2022 FairBreak Invitational T20
Invitational women's cricket competition
Cricket tournament
All matches took place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium .
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.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] The tournament was won by Tornadoes, who beat Falcons in the final by 8 wickets.[ 4]
Teams played each 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 .[ 5] [ 6]
The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points . Points were awarded as follows:[ 7]
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
Points table
Team
Pld
W
L
T
A
BP
NRR
Pts
Spirit (Q)
5
4
1
0
0
3
+1.740
15
Barmy Army (Q)
5
3
2
0
0
2
+0.132
11
Tornadoes (Q)
5
3
2
0
0
2
–0.706
11
Falcons (Q)
5
2
3
0
0
4
–0.317
10
South Coast Sapphires
5
2
3
0
0
2
–0.300
8
Warriors
5
1
4
0
0
2
–0.575
5
Advanced to knockout stages
Source: ESPNcricinfo[ 7]
Fixtures
Group stage
Warriors 177/2 (20 overs)
v
Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Falcons 4, Warriors 0
Tornadoes 119/7 (20 overs)
v
South Coast Sapphires won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Tornadoes 4, South Coast Sapphires 0
Barmy Army 125/6 (20 overs)
v
Spirit 75/9 (20 overs)
Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Barmy Army 4, Spirit 0
Barmy Army 152/3 (20 overs)
v
Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Falcons 4, Barmy Army 0
Tornadoes 152/3 (20 overs)
v
Warriors 139/6 (20 overs)
Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Tornadoes 3, Warriors 1
Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Spirit 3, Falcons 1
Warriors 129/5 (20 overs)
v
Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: South Coast Sapphires 4, Warriors 0
Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Spirit 4, South Coast Sapphires 0
Tornadoes 150/2 (20 overs)
v
Barmy Army 153/2 (15.5 overs)
Barmy Army won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Barmy Army 4, Tornadoes 0
Spirit 167/4 (20 overs)
v
Warriors 100/8 (20 overs)
Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Spirit 4, Warriors 0
Barmy Army 148/8 (20 overs)
v
South Coast Sapphires won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Barmy Army 3, South Coast Sapphires 1
Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
Points: South Coast Sapphires 3, Falcons 1
Spirit 156/4 (20 overs)
v
Tornadoes 81 (16.1 overs)
Tornadoes won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Spirit 4, Tornadoes 0
v
Tornadoes 141/3 (19.2 overs)
Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Tornadoes 4, Falcons 0
Warriors 156/6 (20 overs)
v
Barmy Army 102/8 (20 overs)
Barmy Army won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Warriors 4, Barmy Army 0
Knockout stages
Semi-finals
Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
Barmy Army 141/6 (20 overs)
v
Tornadoes 142/6 (19.4 overs)
Tornadoes won the toss and elected to field.
Third-place play-off
Barmy Army 182/6 (20 overs)
v
Spirit 183/4 (18.5 overs)
Barmy Army won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
v
Tornadoes 152/2 (19.1 overs)
Tornadoes won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Most runs
Source: ESPNcricinfo [ 14]
Most wickets
Source: ESPNcricinfo [ 15]
References
Further reading
Brettig, Daniel (6 May 2022). "India, what are you waiting for? Why cricket needs a women's IPL" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 1 April 2023 .
Eaton, Matt; Ball, Josh (16 May 2022). "Players hail 'incredible' FairBreak series as Hong Kong confirmed for 2023" . South China Morning Post . Retrieved 1 April 2023 .
Motyka, Karen; Martyn, Shaun (2022). FairBreak: noun: equality, opportunity, diversity, inclusion, movement . FairBreak Global. ISBN 9780645658309 .
Nicholson, Raf (11 May 2022). "The Spin | Is new women's T20 tournament in Dubai a sign of progress or a threat?" . The Guardian . Retrieved 1 April 2023 .
Radley, Paul (3 May 2022). "FairBreak Invitational 'about bringing different people from women's cricket together' " . The National (Abu Dhabi) . Retrieved 1 April 2023 .
—————— (16 May 2022). "FairBreak Invitational re-imagined cricket for the better – and it worked" . The National (Abu Dhabi) . Retrieved 1 April 2023 .
—————— (16 May 2022). "Devine opens batting, Ecclestone leads attack: FairBreak Invitational team of tournament" . The National (Abu Dhabi) . Retrieved 1 April 2023 .
Smith, Martin (3 May 2022). "Global superstars sign on for FairBreak Invitational" . cricket.com.au . Retrieved 1 April 2023 .
—————— (13 May 2022). "Fair game: New T20 league shining a light on rising talents" . cricket.com.au . Retrieved 1 April 2023 .
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