Women's T20 Challenge 2020: BCCI announces Jio as title sponsor for the tournament

The third edition of the Women’s T20 Challenge is set to be played on from November 4 in Sharjah. Three teams namely, Velocity, Trailblazers and Supernovas, will fight it out for the ultimate trophy alongside the playoffs in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Meanwhile, the BCCI has announced Jio as the title sponsor for the Women’s T20 Challenge.

This is a historic moment as the BCCI has signed a sponsor exclusively for the Women’s matches. Moreover, this partnership will also have the support of Reliance Foundation Education and Sports For All (RF ESA). The BCCI President Sourav Ganguly was delighted after the announcement and also hoped that the tournament inspires young girls in the country to take up the sport.

“As BCCI grows the game of cricket across all formats, one key area of focus has been to grow the women’s game. We hope the Jio Women’s T20 Challenge will inspire more young girls to take up the sport and give parents the confidence that playing cricket is a great career opportunity for their daughters,” he said according to the BCCI Press Release.

My heartiest congratulations to BCCI, say Nita Ambani

Meanwhile, Nita Ambani, the Founder & Chairperson Reliance Foundation, was happy to offer support to Women’s cricket in India. She also congratulated BCCI for organising such a wonderful tournament over the last couple of years. Even with the uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the board has made all the efforts to organise Women’s T20 Challenge.

“My heartiest congratulations to BCCI for organizing the Women’s T20 Challenge. This is a progressive step towards the growth of women’s cricket in India. I am delighted to offer my full support for this wonderful initiative. I have immense faith in the potential and capabilities of all our sportswomen. Indian women cricketers have made the country proud with their outstanding achievements in ICC events over the last couple of years.

“Our aim is to ensure that we offer the best of infrastructure, training and rehab facilities to our girls. Players like Anjum, Mithali, Smriti, Harmanpreet and Poonam are great role models. I wish them and every member of the Indian women’s squad even greater success and glory in their journey ahead,” Nita said. The first match of the tournament is set to be played between Supernovas and Velocity on November 4.