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
Administrator(s)Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)
Cricket formatWomen's Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Single round-robin & playoffs
Host(s) England
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up India
Participants8
Matches16
Most runsAustralia Beth Mooney (179)
Most wicketsIndia Renuka Singh (11)
Medalists
gold medal  Australia
silver medal  India
bronze medal  New Zealand
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A cricket tournament was held at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, during July and August 2022.[1] 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.[2] The matches were played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), with only a women's tournament being part of the Games.[3][4]

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

New Zealand claimed the bronze medal after beating England by 8 wickets in the Bronze Medal Match.[10] Australia claimed the gold medal, with India taking silver, after winning the Gold Medal Match by 9 runs.[11] 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.[12][13]

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  2. ^ "Cricket to return to Commonwealth Games in 2022 with women's T20s". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Two years to go for Commonwealth Games, with women's cricket making debut". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Hayley Jensen treble, Lea Tahuhu cameo put New Zealand into semi-finals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Renuka, Rodrigues hammer Barbados; India secure semi-final spot". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Mandhana, Rodrigues and Rana help India win battle of nerves and remain in the hunt for gold". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Schutt three-for, all-round McGrath, New Zealand's fielding lapses help Australia to final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Hayley Jensen, Sophie Devine help New Zealand bag bronze medal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Mooney, Gardner and Schutt lead Australia to gold in pulsating final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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