The Women's Cricket Challenge Trophy, officially the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Women's Cricket Challenge Trophy, was a women's domestic Twenty20 competition that took place in Pakistan from 2011âÂÂ12 to 2016âÂÂ17. The tournament included both provincial and departmental teams, and took place alongside the National Women's Cricket Championship.
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited were the most successful side in the history of the competition, winning four titles outright and sharing one title with Omar Associates.
The Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Women's Cricket Challenge Trophy began in the 2011âÂÂ12 season, named after former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The tournament took place across three days in January 2012, in Lahore, with six teams competing in two groups of three. Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) won the tournament, beating Punjab in the final by 93 runs. The following season, 2012âÂÂ13, saw the same two teams reach the final, with ZTBL again emerging victorious.
The following edition, in 2014, saw just four teams competing in a round-robin group: ZTBL, Higher Education Commission, Omar Associates and Saif Sports Saga. ZTBL and Omar Associates reached the final, which was rained off after 11.2 overs. The title was therefore shared between the two sides.
In 2015âÂÂ16, the teams were joined by State Bank of Pakistan, who subsequently reached the final. There, they were beaten by ZTBL by 70 runs. In the final season of the tournament, 2016âÂÂ17, four teams competed: ZTBL, State Bank of Pakistan, Higher Education Commission and a PCB XI. State Bank of Pakistan and ZTBL again reached the final, and ZTBL again emerged victorious, winning their fifth title. In 2018, the tournament was replaced by the Departmental T20 Women's Championship.