Women Cricket is all set to feature in their maiden Commonwealth Games event and the qualification scenarios have been announced! The 2022 event is all set to be hosted in England and being the hosts, England Women have been directly qualified for this event.
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The same news has also been confirmed by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) through a media release. This implies Cricket will make its first appearance at the Commonwealth Games for the first time since the Men's team participated in the year 1998. Meanwhile, this would be the first time ever Women Cricket would be featuring in Commonwealth Games!
All the Cricket games of this event is set to be hosted by Edgbaston and will be live telecasted on BBC (according to ECB). The qualification scenarios are as follows:
* The host team will get a direct qualification.
* Top six ranked teams in the Women's T20I rankings as of 1st April 2021 (excluding the host team)
* Top ranked/Winner of Commonwealth Games Qualifier
“It’s incredibly exciting that we’re going to be taking part in a Commonwealth Games on home soil. It’s an event I’ve often watched, and I never really imagined I’d be taking part, so it feels really special. It’s another fantastic opportunity for the game of cricket, with coverage live on the BBC, and the chance to reach the thousands of fans who like attending multi-sport events," said England Women's captain Heather Knight.
"We can’t wait to be in Birmingham amongst all the other athletes, and we’re counting down towards 2022 – it’s going to be a huge year for us and for women’s cricket in general,” added Knight.
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