Cricket has turned into the principal game to affirm its finished line-up for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the International Cricket Council (ICC) reported in relationship with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka, after their triumph in the ICC Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022 in Kuala Lumpur last week, finished the line-up of eight groups that additionally comprises of Australia, Barbados, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa.
It's set to be an association cum-knockout undertaking at the Games, with Australia and India, the finalists of the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, set to conflict in the opener on 29 July. The decoration matches are planned to be played on 7 August.
The competition will be played with two gatherings in the association stage. Alongside Australia and India, Group An additionally includes Barbados and Pakistan. Britain, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka will battle for matchless quality in Group B.
This might be the second time that cricket will be important for the Commonwealth Games. The last time was in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, when the men's groups combat it out with South Africa winning Gold under Shaun Pollock's administration, overcoming Steve Waugh's Australia by four wickets in the last.
"It's great to have settled the character of the groups partaking in the Commonwealth Games, and congrats to Sri Lanka for making it in the wake of playing so well in the qualifier," said Geoff Allardice, the ICC Chief Executive. "We will have eight of the best groups vieing for the gold and I am certain we will get to watch an exceptionally aggressive competition.
"The Commonwealth Games are a significant piece of the ladies' cricket schedule over the course of the following year. It is a tremendous chance for us to take cricket past the conventional fortifications and give more individuals all over the planet the opportunity to partake in the game, while the players are a lot of anticipating being essential for a multi-sport games."
The Commonwealth Games Federation president Dame Louise Martin selected Sri Lanka for specific commendation. "Congrats to the eight remarkable groups who have equipped for the ladies' T20 cricket competition at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games," she said.
"I should honor Sri Lanka, who got the eighth and last spot by winning such an interesting passing competition in Malaysia last week. They will go to the famous Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham with a first class setup including England, Australia, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Barbados and New Zealand."
Chamari Athapaththu, the Sri Lanka chief, was really glad at the possibility of playing in the Games. "It's an extraordinary inclination to have equipped for the Commonwealth Games and we all are truly eager to be essential for the multi-sport party. I'm certain it will be an alternate encounter for us all."
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be the principal major multi-sport occasion in history to grant a greater number of awards to ladies than men.
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