Schedule of Women's T20 cricket in Commonwealth Games 2022 revealed! Know here-
17 Jun 2021 11:23:35
New Delhi, June 17: The Women's T20 event in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will begin from July 29 and continues till August 7 at the Edgbaston Stadium. Cricket will be played for the first time in the Commonwealth Games since 1998.
“Women’s cricket T20, basketball 3×3, wheelchair basketball 3×3, and mixed synchronized diving will all debut in Birmingham, with the schedule set to includes two ‘Super Sundays’ for spectators to look forward to, with the second set to be the ultimate showcase of women’s sport,” said a statement released by the ICC.
Eight countries will be a part of the event with six highest-placed teams in the ICC rankings as on April 1 along with hosts England will get the direct qualification.
“The summer of 2022 is set for a spectacular Commonwealth Games, with 11 days of world-class sport in our city and the wider region. The redeveloped Alexander Stadium will be at the heart of the Games, as the venue will not only host the athletics but the opening and closing ceremonies. The Commonwealth Games women’s T20 competition,” Birmingham City Council and its Leader, Councillor Ian Ward was quoted as saying by ICC.
The organizers announced the full event schedule for Birmingham 2022 on Tuesday. It will only be the second time that cricket will feature in the event after a men’s 50 over the competition was part of the Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.