Photo Credit: Cricket Netherlands
Dutch stars Babette de Leede and Sterre Kalis have been invited to play in the FairBreak Invitational tournament, from 1 to 15 May. This tournament hosts 6 teams, who will play for the title of this prestigious tournament at the Dubai International Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.
Kalis at Tornadoes, De Leede at South Coast Sapphires
The Dutch players do not play for the same team. During this tournament Sterre Kalis plays with “The Tornadoes”, led by Stafanie Taylor (West Indies). Babette de Leede will compete for the “South Coast Sapphires”, where Sana Mir (Pakistan) is the captain.
De Leede and Kalis will meet in the tournament in any case on the second day of play, on Thursday, May 5 at 2:00 PM (Dutch time). If qualifying follows, the semi-final will be played on Saturday 14 May, immediately followed by the (small) final on Sunday 15 May.
FairBreak Invitational
FairBreak is an international organization focused on “creating opportunities that promote gender equality worldwide, with cricket as the greatest resource.” This tournament is the first privately-funded tournament in women’s cricket history.
To follow live
Information about live tracking of the matches will be released by the organization soon. We will then update this page with the correct information as soon as possible.
