2018 Women's T20 Challenge

{{short description|Cricket tournament}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox limited overs final

| title = 2018 Women's T20 Challenge

| image =

| event =

| team1 = IPL Trailblazers

| team2 = IPL Supernovas

| team1score = 129/6

| team1overs = 20 overs

| team2score = 130/7

| team2overs = 20 overs

| details = IPL Supernovas won by 3 wickets

| date = 22 May 2018

| stadium = Wankhede Stadium

| city = Mumbai

| man_of_the_match = {{flagicon|NZ}} Suzie Bates (IPL Trailblazers)

| umpires = {{flagicon|IND}} Ulhas Gandhe
{{flagicon|IND}} Rohan Pandit

| next = 2019

| attendance =

| television =Star Sports(Indian TV Network)

}}

The 2018 Women's T20 Challenge was the inaugural edition of Women's T20 Challenge, a women's Twenty20 cricket match which took place on 22 May 2018 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. In an effort to popularise women's cricket, the BCCI had organised the match ahead of Qualifier 1 of 2018 IPL.{{Cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/ipl-2018-womens-t20-challenge-match-to-be-played-before-qualifier-1-in-mumbai-1852567|title=IPL 2018: Women's T20 Challenge Match To Be Played Before Qualifier 1 In Mumbai – NDTV Sports|last=NDTVSports.com|work=NDTVSports.com|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en}} The exhibition match was also held by the BCCI as a rehearsal for a Women's IPL tournament, a target which would be accomplished in the future.{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/women-cricketers-excited-ahead-of-historic-ipl-exhibition-match-1755435.html|title=Women Cricketers Excited Ahead of Historic IPL Exhibition Match|date=2018-05-21|work=News18|access-date=2018-05-22}} IPL Supernovas won the match by 3 wickets in a last over thriller.{{Cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/692620|title=Suzie Bates, Ellyse Perry call the shots in last-ball cliffhanger|work=International Cricket Council|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en}}