Women's T20 Cup Explained

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.

Eagles 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, with the double round-robin group concluding at the end of March.^[7] Mountaineers headed the table, winning five of their six matches, but lost the final in May to Eagles.

Teams

	Team	Debut	Wins	Runners-up
	Eagles
	Mountaineers
	Rhinos
	Tuskers

Results

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Leading run-scorer	Leading wicket-taker	Ref/Scorecard
2020–21	Eagles	Tuskers	Modester Mupachikwa (Eagles) 241	Precious Marange (Eagles) 9	[8] [9]
2021–22	Eagles	Mountaineers	Kelis Ndlovu (Eagles) 197	Michelle Mavunga (Eagles) 15	[10] [11]
2022–23	Eagles	Mountaineers	Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (Mountaineers) 275	Precious Marange (Eagles) 9	[12] [13] [14]
2024	Tuskers		Sharne Mayers (Tuskers) 445	Sharne Mayers (Tuskers) 18	Tuskers won by 8 wickets (Scorecard)

See also

• Fifty50 Challenge
• Stanbic Bank 20 Series

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women's one-day and T20 tournaments get underway . Zimbabwe Cricket . 8 March 2022.
2. Web site: Zimbabwe Women's Inter-Provincial Tournament 2008/09 . CricketArchive . 8 March 2022.
3. Web site: Women's T20 Cup 2020/21 . CricketArchive . 8 March 2022.
4. Web site: Eagles crowned inaugural Women's T20 Cup champions . Zimbabwe Cricket . 8 March 2022.
5. Web site: Fifty50 Challenge gets women's domestic season underway . Zimbabwe Cricket . 8 March 2022.
6. Web site: Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2021/22 . ESPNcricinfo . 31 March 2022.
7. Web site: Back-to-back T20, one-day games get women's season underway . Zimbabwe Cricket . 8 March 2023.
8. Web site: Batting and Fielding in Women's T20 Cup 2020/21 (Ordered by Runs) . CricketArchive . 8 March 2022.
9. Web site: Bowling in Women's T20 Cup 2020/21 (Ordered by Wickets) . CricketArchive . 8 March 2022.
10. Web site: Records/Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2021/22/Most Runs . ESPNcricinfo . 31 March 2022.
11. Web site: Records/Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2021/22/Most Wickets . ESPNcricinfo . 31 March 2022.
12. Web site: Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2022/23 . CricketArchive . 11 February 2024.
13. Web site: Batting and Fielding in Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2022/23 (Ordered by Runs) . CricketArchive . 11 February 2024.
14. Web site: Bowling in Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2022/23 (Ordered by Wickets) . CricketArchive . 11 February 2024.