My11Circle acquires title sponsorship for Women's T20 Challenge

The BCCI on Sunday announced that Indian fantasy sports platform My11Circle has won the bidding for the title sponsorship of Women's T20 Challenge 2022.

The three-team competition which had two previous editions will return after an year's gap and will be played from May 23 to May 28 at Pune’s MCA stadium. The tournament will feature star players from all over the world with the likes of Smriti Mandhana, Hamanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Varma and Deandra Dottin.

With a six-team Women's IPL in the works from next season, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said the latest move is a good sign for development of the sport in the country.

"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," he said.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah 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."