Women's Challenger series to take place in UAE from 4 to 9 November, confirms senior IPL official

New Delhi: The much-awaited Challenger series, popularly known as women’s mini IPL, will be held in the United Arab Emirates from 4 to 9 November, a senior IPL official confirmed the development on Wednesday.

Women’s cricket in India has come to a grinding halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic and there was a lot of criticism directed at the BCCI even though president Sourav Ganguly had consistently maintained that the three-team tournament will certainly take place which has now been confirmed by a senior official currently in the UAE.

“Yes, the dates of the tournament have been finalised. It will be held from 4 to 9 November. There will be a single round-robin league between the three teams (Trailblazers, Velocity and Supernovas) along with the final. In all four matches will be held,” a senior IPL official privy to the development told.