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]
| Dates | 18 – 24 January 2022 |
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| 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) |
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]
Squads edit
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 Kenya[14]
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Malaysia[15]
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 Scotland[16]
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Scotland also named Orla Montgomery as a non-travelling reserve player.[18] Sri Lanka also named Madushika Methtananda, Kawya Kavindi, Imesha Dulani and Sathya Sandeepani as standby players.[17] Bangladesh named Jahanara Alam, Nuzhat Tasnia, Khadija Tul Kubra as standby players.[13]
Warm-up matches edit
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
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Vishmi Gunaratne 35 (29)
Wan Nor Zulaika 1/18 (3 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
Points table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.924 |
| 2 | Bangladesh
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.005 |
| 3 | Scotland
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −1.393 |
| 4 | Malaysia
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −2.521 |
| 5 | Kenya
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −2.651 |
Advanced to the Commonwealth Games cricket tournament
Fixtures edit
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Nurilyaa Natasya, Nur Dania Syuhada (Mas) and Suraiya Azmin (Ban) all made their WT20I debuts.
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vishmi Gunaratne, Sachini Nisansala (SL) and Rachel Slater (Sco) all made their WT20I debuts.
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Sharon Juma 24 (20)
Nahida Akter 5/12 (3.4 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- Nahida Akter (Ban) took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is.[20]
- The unbeaten 75-run partnership between Salma Khatun and Ritu Moni for Bangladesh was the highest seventh wicket partnership in WT20Is.
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
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Chamari Athapaththu 57 (29)
Esther Wachira 1/4 (1 over) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Tharika Sewwandi (SL) made her WT20I debut.
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Kathryn Bryce 26 (19)
Lavendah Idambo 1/8 (1 over) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain.
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
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Mary Mwangi 23 (37)
Mas Elysa 2/19 (4 overs) |
Mas Elysa 37 (26)
Flavia Odhiambo 1/9 (1.2 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
References edit
- ^ "No Northern Ireland team in Commonwealth Games". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Complete schedule of 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier". Female Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games qualification process announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: England women qualify for debut T20 event". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Five-team Commonwealth Games Qualifier set to commence". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "England Women automatically qualify for 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lanka vies for Commonwealth Games spot in Malaysia". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Unbeaten Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to face off for last Commonwealth Games cricket berth". Inside the Games. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka beat Malaysia but decider against Bangladesh". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka qualify for Commonwealth Games thanks to Athapaththu all-round show". The Papare. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Women secure final qualifying berth at Commonwealth Games 2022". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh to win ICC Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "All team squads for 2022 Commonwealth Games cricket qualifier". Female Cricket. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Wishing our national women's team the best of luck". Malaysian Cricket Association (via Facebook). 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Scotland's women aim to start 2022 on a high at Commonwealth Games qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Sri Lanka Women's Squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Scotland Women's Cricket Team are off to Malaysia for Commonwealth Qualifiers". Female Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Qualifier Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Five-wicket hauls in WT20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2022.