Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Pictogram of the 2022 Commonwealth Games cricket tournament
Dates29 July – 7 August 2022 (2022-08-07)
Administrator(s)Commonwealth Games Federation
Cricket formatWomen's Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Round robin and knockout
Host(s) England
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up India
Third place New Zealand
Participants16
Matches8
Most runsAustralia Beth Mooney (179)[1]
Most wicketsIndia Renuka Singh Thakur (11)[1]
1998

A cricket tournament was held at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, during July and August 2022.[2] It was cricket's first inclusion in the Commonwealth Games since a List A men's tournament was held at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] The matches were played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), with only a women's tournament being part of the Games.[4][5]

Australia became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals, after winning their first two matches in Group A.[6] New Zealand's win over Sri Lanka in the second round of matches ensured their own and England's progression to the semi-finals.[7] India completed the semi-final line-up, beating Barbados in their final group match.[8] India won the first semi-final, beating England by 4 runs.[9] Australia won the second semi-final, beating New Zealand by 5 wickets.[10]

New Zealand claimed the bronze medal after beating England by 8 wickets in the Bronze Medal Match.[11] Australia claimed the gold medal, with India taking silver, after winning the Gold Medal Match by 9 runs.[12] Australian batter Beth Mooney was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 179 runs, whilst India's Renuka Singh was the leading wicket-taker, with 11 wickets.[13][14]

  1. ^ a b "Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Women's cricket lines up for 2022 Commonwealth Games debut on opening day". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Cricket to return to Commonwealth Games in 2022 with women's T20s". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: More women's medals as T20 cricket, beach volleyball & Para-table tennis included". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Two years to go for Commonwealth Games, with women's cricket making debut". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Barbados bow to King's wizardry; Australia qualify for semis". Women's CricZone. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Hayley Jensen treble, Lea Tahuhu cameo put New Zealand into semi-finals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Renuka, Rodrigues hammer Barbados; India secure semi-final spot". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Mandhana, Rodrigues and Rana help India win battle of nerves and remain in the hunt for gold". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Schutt three-for, all-round McGrath, New Zealand's fielding lapses help Australia to final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Hayley Jensen, Sophie Devine help New Zealand bag bronze medal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Mooney, Gardner and Schutt lead Australia to gold in pulsating final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference mostruns was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference mostwkts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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