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Falcons (women's cricket)

Falcons is a women's franchise cricket team, which was founded in 2022, and competes in the FairBreak Invitational T20. The team has no geographical base. 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]

Falcons
LeagueFairBreak Invitational T20
Personnel
CaptainSuzie Bates
CoachJoanne Broadbent
ManagerSaba Nasim
Team information
Colours  Orange
Founded2022
History
FBI wins0

History

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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]

Current squad

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Name Nationality Role
Suzie Bates   Batter
Chamari Athapaththu   Batter
Mas Elysa   Batter
Danni Wyatt   Batter
Christina Gough   Allrounder
Mariko Hill   Allrounder
Marizanne Kapp   Allrounder
Marina Lamplough   Allrounder
Sornnarin Tippoch   All-rounder
Jahanara Alam   Bowler
Kaia Arua   Bowler
Anju Gurung   Bowler
Gunjan Shukla   Bowler
Nannapat Koncharoenkai   Wicket-keeper
Theertha Satish   Wicket-keeper

Coaching staff

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

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

Seasons

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Season League standings Notes Ref
P W L T A NRR Pts Pos
2022 5 2 3 0 0 –0.317 10 2nd Runners-up [25]
2023 5 3 2 0 0 +1.160 13 3rd Runners-up [26]

References

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