Falcons (women's cricket) explained

Falcons
League:FairBreak Invitational T20
Colours: Orange
Captain:Suzie Bates
Coach:Joanne Broadbent
Manager:Saba Nasim
Founded:2022
Title1:FBI
Title1wins:0

Falcons are a women's franchise cricket team that compete in the FairBreak Invitational T20. The team has no geographical base. The team was founded in 2022. They are currently being captained by Suzie Bates and coached by Joanne Broadbent. The rights and sponsorship of the franchise is currently acquired by K-Man Ventures.[1]

History

Falcons were formed in April 2022 to compete in the inaugural edition of the FairBreak Invitational T20,[2] [3] a multi-national women's Twenty20 cricket tournament, with Saba Nasim as the team manager.[4] This was the first time that the team participated in any cricket competition at professional level.[5] In May 2022, the all the tournament matches including the matches played by Falcons were sanctioned by the ICC.[6] The team is made up of some of the best women players as well as emerging players from different countries of the world.[7] [8]

Falcons were captained by New Zealand cricketer Suzie Bates,[9] and coached by Joanne Broadbent in the 2022 edition.[10] They played their first ever WT20 match on 4 May 2022 against Warriors.[11] They had a good start to their campaign by winning the opening match by 8 wickets,[12] with Chamari Athapaththu hitting a century.[13] They finished fourth in the league stage, winning two out of five matches.[14] Although they lost all of their last three matches, they gained enough points to qualify for the knockout stage.[15] They became the first team to qualify for the final by defeating Spirit by 25 runs.[16] However, they finished as the runners-up of the tournament, losing the final match against Tornadoes by 8 wickets.[17] Chamari Athapaththu was the leading run-scorer in the tournament with 313 runs.[18]

In March 2023, K-Man Ventures bought the rights to the franchise and became the sponsor of the team ahead of the 2023 season.[19] Falcons took part in the 2023 season again under the leadership of Suzie Bates, with Joanne Broadbent remaining as the coach.[20] They won three out of their five league matches, and advanced to the knockout stage by beating Falcons by 9 wickets in the last league match.[21] Falcons won the semi-final match against Barmy Army by 6 wickets and thus qualified for the final of the tournament.[22] However, they again became the runners-up by losing the final by 94 runs in reply to Warriors' target of 204 runs.[23]

Coaching staff

The following coaching panel was formed ahead of the 2023 season.[24]

PositionName
Team manager Saba Nasim
Head coach Joanne Broadbent
Assistant coach Jasmine Titmuss
Physiotherapist Emily Boulton Smith

Seasons

SeasonLeague standingsNotesRef
PWLTANRRPtsPos
202252300–0.317102ndRunners-up[25]
202353200+1.160133rdRunners-up[26]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TEAMS LISTS – FAIRBREAK INVITATIONAL 2023 - FairBreak Global . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322222951/https://fairbreak.net/fairbreak-invitational-2023/teams-lists/ . 22 March 2023 . 2023-04-02 . Fairbreak.
  2. Web site: Explained: All you need to know about FairBreak Invitational . 2023-04-07 . Firstpost . en.
  3. Web site: List of all Players participating in FairBreak Invitational 2022 Tournament . 2023-04-07 . Female Cricket . en-US.
  4. Web site: Suzie Bates to captain team Falcons at SDG Fairbreak T20 in Dubai . 2023-04-07 . FairBreak Global . en-AU.
  5. Web site: Events played by Falcons Women . 2023-04-03 . CricketArchive.
  6. Web site: Fair game: New T20 league shining a light on rising talents . 2023-04-03 . Cricket Australia . en.
  7. Web site: Anju Gurung's team Falcons lead FairBreak tournament . 2023-04-07 . Kuensel Online.
  8. Web site: Global superstars sign on for FairBreak Invitational . 2023-04-07 . Cricket Australia . en.
  9. Web site: Suzie Bates to Lead Team Falcons in FairBreak Invitational 2022 Tournament . 2023-04-07 . Female Cricket . en-US.
  10. Web site: First-of-its-kind women's T20 event to bring together players from 35 countries . 2023-04-07 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  11. Web site: Matches played by Falcons Women . 2023-04-07 . CricketArchive.
  12. Web site: 1st Match, Falcons v Warriors, 2022 FairBreak Invitational T20 . 7 April 2023 . ESPNcricinfo.
  13. Web site: Athapaththu smashes ton in FairBreak opener . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505044703/https://www.thepapare.com/fairbreak-invitational-2022-falcons-vs-warriors-report-scorecard-english/ . 5 May 2022 . 2023-04-07 . The Papare.
  14. Web site: Fairbreak Invitational Tournament 2022/Table . 4 May 2022 . ESPNcricinfo.
  15. Web site: Matthews' all-round display helps Warriors Women end FairBreak Invitational campaign with a win . 2023-04-07 . SportsMax . en-gb.
  16. Web site: Athapaththu, Wyatt guide Falcons to FairBreak Final . 2023-04-07 . ThePapare . en-US.
  17. Web site: Stafanie Taylor's Tornadoes Women win inaugural FairBreak Invitational title with eight-wicket victory over Falcons Women . 2023-04-07 . SportsMax . en-gb.
  18. Web site: Records/FairBreak Invitational Tournament, 2022/Most runs . 15 May 2022 . ESPNcricinfo.
  19. Web site: FairBreak Global and K-Man Falcons Team Brand Rights Partner . 2023-04-07 . FairBreak Global . en-AU.
  20. Web site: 2023-03-17 . K-Man Falcons squad for FairBreak Invitational 2023 Announced . 2023-04-07 . Female Cricket . en-US.
  21. Web site: Kabir . Shahriar . FairBreak 2023: Falcons and Spirit women had their last laugh in double header . 2023-04-17 . Bdcrictime . en.
  22. Web site: Fairbreak Global Women's T20 2023: Falcons thrash Barmy Army to set up summit clash with Warriors . 2023-04-17 . Cricket Times . en-US.
  23. Web site: Warriors crowned the champions of Fairbreak Global Women's T20 2023 after Hayley Matthews' all-round show . 2023-04-17 . Cricket Times . en-US.
  24. Web site: Chaudhary . Harsh . 2023-04-02 . Who are the Coaches and Support Staff Members at the FairBreak Invitational 2023? . 2023-04-03 . Female Cricket . en-US.
  25. Web site: 2022 FairBreak Invitational T20 - Team standings . 2023-04-03 . CricketArchive.
  26. Web site: Fairbreak Invitational Tournament 2023/Points Table . 8 April 2023 . ESPNcricinfo.

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