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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]
| Dates | 3 – 16 April 2023 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | FairBreak Global Cricket Hong Kong |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockouts |
| Champions | Warriors (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 20 |
| Most runs | Chamari Athapaththu (281) |
| Most wickets | Kathryn Bryce (13) |
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]
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.
| Barmy Army
Coach: Michael Bates |
Falcons
Coach: Joanne Broadbent |
South Coast Sapphires
Coach: Shane Deitz |
|---|---|---|
|
| |
| Spirit
Coach: Damien Wright |
Tornadoes
Coach: Anju Jain |
Warriors
Coach: Julia Price |
|
- Source: FairBreak[8]
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | BP | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warriors (Q) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1.308 | 15 |
| Barmy Army (Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | +1.093 | 13.5 |
| Falcons (Q) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1.160 | 13 |
| Spirit (Q) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | +0.173 | 11.5 |
| South Coast Sapphires | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.735 | 5 |
| Tornadoes | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.500 | 2 |
Advanced to knockout stage
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo[9]
- Source: FairBreak[7]
Group stage
Falcons 150/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Tornadoes 109/9 (20 overs) |
- Tornadoes won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Falcons 4, Tornadoes 0
South Coast Sapphires 111/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Warriors 115/3 (12.4 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Warriors 4, South Coast Sapphires 0
Barmy Army 135/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Spirit 138/6 (18.2 overs) |
- Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Spirit 4, Barmy Army 0
Warriors 84/3 (12 overs) |
v |
Tornadoes |
- Tornadoes won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play possible due to rain.
- Points: Warriors 2, Tornadoes 2
Barmy Army 143/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Falcons 134/9 (20 overs) |
- Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Barmy Army 3, Falcons 1
Spirit 121/8 (20 overs) |
v |
South Coast Sapphires 109/9 (20 overs) |
- South Coast Sapphires won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Spirit 3.5, South Coast Sapphires 0.5
Falcons 133/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Warriors 134/5 (17.4 overs) |
- Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Warriors 4, Falcons 0
Tornadoes 160/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Barmy Army 162/0 (15.4 overs) |
Lauren Winfield-Hill 120* (64) |
- Barmy Army won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Barmy Army 4, Tornadoes 0
Warriors 118 (17.4 overs) |
v |
Spirit 115/8 (20 overs) |
- Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Warriors 4, Spirit 0
South Coast Sapphires 95/2 (7 overs) |
v |
Tornadoes 59/5 (7 overs) |
- Tornadoes won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: South Coast Sapphires 4, Tornadoes 0
Barmy Army 163/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Warriors 146 (20 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Barmy Army 3, Warriors 1
South Coast Sapphires 131 (20 overs) |
v |
Falcons 133/1 (13.3 overs) |
- Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Falcons 4, South Coast Sapphires 0
Tornadoes 150/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Spirit 155/4 (15.4 overs) |
- Tornadoes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Spirit 4, Tornadoes 0
Barmy Army 168/8 (20 overs) |
v |
South Coast Sapphires 107 (15.5 overs) |
Laura Wolvaardt 49 (32) Jivana Aras 4/32 (4 overs) |
- South Coast Sapphires won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Barmy Army 3.5, South Coast Sapphires 0.5
Spirit 137/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Falcons 140/1 (14.2 overs) |
- Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Falcons 4, Spirit 0
Knockout stage
Fifth-place play-off
Tornadoes 115/5 (20 overs) |
v |
South Coast Sapphires 60 (14.2 overs) |
- South Coast Sapphires won the toss and elected to field.
Semi-finals
Spirit 73 (17.4 overs) |
v |
Warriors 74/6 (13.1 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Third-place play-off
Barmy Army 147/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Spirit 125/6 (20 overs) |
- Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Warriors 230/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Falcons 137/8 (20 overs) |
- Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1st | Warriors |
| 2nd | Falcons |
| 3rd | Barmy Army |
| 4th | Spirit |
| 5th | Tornadoes |
| 6th | South Coast Sapphires |
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chamari Athapaththu |
Falcons | 7 | 7 | 281 | 46.83 | 78 | 0 | 2 |
 Lauren Winfield-Hill |
Barmy Army | 7 | 7 | 213 | 42.60 | 120* | 1 | 1 |
 Deandra Dottin |
Barmy Army | 5 | 5 | 201 | 40.20 | 75 | 0 | 2 |
 Nicola Carey |
Spirit | 7 | 7 | 200 | 40.00 | 84* | 0 | 2 |
 Theertha Satish |
Falcons | 7 | 6 | 172 | 34.40 | 57 | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[10]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kathryn Bryce |
Warriors | 23.0 | 13 | 9.07 | 3/16 | 0 |
| Chamari Athapaththu |
Falcons | 25.0 | 12 | 13.75 | 4/17 | 0 |
 Marizanne Kapp |
Falcons | 18.0 | 9 | 8.33 | 3/4 | 0 |
 Sornnarin Tippoch |
Falcons | 21.0 | 9 | 17.00 | 3/13 | 0 |
 Mariko Hill |
Falcons | 12.4 | 8 | 11.00 | 3/11 | 0 |
 Rubina Chhetry |
Barmy Army | 17 | 8 | 12.50 | 5/11 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[11]
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