Odisha takes lead organising women’s T20 tournament

Bhubaneswar / New Delhi, Jan 22: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) & TCM Sports Management Pvt. Ltd. (TCM) proudly launched the inaugural Odisha Women’s T20 League scheduled from Jan 22 to Feb 1. With the launch of the league, the OCA holds the distinction of being the first state association to have a women’s intra state T20 league. The first edition of the Odisha Women’s T20 will have a five-team battle out over 22 matches, which will include five day-night matches. All the matches will be played at Bhubaneswar and will be live streamed on Fancode. The league will feature the top cricketers from Odisha, including the likes of Madhusmita Behera & Sushree Dibyadarsini. The OCA endeavours to unearth top women cricketers from the state by providing a world class day-night match experience to the players participating. TCM will be responsible for all commercial rights related to the coveted event. The sports marketing firm holds exclusive ground rights across various cricket stadia in India and globally. Outside India, TCM holds the exclusive naming, sponsorship and in-stadia rights across New Zealand Cricket, Cricket West Indies, and The Asia Cup (Asian Cricket Council). “We are very excited as we are the first state which is conducting a Women's T20 League and which is being live streamed in Fancode. This will boost the moral of our state women cricketers and we are also very proud of being associated with TCM. Sanjay Behera, Secretary, OCA said Meanwhile, Basant Dhawan, Chief Executive Officer, TCM said “We are excited to partner with the OCA for the inaugural Women’s T20 Day/Night competition. The effort that the Odisha Cricket association is making to encourage women cricket will go a long way in promoting the game in the districts of Odisha.”