Commonwealth Games 2022 are set to start at the end of this month from July 28. Women’s T20 cricket will be a new attraction in games at Birmingham. Cricket is being introduced in the commonwealth games after a long wait of 24 years. The last time when cricket was played in the Commonwealth Games in Malaysia was back in 1998.
This time, women’s cricket has been introduced into the event. The Indian team will also take part in the CWG 2022 under the leadership of senior player Harmanpreet Kaur. The Indian team will begin their campaign against Australia in the opening contest of the tournament.
The hosts England will play their first match of the tournament against the Sri Lanka Women’s team. Here, we’ll have a look at all the information on the women’s T20 cricket in the commonwealth games 2022. It will include the venue details, broadcast details, schedule, squads, and all you need to know.
CWG 2022 Women’s T20 Cricket, Venue Details
Birmingham’s Edgbaston Stadium will host all the matches of the competition starting from July 29. Previously, Derby’s Country Cricket Ground and Leicester’s Grace Road were also in contention of hosting this much-awaited competition.
CWG 2022 Women’s T20 Cricket, Broadcast Details
Sony Sports Network will broadcast all the matches live during the Women’s T20 cricket competition in CWG 2022.
CWG 2022 Women’s T20 Cricket, Timings
Morning matches of the tournament will start at 11 am and evening matches will be played at 6.00 PM.
CWG 2022 Women’s T20 Cricket, Squads
Australia Women’s
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 Women’s
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 Women’s
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
Other teams are yet to announce their squads for this tournament commonwealth games.
CWG 2022 Women’s T20 Cricket, Schedule
Group A
Date | Match | Venue |
29 July 2022 | Australia vs India | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
29 July 2022 | Pakistan vs Barbados | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
31 July 2022 | India vs Pakistan | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
31 July 2022 | Barbados vs Australia | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
3 August 2022 | Australia vs Pakistan | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
3 August 2022 | India vs Barbados | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
Group B
Date | Match | Venue |
30 July 2022 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
30 July 2022 | England vs Sri Lanka | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
2 August 2022 | England vs South Africa | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
2 August 2022 | Sri Lanka vs New Zealand | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
4 August 2022 | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
4 August 2022 | England vs New Zealand | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
Semifinals and Finals
Date | Match | Venue |
6 August 2022 | 1st Semifinals | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
6 August 2022 | 2nd Semifinals | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
7 August 2022 | Bronze medal match | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
7 August 2022 | Final – Gold medal match | Edgbaston, Birmingham |