Jio and Reliance Foundation Education and Sports For All (RF ESA) have come in as sponsor for the upcoming Women’s T20 Challenge.
Nita Ambani, chairperson and founder of the Reliance Foundation, on Sunday announced her support for women’s cricket in India.
In addition, the cricket facility at Jio Cricket Stadium, Navi Mumbai has been offered to women cricketers. The state-of-the-art stadium can be availed to conduct trials, camps and host competitive matches, throughout the year – all free of cost for the national women’s team.
Furthermore, women cricketers can now benefit from the amenities for rehabilitation and sports science available at the reputed Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital & Research Centre in Mumbai.
“My heartiest congratulations to BCCI for organising the Women’s T20 Challenge. This is a progressive step towards the growth of women’s cricket in India. I am delighted to offer my full support to this wonderful initiative. I have immense faith in the potential and capabilities of all our sportswomen,” said Nita.
BCCI President, Sourav Ganguly, said “As BCCI grows the game of cricket across all formats, one key area of focus has been to grow the women’s game. We hope the Jio Women’s T20 Challenge will inspire more young girls to take up the sport and give parents the confidence that playing cricket is a great career opportunity for their daughters.”
The Women’s T20 Challenge will be played in Sharjah between three franchises – Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity led by Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj respectively, starting from November 4.