Imprint Display beat Parshva Bullion by 32 runs to win inaugural women's corporate T20 league

Imprint Display won the inaugural edition of the Amar Cricketers Women's Corporate Invitational T20 League (ACCWL), beating Parshva Bullion by 32 runs in the final. The win earned Imprint Display a prize of Rs 1 lakh and the ACCWL 2026 trophy.

The closely fought final was played at the MCA Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana in Kandivali (West). Imprint Display were led by Sanika Chalke and Parshva Bullion by Mitali Mhatre. Imprint Display held the upper hand from the start.

Batting first, Imprint Display made 157 for 7 in 20 overs. Shraddha Shetty laid the foundation with a key innings of 81 off 42 balls. For Parshva Bullion, Pranali Kadam took 4 wickets in 4 overs and tried to check the scoring.

In reply, Parshva Bullion were bowled out for 125 in 18.2 overs. Siddhi Rakame bowled a probing spell for Imprint Display, taking 3 wickets in 4 overs, which proved decisive in the win. Shraddha Shetty was named the best player of the final.

At the prize distribution, winners Imprint Display received Rs 1 lakh and runners-up Parshva Bullion Rs 50,000. Individual awards were also given to the standout players of the tournament. Humaira Qazi of Servify scored 159 runs in 4 innings at a strike rate of 145.55, making her the best batter, and received Rs 10,000.

Manali Dakshini took 9 wickets at an economy rate of 4.88. She was declared the best bowler and also received Rs 10,000. Sharvi Save of Imprint Display was chosen best fielder after recording 6 dismissals over the tournament. Fatima Jaffer was named Player of the Series for her all-round performance of 2 wickets, 3 catches and 127 runs in 5 innings.

Diana Edulji, former captain of the Indian women's cricket team and a Padma Shri and Arjuna Award winner, was the chief guest at the prize distribution ceremony. MCA secretary Prof. Dr Unmesh Khanvilkar and Rajdeep Gupta, chairman of the governing council of the T20 Mumbai League, were also guests.

Bhushan Patil, Apex Council member of the Mumbai Cricket Association and president of Amar Cricketers, said: "The main aim of this initiative is to promote women's cricket at the corporate level. The participating corporate organisations will offer selected players suitable employment opportunities and/or annual contracts. This will open the path to their professional and personal progress in cricket. We are grateful to all the corporate organisations that came forward to support this initiative. We especially thank the Mumbai Cricket Association for providing the necessary infrastructure."