2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier

{{short description|International Cricket tournament}}

{{use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox cricket tournament

| name = 2022 Commonwealth Games Qualifier

| image =

| caption =

| administrator =

| cricket format = Women's Twenty20 International

| tournament format = Round-robin

| host = {{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia

| fromdate = 18

| todate = 24 January 2022

| champions = {{crw|SL}}

| runner up = {{crw|BAN}}

| participants = 5

| matches = 10

| player of the series = {{flagicon|SL}} Chamari Athapaththu

| most runs = {{flagicon|SL}} Chamari Athapaththu (221)

| most wickets = {{flagicon|BAN}} Nahida Akter (10)

| next_year =

| next_tournament =

}}

The 2022 Commonwealth Games Qualifier was a cricket tournament played in Malaysia in January 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000015/001534.shtml |title=No Northern Ireland team in Commonwealth Games |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=9 December 2021 |archive-date=9 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209112432/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000015/001534.shtml |url-status=dead }} Five national teams competed for one place in the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, England, from July to August 2022.{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/birmingham-commonwealth-games-2022/21120-complete-schedule-of-2022-commonwealth-games-cricket-qualifier.html |title=Complete schedule of 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier |work=Female Cricket |access-date=6 January 2022}} Matches in the qualification tournament were played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is).{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1898903 |title=Commonwealth Games qualification process announced |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=18 November 2020}}

In November 2020, the ICC announced the qualification process for the 2022 Commonwealth Games tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/54989259 |title=Commonwealth Games 2022: England women qualify for debut T20 event |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=19 November 2020}} England automatically qualified as the hosts,{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2450429 |title=Five-team Commonwealth Games Qualifier set to commence |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=16 January 2022}} and were joined by the six highest ranked sides as of 1 April 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/women/news/1898703/england-women-automatically-qualify-for-2022-commonwealth-games-in-birmingham |title=England Women automatically qualify for 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |accessdate=18 November 2020}} The final place was decided by the Commonwealth Games Qualifier tournament.{{cite web |url=https://ceylontoday.lk/news/sri-lanka-vies-for-commonwealth-games-spot-in-malaysia |title=Sri Lanka vies for Commonwealth Games spot in Malaysia |work=Ceylon Today |accessdate=18 January 2022 |archive-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118060251/https://ceylontoday.lk/news/sri-lanka-vies-for-commonwealth-games-spot-in-malaysia |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/articles/1118190/commonwealth-games-cricket |title=Unbeaten Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to face off for last Commonwealth Games cricket berth |work= Inside the Games |accessdate=23 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://archives1.sundayobserver.lk/2022/01/23/sports/sri-lanka-beat-malaysia-decider-against-bangladesh |title=Sri Lanka beat Malaysia but decider against Bangladesh |work= Sunday Observer |access-date=23 January 2022}} Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 22 runs to claim a place at the Commonwealth Games tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/commonwealth-games-qualifier-2022-sri-lanka-women-vs-bangladesh-women-match-report/ |title=Sri Lanka qualify for Commonwealth Games thanks to Athapaththu all-round show |work= The Papare |accessdate=24 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sri-lanka-women-secure-final-qualifying-berth-at-birmingham-commonwealth-games-2022-1298650 |title=Sri Lanka Women secure final qualifying berth at Commonwealth Games 2022 |work= ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=24 January 2022}} Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu was named as player of the series.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2462360 |title=Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh to win ICC Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=24 January 2022}}

Squads

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{{crw|BAN}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/120579/bangladesh-drop-jahanara-for-cwc-qualifiers |title=Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers |work=CricBuzz |access-date=7 January 2022}}

! {{crw|KEN}}{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/birmingham-commonwealth-games-2022/21128-all-team-squads-for-2022-commonwealth-games-cricket-qualifier.html |title=All team squads for 2022 Commonwealth Games cricket qualifier |work=Female Cricket |access-date=7 January 2022}}

! {{crw|MAS}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/168994039798278/posts/4922299971134304/ |title=Wishing our national women's team the best of luck |work=Malaysian Cricket Association (via Facebook)|date=10 January 2022|access-date=10 January 2022}}

! {{crw|SCO}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketscotland.com/scotlands-women-aim-to-start-2022-on-a-high-at-commonwealth-games-qualifier/ |title=Scotland's women aim to start 2022 on a high at Commonwealth Games qualifier |work=Cricket Scotland |accessdate=3 January 2022}}

! {{crw|SL}}{{cite web|url=https://srilankacricket.lk/2022/01/sri-lanka-womens-squad-for-commonwealth-games-qualifier-2022/ |title=Sri Lanka Women’s Squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022 |work=Sri Lanka Cricket |accessdate=6 January 2022}}

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  • Margaret Ngoche (c)
  • Queentor Abel
  • Veronica Abuga
  • Ruth Achando (wk)
  • Lavendah Idambo
  • Sharon Juma (wk)
  • Sylvia Kinyua
  • Mary Mwangi
  • Monicah Ndhambi
  • Daisy Njoroge
  • Mercyline Ochieng
  • Flavia Odhiambo
  • Venasa Ooko
  • Jane Otieno
  • Esther Wachira
  • Sarah Wetoto

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Scotland also named Orla Montgomery as a non-travelling reserve player.{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/birmingham-commonwealth-games-2022/21103-scotland-womens-cricket-team-are-off-to-malaysia-for-commonwealth-qualifiers.html |title=Scotland Women's Cricket Team are off to Malaysia for Commonwealth Qualifiers |work=Female Cricket |accessdate=6 January 2022}} Sri Lanka also named Madushika Methtananda, Kawya Kavindi, Imesha Dulani and Sathya Sandeepani as standby players. Bangladesh named Jahanara Alam, Nuzhat Tasnia, Khadija Tul Kubra as standby players.

Warm-up matches

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 15 January 2022

| time = 09:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{crw-rt|SCO}}

| team2 = {{crw|MAS}}

| score1 = 187/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Sarah Bryce 81 (41)

| wickets1 = Ainna Hamizah Hashim 1/2 (1 over)

| score2 = 62 (17.1 overs)

| runs2 = Nurilyaa Natasya 17 (36)

| wickets2 = Abbi Aitken-Drummond 3/16 (3 overs)

| result = Scotland won by 125 runs

| report = [https://www.cricketmalaysia.com/MalaysianCricketAssociation/viewScorecard.do?matchId=2921&clubId=10933 Scorecard]

| venue = Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur

| umpires =

| motm =

| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 16 January 2022

| time = 09:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{crw-rt|SL}}

| team2 = {{crw|MAS}}

| score1 = 166/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Vishmi Gunaratne 35 (29)

| wickets1 = Wan Nor Zulaika 1/18 (3 overs)

| score2 = 82/7 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Mas Elysa 32 (30)

| wickets2 = Inoka Ranaweera 2/3 (2 overs)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 84 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1296025.html Scorecard]

| venue = Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur

| umpires = Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Shiju Sam (UAE)

| motm =

| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 16 January 2022

| time = 13:15

| daynight =

| team1 = {{crw-rt|BAN}}

| team2 = {{crw|SCO}}

| score1 = 148/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Nigar Sultana 30 (26)

| wickets1 = Katherine Fraser 2/16 (4 overs)

| score2 = 136/7 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Kathryn Bryce 56 (43)

| wickets2 = Rumana Ahmed 3/18 (4 overs)

| result = Bangladesh won by 12 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1296026.html Scorecard]

| venue = Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur

| umpires = Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Shiju Sam (UAE)

| motm =

| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

Points table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR|source=ESPN Cricinfo{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/commonwealth-games-women-s-cricket-qualifiers-2021-22-1296009/points-table-standings |title=Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Qualifier Table |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 January 2022}}

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|team1=SL

|team2=BAN

|team3=SCO

|team4=MAS

|team5=KEN

|result1=Q

|win_BAN=3|loss_BAN=1|nr_BAN=|nrr_BAN=2.005

|win_KEN=|loss_KEN=4|nr_KEN=|nrr_KEN=-2.651

|win_MAS=1|loss_MAS=3|nr_MAS=|nrr_MAS=-2.521

|win_SCO=2|loss_SCO=2|nr_SCO=|nrr_SCO=-1.393

|win_SL=4|loss_SL=|nr_SL=|nrr_SL=3.924

|name_BAN={{crw|BAN}}

|name_KEN={{crw|KEN}}

|name_MAS={{crw|MAS}}

|name_SCO={{crw|SCO}}

|name_SL={{crw|SL}}

|col_Q=#cfc

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{{color box|border=darkgray|#cfc}} Advanced to the Commonwealth Games cricket tournament

Fixtures

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 18 January 2022

| time = 09:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{crw-rt|MAS}}

| team2 = {{crw|BAN}}

| score1 = 49/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Winifred Duraisingam 12 (31)

| wickets1 = Rumana Ahmed 2/4 (4 overs)

| score2 = 53/2 (8 overs)

| runs2 = Shamima Sultana 28 (19)

| wickets2 = Nur Arianna Natsya 2/14 (2 overs)

| result = Bangladesh won by 8 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1296027.html Scorecard]

| venue = Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur

| umpires = Vinod Babu (Oma) and Shiju Sam (UAE)

| motm = Rumana Ahmed (Ban)

| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Nurilyaa Natasya, Nur Dania Syuhada (Mas) and Suraiya Azmin (Ban) all made their WT20I debuts.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 18 January 2022

| time = 13:15

| daynight =

| team1 = {{crw-rt|SL}}

| team2 = {{crw|SCO}}

| score1 = 182/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Chamari Athapaththu 86 (45)

| wickets1 = Katie McGill 1/4 (1 over)

| score2 = 73 (12.1 overs)

| runs2 = Ellen Watson 30* (26)

| wickets2 = Sachini Nisansala 2/10 (2.1 overs)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 109 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1296028.html Scorecard]

| venue = Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur

| umpires = Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Shiju Sam (UAE)

| motm = Chamari Athapaththu (SL)

| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Vishmi Gunaratne, Sachini Nisansala (SL) and Rachel Slater (Sco) all made their WT20I debuts.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 19 January 2022

| time = 09:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{crw-rt|BAN}}

| team2 = {{crw|KEN}}

| score1 = 125/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Ritu Moni 39* (34)

| wickets1 = Queentor Abel 3/14 (4 overs)

| score2 = 45 (12.4 overs)

| runs2 = Sharon Juma 24 (20)

| wickets2 = Nahida Akter 5/12 (3.4 overs)

| result = Bangladesh won by 80 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1296029.html Scorecard]

| venue = Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur

| umpires = Vinod Babu (Oma) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)

| motm = Nahida Akter (Ban)

| toss = Kenya won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Nahida Akter (Ban) took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is.{{cite web|title=Five-wicket hauls in WT20I matches – Innings by innings|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=10;filter=advanced;groupby=overall;orderby=start;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=19 January 2022}}

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 19 January 2022

| time = 13:15

| daynight =

| team1 = {{crw-rt|SCO}}

| team2 = {{crw|MAS}}

| score1 = 148/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Kathryn Bryce 62* (46)

| wickets1 = Nik Nur Atiela 2/25 (3 overs)

| score2 = 117/8 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Jamahidaya Intan 24 (31)

| wickets2 = Katherine Fraser 4/19 (4 overs)

| result = Scotland won by 31 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1296030.html Scorecard]

| venue = Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur

| umpires = Vinod Babu (Oma) and Shiju Sam (UAE)

| motm = Kathryn Bryce (Sco)

| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 20 January 2022

| time = 09:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{crw-rt|KEN}}

| team2 = {{crw|SL}}

| score1 = 87/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Queentor Abel 33 (53)

| wickets1 = Chamari Athapaththu 1/10 (3 overs)

| score2 = 89/1 (9.3 overs)

| runs2 = Chamari Athapaththu 57 (29)

| wickets2 = Esther Wachira 1/4 (1 over)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1296031.html Scorecard]

| venue = Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur

| umpires = Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Shiju Sam (UAE)

| motm = Chamari Athapaththu (SL)

| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Tharika Sewwandi (SL) made her WT20I debut.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 22 January 2022

| time = 09:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{crw-rt|SCO}}

| team2 = {{crw|KEN}}

| score1 = 70/3 (8 overs)

| runs1 = Kathryn Bryce 26 (19)

| wickets1 = Lavendah Idambo 1/8 (1 over)

| score2 = 54/3 (8 overs)

| runs2 = Sarah Wetoto 24* (16)

| wickets2 = Katherine Fraser 2/17 (2 overs)

| result = Scotland won by 16 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1296032.html Scorecard]

| venue = Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur

| umpires = Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)

| motm = Kathryn Bryce (Sco)

| toss = Kenya won the toss and elected to field.

| rain = The match was reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain.

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 22 January 2022

| time = 13:15

| daynight =

| team1 = {{crw-rt|SL}}

| team2 = {{crw|MAS}}

| score1 = 175/3 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Harshitha Samarawickrama 65* (42)

| wickets1 = Nik Nur Atiela 1/21 (2 overs)

| score2 = 82/7 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Winifred Duraisingam 42* (54)

| wickets2 = Sugandika Kumari 2/12 (4 overs)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 93 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1296033.html Scorecard]

| venue = Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur

| umpires = Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Shiju Sam (UAE)

| motm = Harshitha Samarawickrama (SL)

| toss = Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 23 January 2022

| time = 09:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{crw-rt|SCO}}

| team2 = {{crw|BAN}}

| score1 = 77 (17.3 overs)

| runs1 = Sarah Bryce 29 (32)

| wickets1 = Salma Khatun 2/9 (3 overs)

| score2 = 78/1 (15.2 overs)

| runs2 = Murshida Khatun 50* (55)

| wickets2 = Kathryn Bryce 1/12 (4 overs)

| result = Bangladesh won by 9 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1296034.html Scorecard]

| venue = Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur

| umpires = Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)

| motm = Murshida Khatun (Ban)

| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 23 January 2022

| time = 13:15

| daynight =

| team1 = {{crw-rt|KEN}}

| team2 = {{crw|MAS}}

| score1 = 88/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Mary Mwangi 23 (37)

| wickets1 = Mas Elysa 2/19 (4 overs)

| score2 = 89/5 (18.2 overs)

| runs2 = Mas Elysa 37 (26)

| wickets2 = Flavia Odhiambo 1/9 (1.2 overs)

| result = Malaysia won by 5 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1296035.html Scorecard]

| venue = Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur

| umpires = Vinod Babu (Oma) and Narayanan Janani (Ind)

| motm = Mas Elysa (Mas)

| toss = Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 24 January 2022

| time = 09:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{crw-rt|SL}}

| team2 = {{crw|BAN}}

| score1 = 136/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Chamari Athapaththu 48 (28)

| wickets1 = Nahida Akter 2/34 (4 overs)

| score2 = 114/5 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Murshida Khatun 36 (36)

| wickets2 = Chamari Athapaththu 3/17 (4 overs)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 22 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1296036.html Scorecard]

| venue = Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur

| umpires = Vinod Babu (Oma) and Shiju Sam (UAE)

| motm = Chamari Athapaththu (SL)

| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

References

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