2023 FairBreak Invitational T20 Hong Kong explained

Administrator:FairBreak Global
Cricket Hong Kong
Cricket Format:Twenty20
Fromdate:3
Todate:16 April 2023
Tournament Format:Round-robin and knockouts
Champions:Warriors
Count:1
Participants:6
Matches:20
Most Runs:Chamari Athapaththu (281)
Most Wickets:Kathryn Bryce (13)
Previous Year:2022 UAE
Previous Tournament:2022 FairBreak Invitational T20
Next Year:2023 USA
Next Tournament:2023 FairBreak Invitational T20 USA

The 2023 FairBreak Invitational T20 was the second edition of the FairBreak Invitational T20, a women's Twenty20 cricket competition, which was held from 3 to 16 April 2023 at the Kowloon Cricket Club in Hong Kong. The tournament, sanctioned by the ICC, was being privately run by FairBreak Global, a company that aims to promote gender equality. A total of 90 players from 28 countries were spread across six teams.[1] [2] [3] The tournament was won by Warriors, who beat Falcons in the final by 94 runs.[4]

An additional tournament for 2023, staged in collaboration with USA Cricket, will be played in Houston, Texas, USA, between 15 and 30 September 2023.[5] [6]

Competition format

Teams played each other team once, with two matches taking place on most days. The top four teams in the group advanced to the semi-finals. All matches took place at Kowloon Cricket Club.[7]

The group worked on a points system with positions being based on total points. Points were awarded as follows:

Win: 3 points.
Tie

2 points.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.
Bonus Point: 1 point awarded to the team with the highest score after 10 overs of the batting innings.

Teams

Barmy ArmyFalconsSouth Coast Sapphires
SpiritTornadoesWarriors

Source: FairBreak[8]

Points table

Team
Warriors (Q)5 3 1 0 1 3 +1.30815
Barmy Army (Q)5 4 1 0 0 1.5 +1.09313.5
Falcons (Q)5 3 2 0 0 3 +1.16013
Spirit (Q)5 3 2 0 0 2.5 +0.17311.5
South Coast Sapphires5 1 4 0 0 2 -0.7355
Tornadoes 5 0 4 0 1 0 -2.5002

Advanced to knockout stage

Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9]

Fixtures

Source: FairBreak[7]

Group stage

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Knockout stage

Fifth-place play-off

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Semi-finals

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Third-place play-off

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Final

Final standings

Position Team
1st Warriors
2nd Falcons
3rd Barmy Army
4th Spirit
5th Tornadoes
6th South Coast Sapphires

Statistics

Most runs

width=175Playerwidth=125Teamwidth=60 Matcheswidth=60 Inningswidth=60 Runswidth=60 Averagewidth=60 width=60 100swidth=60 50s
Chamari AthapaththuFalcons7728146.837802
Lauren Winfield-HillBarmy Army7721342.6012011
Deandra DottinBarmy Army5520140.207502
Nicola CareySpirit7720040.008402
Theertha SatishFalcons7617234.405701
Source: ESPNcricinfo[10]

Most wickets

width=175Playerwidth=150Teamwidth=60 Overswidth=60 Wicketswidth=60 Averagewidth=60 BBIwidth=60 5w
Kathryn BryceWarriors23.0139.073/160
Chamari AthapaththuFalcons25.01213.754/170
Marizanne KappFalcons18.098.333/40
Sornnarin TippochFalcons21.0917.003/130
Mariko HillFalcons12.4811.003/110
Rubina ChhetryBarmy Army17812.505/111
Source: ESPNcricinfo[11]

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Radley . Paul . FairBreak Invitational re-imagined cricket for the better – and it worked . 3 June 2022 . The National (Abu Dhabi) . 16 May 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: Global sports equality movement FairBreak 2023 coming to Hong Kong . HK Cricket . . 27 February 2023 . 16 February 2023.
  3. News: Dansinghani . Jay . Cricket Hong Kong confirms Fairbreak International match schedule, ticket sales . 27 February 2023 . . 15 February 2023 . en.
  4. Web site: Final, Kowloon, April 16 2023, FairBreak Invitational Tournament: Warriors Women v Falcons Women . 16 April 2023 . ESPNcricinfo.
  5. Web site: USA Cricket Media . USA Cricket to host additional 2023 FairBreak Global Invitational T20 . USA Cricket . 27 February 2023 . 27 January 2023.
  6. Web site: ESPNcricinfo staff . USA to host additional 2023 FairBreak Global Invitational T20 in September . ESPNcricinfo . 27 February 2023 . en . 28 January 2023.
  7. Web site: FairBreak Invitational 2023 Fixtures . Fairbreak . 22 March 2023.
  8. Web site: FairBreak Invitational 2023 Teams List . Fairbreak . 22 March 2023.
  9. Web site: Fairbreak Invitational Tournament 2023/Points Table . ESPNcricinfo . 8 April 2023.
  10. Web site: Records/FairBreak Invitational Tournament, 2023/Most runs . ESPNcricinfo . 16 April 2023.
  11. Web site: Records/FairBreak Invitational Tournament, 2023/Most wickets . ESPNcricinfo . 16 April 2023.