Women’s Cricket in Commonwealth Games 2022: All you need to know
T20 cricket is making its debut in Commonwealth Games in 2022 as Women’s Cricket gears up to leave a mark in the quadrennial multi-sporting event. The tournament will commence on the 29th of July and culminate with the final on the 7th of August, with all the games being hosted by Edgbaston, Birmingham.
This is the first time that cricket will feature in the CWG games since 1998, when the South African men’s team defeated Australia in an ODI final to clinch the Gold medal in Malaysia.
Format
The eight-team tournament will see 16 matches played across ten days. The teams have been divided into two groups of four. While Group A consists of Australia, India, Pakistan, and Barbados, Group B features England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and South Africa.
Each team will play against their group members once, and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-final will square up in the final, while the two losing semifinalists will lock horns in the bronze medal match.
Schedule (All timings in IST)
July 29, Friday
Australia Women vs India Women, 4:30 pm
Barbados Women vs Pakistan Women, 11:30 pm
July 30, Saturday
New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women, 4:30 pm
England Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 11:30 pm
July 31, Sunday
India Women vs Pakistan Women, 4:30 pm
Australia Women vs Barbados Women, 11:30 pm
August 2, Tuesday
England Women vs South Africa Women, 4:30 pm
New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 11:30 pm
August 3, Wednesday
Australia Women vs Pakistan Women, 4:30 pm
Barbados Women vs India Women, 11:30 pm
August 4, Thursday
South Africa Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 4:30 pm
England Women vs New Zealand Women, 11:30 pm
August 6, Saturday
1st semi-final, 4:30 pm
2nd semi-final, 11:30 pm
August 7, Sunday
Bronze medal match, 2:30 pm
Gold medal match, 10:30 pm
Commonwealth Games 2022 squads
India squad
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, S Meghana, Taniya Sapna Bhatia (Wk), Yastika Bhatia (Wk), Deepti Sharma, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana.
Australia Squad
Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Amanda-Jade Wellington
Pakistan Squad
Bismah Maroof (c), Muneeba Ali (wk), Anam Amin, Aiman Anwer, Diana Baig, Nida Dar, Gull Feroza (wk), Tuba Hassan, Kainat Imtiaz, Sadia Iqbal, Iram Javed, Ayesha Naseem, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Omaima Sohail
New Zealand Squad
Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze, Claudia Green, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Amelia Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Jess McFadyen, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu
England Squad
Heather Knight (Captain), Maia Bouchier, Katherine Brunt, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Nat Sciver, Bryony Smith, Issy Wong, Danni Wyatt
South Africa
Suné Luus (c), Anneke Bosch, Trisha Chetty, Lara Goodall, Sinalo Jafta, Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Nadine de Klerk, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Mignon du Preez, Tumi Sekhukhune, Shabnim Ismail, Chloe Tryon, Laura Wolvaardt
Sri Lanka Squad
Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Malsha Shehani, Nilakshi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Ama Kanchana, Achini Kulasuriya, Inoka Ranaweera, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandika Kumari, Rashmi de Silva, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Anushka Sanjeewani
Barbados Squad
Hayley Matthews (c), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shanika Bruce, Shai Carrington, Shaunte Carrington, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Keila Elliott, Trishan Holder, Kycia Knight, Kyshona Knight, Alisa Scantlebury, Shakera Selman, Tiffany Thorpe, Aaliyah Williams.
