BCCI announces Reliance Jio as title sponsor of Women’s T20 Challenge 2020

BCCI announce Jio as Title Sponsor for 2020 Women’s T20 Challenge

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced Jio as the Title Sponsor of the 2020 edition of the Women’s T20 Challenge. The partnership will also have the support of Reliance Foundation Education and Sports For All (RF ESA).

This is a historic partnership, as for the first time a sponsor has signed with BCCI exclusively for the women’s matches.

NEWS : BCCI announce Jio as Title Sponsor for 2020 Women’s T20 Challenge

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Founder and Chairperson of the Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani, said, “This is a progressive step towards the growth of women’s cricket in India. I am delighted to offer my full support for this wonderful initiative. I have immense faith in the potential and capabilities of all our sportswomen. Indian women cricketers have made the country proud with their outstanding achievements in ICC events over the last couple of years. Our aim is to ensure that we offer the best of infrastructure, training and rehab facilities to our girls.”

BCCI Chairman 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.”