The 2022 FairBreak Invitational T20 was a women's Twenty20 cricket competition which took place from 4 to 15 May 2022 in Dubai. The tournament, sanctioned by the ICC, was privately-run by FairBreak Global, a company that aims to promote gender equality. Players from 35 countries were spread across six teams. The tournament was won by Tornadoes, who beat Falcons in the final by 8 wickets.
Competition format Each team played every other team once, with two matches taking place per day. The top four teams in the group advanced to the semi-finals. All matches took place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
Win: 3 points. Tie: 1 point. Loss: 0 points. Abandoned/No Result: 1 point. Bonus Point: 1 point awarded to the team with the highest score after 10 overs of the batting innings.
Teams Barmy ArmyFalconsSouth Coast Sapphires Heather Knight (c) Rumana Ahmed Shemaine Campbelle Laura Cardoso Rubina Chhetry Deandra Dottin Kavisha Egodage Henriette Ishimwe Roberta Moretti Avery Tara Norris Iqra Sahar Fatima Sana Selina Solman Ruchitha Venkatesh Laura Wolvaardt Suzie Bates (c) Jahanara Alam Kaia Arua Chamari Athapaththu Britney Cooper Christina Gough Anju Gurung Mariko Hill Marizanne Kapp Nannapat Koncharoenkai Marina Lamplough Theertha Satish Gunjan Shukla Sornnarin Tippoch Danni Wyatt Sana Mir (c) Jade Allen Shebani Bhaskar Kary Chan Babette de Leede Tash Farrant Kim Garth Grace Harris Shabnim Ismail Geetika Kodali Emma Lai Gaby Lewis Christine Lovino Maryam Omar Elyse VillaniSpiritTornadoesWarriors Nicola Carey (c) Nattaya Boochatham Sarah Bryce Betty Chan Natthakan Chantam Yasmin Daswani Anuradha Doddaballapur Sophia Dunkley Sophie Ecclestone Diviya G K Ayabonga Khaka Fatuma Kibasu Bismah Maroof Shizuka Miyaji Chaya Mughal Stafanie Taylor (c) Diana Baig Maryam Bibi Sophie Devine Winifred Duraisingam Sterre Kalis Suné Luus Sita Magar Katey Martin Natasha Miles Mary-Anne Musonda Aliya Riaz Divya Saxena Chanida Sutthiruang Andrea-Mae Zepeda Sindhu Sriharsha (c) Jennifer Alumbro Kathryn Bryce Shamilia Connell Mignon du Preez Yasmeen Khan Mariana Martinez Hayley Matthews Shameelah Mosweu Esha Oza Bella Poon Udeshika Prabodani Celeste Raack Georgia Redmayne Shanzeen Shahzad
Points table TeamSpirit (Q)5 4 1 0 0 3 +1.740 15Barmy Army (Q)5 3 2 0 0 2 +0.132 11Tornadoes (Q)5 3 2 0 0 2 –0.706 11Falcons (Q)5 2 3 0 0 4 –0.317 10South Coast Sapphires5 2 3 0 0 2 –0.300 8Warriors5 1 4 0 0 2 –0.575 5
Advanced to knockout stages
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Fixtures
Group stage
Knockout stages Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Statistics Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50s Chamari AthapaththuFalcons7731352.16107*11 Deandra DottinBarmy Army7628972.2511112 Sophia DunkleySpirit7726343.83123*11 Sterre KalisTornadoes7722532.145802 Danni WyattFalcons6621643.208302 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5w Sophie EcclestoneSpirit24.5177.645/81 Ayabonga KhakaSpirit25.0914.445/91 Grace HarrisSouth Coast Sapphires15.0714.855/221 Rumana AhmedBarmy Army23.0720.003/220 Winifred DuraisingamTornadoes25.0724.423/240 Source: ESPNcricinfo
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External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo