2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier
The 2022 Commonwealth Games Qualifier was a cricket tournament played in Malaysia in January 2022. Five national teams competed for one place in the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, England, in July to August 2022. Matches in the qualification tournament were played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is).
| 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) |
In November 2020, the ICC announced the qualification process for the 2022 Commonwealth Games tournament. England automatically qualified as the hosts, and were joined by the six highest ranked sides as of 1 April 2021. The final place was decided by the Commonwealth Games Qualifier tournament.
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. Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 22 runs to claim a place at the Commonwealth Games tournament. Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu was named as player of the series.