Women’s T20 League in 2023
The PCB will start its women’s T20 league with the PSL in 2023. Rawalpindi will host all 12 games. The final game will be on March 18, 2023, the day before the Pakistan Super League title game. There will be four teams in the competition, each with 18 players, including six international players.
India hosts the Women’s T20 Challenge since 2018. Although, the country has not yet hosted a franchise-based women’s league like the Indian Premier League. The dates for the women’s IPL’s inaugural season are not out. The tournament is probable for March 2023.
This implies that there might be a conflict between the two tournaments. This will likely affect Pakistan’s international possibilities for the league.
What the PCB Chairman said
PCB chairman Ramiz Raja says, “I am happy to announce the women’s league. This league will attract young women cricketers to this great sport and help our current players further enhance their skills when they will get to share dug-outs with overseas players. To amplify the coverage and promotion of this initiative, some of the matches will precede the HBL Pakistan Super League 8 matches.
“This event is aligned to our strategy of making Pakistan a stronger cricket playing nation across all formats and genders. We are not only creating attractive brands to strengthen our cricket economy, but through this tournament are also providing career opportunities to our women cricketers. The more our women cricketers will participate in high-pressure events, the more they will learn.” he continued.
Past Developments
Earlier Ramiz said, “There’s a lot of traction and a lot of takers for it. Pakistan women’s cricket needs to improve a lot. that will only happen when we give them an environment where they can make money and share the dugout with world-class players. We are also thinking of making first-class women’s teams and attaching them with provincial teams.”
Since taking over as chairman, Ramiz has advocated for a women’s T20 league, and one of his declared objectives has consistently been to beat India to hosting the first women’s T20 league in Asia.
PCB wanted to stage a women’s PSL throughout the months of January and February. There were only 12 centrally contracted women’s cricketers in Pakistan at the time, but there are now 20. In order to fill the remaining 28 local player positions for the league, Pakistan will need to sift through its talent pool and possibly resort to individuals that competed in the national Under-19 competition in August.
