From Cape Town to Hong Kong, 3 big tournaments featuring world’s best put women’s cricket in spotlight
- Women’s T20 World Cup begins in South Africa on Friday, followed by the inaugural WIPL in March and FairBreak Invitational in April
- Some of the biggest names in the sport will play at Kowloon Cricket Club, and for some it could be their third tournament in 3 months
The Women’s T20 World Cup gets under way in South Africa on Friday, kick-starting almost three months of top-class cricket that will take some of the players from Cape Town to Mumbai and eventually Hong Kong.
With the auction for the women’s Indian Premier League taking place on Monday, and teams for the FairBreak Invitational in April starting to be put together, the likes of South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt and Bangladesh’s Rumana Ahmed will be playing plenty of cricket over the next few weeks.
The pair have both been named in the Barmy Army squad for the tournament at Kowloon Cricket Club, and are also on the draft shortlist for the new league, which runs from March 4 to 24.
In total, some 30 of the world’s best will play in Hong Kong, with the likes of England trio Heather Knight, Sophia Dunkley and Sophie Ecclestone also potentially featuring in all three competitions.
Knight was a member of the Barmy Army’s 15-strong squad during the first FairBreak Invitational in Dubai last year, and is expected to be added to the list of 13 players already announced. A group that also includes Pakistan’s Fatima Sana.
She will join two of Hong Kong’s national team members, Ruchi Venkatesh and Iqra Sahar in the side, and 12 of the city’s women are expected to play, evenly divided among the six sides.
