IPL 2019: BCCI announces 3-team Women T20 Challenge; Schedule inside

Each team will play two matches and top two teams and the top two teams will clash in the final on May 11

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have given green-signal to an IPL-style women's T20 tournament, scheduled to be played in the month of May. A three-team Women's T20 Challenge will be played during the IPL Play-offs week next month in Jaipur, the apex board announced on Tuesday. The tournament will open with a clash between Supernovas and Trailblazers on May 6. Another team, named 'Velocity', has been introduced this year that will lock horns with Supernovas on May 8. Each team will play two matches and top two teams and the top two teams will clash in the final on May 11. All the matches will be standalone games. “The teams will comprise current and future stars of Indian cricket playing alongside a selection of the world's best players. The combined strength of talent on display will showcase the quality of women's cricket,” said a BCCI release. Harmanpreet Kaur, Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana will lead the three sides. Here's the schedule:

Date	Match	Venue
May 6, 2019	Supernovas vs Trailblazers	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
May 8, 2019	Trailblazers vs Velocity	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
May 9, 2019	Supernovas vs Velocity	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
May 11, 2019	Final - 1st Placed vs 2nd Placed	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur