2022 Men's T20I Inter-Insular Series

{{Short description|International cricket tour}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox cricket tour

| series_name = 2022 T20I Inter-Insular Cup

| team1_image = Flag of Guernsey.svg

| team1_name = Guernsey

| team2_image = Flag of Jersey.svg

| team2_name = Jersey

| from_date = 20

| to_date = 21 May 2022

| team1_captain = Josh Butler

| team2_captain = Charles Perchard

| no_of_twenty20s = 3

| team1_twenty20s_won = 0

| team2_twenty20s_won = 3

| team1_twenty20s_most_runs = Matthew Stokes (100)

| team2_twenty20s_most_runs = Asa Tribe (119)

| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = Anthony Stokes (6)

| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = Charles Perchard (7)

| player_of_twenty20_series =

}}

The 2022 Men's T20I Inter-Insular Series, consisting of three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches,{{cite web|url=https://a748258b-666a-4c71-b2f3-bc60cf8f2a91.usrfiles.com/ugd/a74825_0848b9951cf9481fbb88a2c253574dfd.pdf |title=Media Release: It's Green vs Red Time Again !! |work=Guernsey Cricket |access-date=15 May 2022}} was held in Guernsey from 20 to 21 May 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.guernseycricketstats.co.uk/inter-insular/inter-insular-3-t20-2022/ |title=T20 International Inter Insular 2022 |work=Guernsey Cricket Stats |access-date=20 May 2022}} The first match was played at College Field in Saint Peter Port,{{cite web|url=https://www.jerseycricket.je/latest-news/inter-insular-action-returns-with-kiyaai-t20-cup |title=Inter Insular Action Returns with kiya.ai T20 Cup |work=Jersey Cricket |access-date=15 May 2022}} and the remaining matches were played at King George V Sports Ground in Castel.{{cite web|url=https://guernseypress.com/sport/2022/03/24/ageas-bowl-trip-will-kick-start-busy-year/ |title=LISTEN: Ageas Bowl trip will kick-start busy year for Guernsey Cricket's men |work=Guernsey Press |access-date=24 March 2022}}

Jersey and Guernsey have played an Inter-Insular cricket match annually since 1950, generally as 50-over contests.{{cite web |url=http://www.guernseycricketstats.co.uk/inter-insular/inter-insular-series-start/ |title=When did the Guernsey v Jersey Senior Inter-Insular Cricket Series really start? |publisher=Guernsey Cricket Stats |access-date=22 April 2022}} A Twenty20 series was played for the first time in 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/43460358|title=Jersey and Guernsey Inter-Insular Trophy switched to T20 format|work=BBC Sport|date=20 March 2018|access-date=22 April 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2018-08-20/jersey-whitewash-guernsey-in-first-ever-t20-inter-insular-series/|title=Jersey whitewash Guernsey in first ever T20 Inter-Insular series|work=ITV|date=20 August 2018|access-date=14 May 2019}} and the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup had official T20I status for the first time, following the International Cricket Council's decision to grant T20I status to all matches played between Associate Members after 1 January 2019.{{cite web|url=https://guernseypress.com/sport/2019/04/04/international-status-granted-to-t20-inter-insular-series/|title=International status granted to T20 Inter-Insular series |work=Guernsey Press|date=4 April 2019|accessdate=22 April 2022}} Jersey are the defending champions of the T20I Inter-Insular series, having won the 2019 series 3–0.{{cite web |url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2019-06-03/jerseys-cricketers-retain-t20i-inter-insular-cup-with-clean-sweep-over-guernsey/ |title=Jersey's cricketers retain T20I Inter Insular Cup with clean sweep over Guernsey |publisher=ITV News |date=3 June 2019|access-date=22 April 2022}} There were no Inter-Insular matches in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://guernseypress.com/sport/2021/07/27/cricket-inter-insular-put-on-hold-for-now/ |title=Cricket inter-insular put on hold for now |work=Guernsey Press |access-date=22 April 2022}} Prior to this series, Jersey were on a ten-game winning streak against Guernsey across all formats.{{cite web|url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/sport/more/cricket/2022/05/20/chuggy-braced-for-hostile-t20-inter-insular/ |title=Chuggy braced for ‘hostile’ T20 inter-insular |work=Jersey Evening Post |access-date=20 May 2022}}

Jersey claimed another 3–0 series win to retain the T20 trophy.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/61535056 |title=Jersey whitewash Guernsey in inter-island T20 series |work=BBC Sport |access-date=21 May 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000005/000564.shtml |title=Jersey sweep inter-insular T20I series |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=21 May 2022 |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521191937/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000005/000564.shtml |url-status=dead }} Jersey won the first match by 37 runs, the second match by 60 runs, and the third match again by 37 runs.{{cite web|url=https://guernseypress.com/sport/2022/05/23/jersey-win-t20i-inter-insular-cup-series-3-0/ |title=Jersey win T20I Inter-Insular Cup series 3-0 |work=Guernsey Press |access-date=23 May 2022}} All-rounder Harrison Carlyon put in man-of-the-match performances in both of the first two games to play a major part in securing the series for Jersey.{{cite web|url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/sport/more/cricket/2022/05/23/jersey-cricket-are-kings-of-the-channel-again/ |title=Jersey Cricket are kings of the Channel – again |work=Jersey Evening Post |access-date=23 May 2022}} After Guernsey had taken two early wickets in the final game of the series, Jersey's Asa Tribe scored 65 runs from 32 balls to lead his side to their highest total in an official T20I.

The teams also contested the 50-over Inter-Insular Trophy match in Jersey in September 2022, and a women's T20I series was played in June 2022.