Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
A cricket tournament was held at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, during July and August 2022. 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. The matches were played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), with only a women's tournament being part of the Games.
Pictogram of the 2022 Commonwealth Games cricket tournament | |
| Dates | 29 July – 7 August 2022 |
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| Administrator(s) | Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) |
| Cricket format | Women's Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Single round-robin & playoffs |
| Host(s) | England |
| Champions | Australia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | India |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 16 |
| Most runs | Beth Mooney (179) |
| Most wickets | Renuka Singh (11) |
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Australia became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals, after winning their first two matches in Group A. New Zealand's win over Sri Lanka in the second round of matches ensured their own and England's progression to the semi-finals. India completed the semi-final line-up, beating Barbados in their final group match. India won the first semi-final, beating England by 4 runs. Australia won the second semi-final, beating New Zealand by 5 wickets.
New Zealand claimed the bronze medal after beating England by 8 wickets in the Bronze Medal Match. Australia claimed the gold medal, with India taking silver, after winning the Gold Medal Match by 9 runs. 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.