India women to play Australia in Commonwealth Games cricket opener
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13-November-2021
T20 World champions Australia will take on runners-up India in the opening match of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games competition on July 29 as women's cricket will make its debut in the quadrennial games.
Cricket is going to be played for only the second time ever while women's cricket is featuring at the CWG for the first time in 22 editions. The only time cricket was a part of the quadrennial event was in Kuala Lumpur (1998), when a men's ODI competition was held, and which South Africa won.
The India-Australia match will be followed by Pakistan facing Barbados, the national team confirmed to take part from the West Indies.
Hosts England will play their first match on July 30, against a qualifier, who will be decided by a qualifying tournament in early 2022.
All matches will be at Edgbaston.
Apart from the qualifier, the teams taking part are Australia, India, Pakistan, Barbados (all in Group A), New Zealand, South Africa and England (Group B, along with qualifier).
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The schedule is as follows:
Group A
July 29 -- Australia v India and Pakistan v Barbados
July 31 -- India v Pakistan and Barbados v Australia
August 3 -- Australia v Pakistan and India v Barbados
Group B
July 30 -- New Zealand v South Africa and England v CWGQ
August 2 -- England v South Africa and CWGQ v New Zealand
August 4 -- South Africa v CWGQ and England v New Zealand
August 6 - Both semifinals
August 7 -- Bronze medal match followed by Final.-IANS
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