Pakistan Women's T20 League

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Pakistan Women's T20 League
CountriesPakistan
AdministratorPakistan Cricket Board
FormatTwenty20
First edition2023
Tournament formatSingle Round Robin
Number of teams5

The Pakistan Women's T20 League (PWTL) is an upcoming professional 20-over cricket league to be contested by women's teams representing different cities in Pakistan. The league was soft-launched on 5 October 2022, by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman, Ramiz Raja. The league was originally scheduled to be played from 3 to 18 March 2023, featuring four teams and 12 games, at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.[1][2][3] The tournament was later postponed to September 2023, separating its schedule from that of the Pakistan Super League, with the additional announcement that the tournament would now have five teams competing.[4]

In March 2023, three exhibition matches took place as a "test" for the league during the men's Pakistan Super League, between Amazons and Super Women.[5] The series was won by Amazons, who won two of the three matches.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "One city, four teams, 13 matches: PCB announces women's league details". Pakistan Cricket Board. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. ^ "PCB launches four-team Women's T20 League, to run alongside PSL 2023". www.thehindu.com. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Pakistan Cricket Board announce Women's T20 League from next year, likely to clash with Women's IPL". www.sportstigers.com. 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Pakistan Women's T20 League postponed to September 2023, 5 Franchises to take part". Female Cricket. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Wolvaardt, Athapaththu among overseas contingent for Pakistan women's exhibition games". ESPNcricinfo. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Women's League Exhibition Matches 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2023.