISBN 9780645658309.
- S, Gomesh (15 April 2023). "Nothing worth doing comes easy: Fair Break founder, Shaun Martyn". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
