| Dates | 18 – 24 January 2022 |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Women's Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Malaysia |
| Champions |  Sri Lanka |
| Runners-up |  Bangladesh |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 10 |
| Player of the series | Chamari Athapaththu |
| Most runs | Chamari Athapaththu (221) |
| Most wickets | Nahida Akter (10) |
The 2022 Commonwealth Games Qualifier was a cricket tournament played in Malaysia in January 2022.[1] Five national teams competed for one place in the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, England, in July to August 2022.[2] Matches in the qualification tournament were played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is).[3]
In November 2020, the ICC announced the qualification process for the 2022 Commonwealth Games tournament.[4] England automatically qualified as the hosts,[5] and were joined by the six highest ranked sides as of 1 April 2021.[6] The final place was decided by the Commonwealth Games Qualifier tournament.[7]
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh both won their first three matches to set up a winner-takes-all contest on the last day of the event.[8][9] Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 22 runs to claim a place at the Commonwealth Games tournament.[10][11] Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu was named as player of the series.[12]
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