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ICC, CGF announce qualifying process for women's cricket event in 2022 CWG

Dubai, Nov 18 (UNI) The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced the qualification process for cricket, which makes a historic appearance at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, scheduled from July 28 to August 8.
Women’s cricket will be a part of the Commonwealth Games for the first time ever, and it will only be the second time that cricket will feature in it after a men’s competition was part of the Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.
The qualification process announced on Wednesday grants hosts England one spot while six other highest ranked ICC Members in the ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings as of 1 April 2021 also qualify directly for the eight-team tournament, which will be held in Edgbaston.
The remaining one place will be allocated to the winner of a Commonwealth Games Qualifier, the format and details of which will be announced in due course. The deadline for the Qualifier is January 31, 2022.
"Cricket at the Commonwealth Games is a fantastic opportunity for us to continue to grow the women’s game globally. We are committed to accelerating this growth and maintaining the momentum we have created over the past few years, which most recently saw 86,174 fans packed into the MCG for the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020,'' ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney said.
"I thank the Commonwealth Games Federation for their support and for making this possible. We share with them the vision of greater equality, fairness and opportunity in sport and I am sure Birmingham 2022 will go a long way towards us achieving our common objectives," he added.
''Since athletes from the Caribbean will be representing their countries and not the West Indies (as they are affiliated with the ICC), the winner of a designated qualifying tournament will decide which country gets to compete if the West Indies get a slot,'' ICC said in a statement.
Commonwealth Games Federation President Dame Louise Martin said, "We are absolutely delighted to have women’s T20 cricket debut at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
"Cricket has always been one of the Commonwealth's most popular sports and it is so special to have it back at our Games for the first time since the men's competition at Kuala Lumpur ... Now is the turn of the women and I can't wait to see the next generation of stars take centre stage," she added.
Captains of leading women's teams, including India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, were thrilled at the prospect of women's cricket featuring in the Games.
"The inclusion of cricket at the Commonwealth Games is huge for all players and the game in general.
Representing your country in a multi-discipline event is a different challenge and with it comes the responsibility of being emissaries of the game since it can get us new followers and fans,'' Kaur said.

"I hope to be there at the games and wish that it is a great success with some engrossing matches and high quality of cricket," she added.
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