Bengal to host India's first state association-run women's franchise T20 league
Cricket Association of Bengal to host Bengal Pro T20 - for men and women - in June this year
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- The tournament will take place over a 21-day window in June, with eight teams in both the men's and women's events
- Men's teams will have 17 players, and women's teams will have 16 players, and all the players have to be from Bengal, as must be the coaches
- The men's matches will be held at Eden Gardens, and the women's at the Jadavpur University ground, which is also a regular venue for senior domestic games
- Every day is a double-header day: women's matches will be held in the morning and the afternoon; men's matches will be held in the afternoon and the evening
- All rules, including in matters of corruption, will be based on those in use in the IPL