Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Smriti Mandhana, BCCI, Women's T20 Challenge 2022
Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Smriti Mandhana. Image-Twitter

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Sunday, May 15, 2022, announced that the title sponsorship rights to the upcoming Women’s T20 Challenge will be awarded to Indian fantasy sports platform My11Circle after successfully participating in the bidding process.

Last week, the BCCI announced the schedule for the three-team Women’s T20 challenge and also revealed that the games will be played during the IPL 2022 Playoffs. The matches will be hosted by the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune.

There will be a total of 4 games, like in previous seasons. This includes the final. The first game will be played on 23rd May at 7:30 PM in Pune. The 2nd match will be an afternoon affair and will start at 3:30 PM. The game will be played on 24th May. There will be a break of one day as the third game will be played on 26th May.

Smriti Mandhana. (Image-Twitter)
Smriti Mandhana. (Image-Twitter)

The final will be played on 28th May.

Bhavin Pandya, Co-founder & Co-CEO, Games24x7 said: “We are very excited to be title sponsors of the upcoming Women’s T20 Challenge 2022. One of the most endearing developments in the cricket world in the last few years is the growing popularity of women’s cricket. This contest, which will feature some of the finest cricketers in world cricket, will give a further fillip to the rising popularity of women’s cricket, and will offer immense excitement to fans and supporters of the game of cricket worldwide.”

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After announcing that My11Circle will be the title sponsor of the Women’s T20 Challenge 2022, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said in a statement:

Jay Shah and Saurav Ganguly
Jay Shah and Saurav Ganguly (Image Credits: Twitter)

“It is our mission to promote and nurture the sport we love across all formats and the Women’s T20 Challenge has always been key to that endeavour.  The continued success of the tournament both on and off the field is encouraging and gives us immense confidence that we are heading in the right direction.”

Jay Shah, Secretary, BCCI said:

“India has a rich vein of cricketing talent and the continued growth of the Women’s T20 Challenge serves as the ideal platform for the players to test themselves against the very best, at a world-class tournament.  The appetite for Women’s cricket has grown significantly and having My11Circle on board as the title sponsor of the 2022 edition, is a testament to that. The BCCI is committed to promoting women’s cricket in India and we look forward to a fruitful partnership with My11Circle.”

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