Dates | 29 July – 7 August 2022 |
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Administrator(s) | Commonwealth Games Federation |
Cricket format | Women's Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Round robin and knockout |
Host(s) | England |
Champions | Australia (1st title) |
Runners-up | India |
Third place | New Zealand |
Participants | 16 |
Matches | 8 |
Most runs | Beth Mooney (179)[1] |
Most wickets | Renuka Singh Thakur (11)[1] |
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]
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