Strap in, its a big one month ahead for women’s cricket with matches scheduled in prime venues around the globe with Ireland touring Scotland, as many as 7-team touring the United Arab Emirates (UAE), India touring England, and also the inaugural edition of women’s Balkan Cup.
Women’s Caribbean Premium League
The inaugural edition of the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (W-CPL) featuring three teams; Barbados Royals, Guyana Amazon Warriors and Trinbago Knight Riders got underway on the 1st of September and is scheduled to run till the 4th of September 2022, with all matches to be played in Saint Kitts.
Schedule – Women’s CPL
DATE | MATCH | VENUE | TIME (IST) |
01-Sep-22 | Barbados Royals vs Trinbago Knight Riders | Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts | 12:30 AM |
02-Sep-22 | Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders | Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts | 12:30 AM |
04-Sep-22 | Barbados Royals vs Guyana Amazon Warriors | Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts | 12:30 AM |
05-Sep-22 | TBC vs TBC | Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts | 12:00 AM |
The Women’s Hundred 2022
The 2nd edition of the Hundred got underway on the 11th of August and the tournament now moves into the knockout stages with Southern Brave set to face off Trent Rockets in the Eliminator while Oval Invincible in their 2nd successive final, looking to defend their title wait to know who they play on the big stage.
Schedule
DATE | GAME | VENUE | TIME (IST) |
02-Sep-22 (Eliminator) |
Southern Brave vs Trent Rockets |
Rose Bowl, Southampton |
7:30 PM |
03-Sep-22 (The Final) |
Oval Invincible vs TBC |
Lord’s |
7:30 PM |
Ireland Women’s tour of Scotland
Scotland will be hosting Ireland from the 5th to the 8th of September for a three-match WT20I series at the Grange cricket club in Edinburgh. The series will serve both teams as a buildup before they travel to the United Arab Emirates for the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global qualifier in September.
Schedule
DATE | GAME | VENUE |
05-Sep-22 | 1st T20I | Grange cricket club in Edinburgh |
05-Sep-22 | 2nd T20I | Grange cricket club in Edinburgh |
05-Sep-22 | 3rd T20I | Grange cricket club in Edinburgh |
Women’s Balkans Cup
Cricket Romania is all set to be hosting women’s national squads from Greece and Serbia for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Balkan Cup tournament from the 9th to 11th of September at Moara Vlasiei cricket ground in Ilfov county in Bucharest. The series is an important one for Greece and Serbia as they’ll be marking their T20I debuts and Romania having just debuted alongside Malta in the recently concluded Continental Cup have got to start leaving impressions.
Schedule
DATE | MATCHES | VENUE |
09-Sep-22 | Romania vs Greece | Moara Vlasiei cricket ground, Ilfov county |
10-Sep-22 |
Greece vs Serbia | Moara Vlasiei cricket ground, Ilfov county |
Serbia vs Romania | Moara Vlasiei cricket ground, Ilfov county | |
11-Sep-22 |
2nd vs 3rd | Moara Vlasiei cricket ground, Ilfov county |
Final | Moara Vlasiei cricket ground, Ilfov county |
Women’s Quadrangular T20I series
Prior to the commencement of the qualifying tournament for the upcoming T20 World Cup, the United States, Thailand, Zimbabwe, and the United Arab Emirates are to play in a Quadrangular series from the 10th to 13th of the month. This will be the most suited buildup to the mega ICC event for all of these 4 teams as all of the games on the series are set to be played at the Sevens cricket ground in Dubai where each side plays the other (3) ones.
Schedule
DATE | MATCHES | VENUE |
10-Sep-22 |
United States vs Zimbabwe | Sevens ground, Dubai |
United Arab Emirates vs Thailand | Sevens ground, Dubai | |
12-Sep-22 |
United Arab Emirates vs Zimbabwe | Sevens ground, Dubai |
Thailand vs United States | Sevens ground, Dubai | |
13-Sep-22 |
Zimbabwe vs Thailand | Sevens ground, Dubai |
United Arab Emirates vs United States | Sevens ground, Dubai |
India Women’s tour of England
India next are scheduled to play 3 ODI and T20I games each against England in September starting from the 10th of September with the opening T20I. The series is a big one for India on many fronts with them looking for a team for the future, the transition phase taking place and what tops it all is, the series marks cricket legend Jhulan Goswami’s farewell.
Schedule
DATE | GAME | VENUE |
10-Sep-23 | 1st T20I | Riverside ground, Chester-le-street |
13-Sep-22 | 2nd T20I | County Ground, Derby |
15-Sep-22 | 3rd T20I | County Ground, Bristol |
18-Sep-22 | 1st ODI | County Ground, Hove |
21-Sep-22 | 2nd ODI | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |
24-Sep-22 | 3rd ODI | Lord’s, London |
New Zealand Women’s tour of the West Indies
West Indies are set to host New Zealand for the first time in 8 years for as many as 8 ODI games. The series will see sides play 3 ODI and 5 T20I games from the 16th of September to the 6th of October in Antigua.
Schedule
DATE | GAME | TIME (EAST CARIBBEAN) | TIME (JAMAICA TIME) |
16-Sep-22 | 1st ODI | 9:30 AM | 8:30 AM |
19-Sep-22 | 2nd ODI | 9:30 AM | 8:30 AM |
22-Sep-22 | 3rd ODI | 9:30 AM | 8:30 AM |
26-Sep-22 | 1st T20I | 1:30 PM | 12:00 PM |
28-Sep-22 | 2ndT20I | 1:30 PM | 12:00 PM |
01-Oct-22 | 3rd T20I | 1:30 PM | 12:00 PM |
04-Oct-22 | 4th T20I | 10:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
06-Oct-22 | 5th T20I | 1:30 PM | 12:00 PM |
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup qualifier
The next global event on the International Cricket Council (ICC) calendar is the Women’s T20 World Cup that’ll be played early next year in South Africa from the 9th to the 26th of February. The qualifying event for the same takes place with 8 nations divided into 2 groups for the league stage games, following which the knockout matches will be played. Group A consists of Bangladesh, the United States of America, Ireland and Scotland. Group B sees Thailand, the United Arab Emirates (hosts), Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe in the mix.
Schedule
DATE | MATCHES | VENUE | TIME (LOCAL) |
18-Sep-22 |
Thailand vs United Arab Emirates | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 10:00 AM |
Bangladesh vs Ireland | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 2:00 PM | |
Zimbabwe vs Papua New Guinea | Tolerance Oval | 10:00 AM | |
Scotland vs United States of America | Tolerance Oval | 2:00 PM | |
19-Sep-22 |
Thailand vs Zimbabwe | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 10:00 AM |
Bangladesh vs Scotland | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 2:00 PM | |
Papua New Guinea vs United Arab Emirates | Tolerance Oval | 10:00 AM | |
Ireland vs United States of America | Tolerance Oval | 2:00 PM | |
21-Sep-22 |
Bangladesh vs United States of America | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 10:00 AM |
Thailand vs Papua New Guinea | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 2:00 PM | |
Scotland vs Ireland | Tolerance Oval | 10:00 AM | |
Zimbabwe vs United Arab Emirates | Tolerance Oval | 2:00 PM | |
23-Sep-22 |
B1 vs A2 | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 10:00 AM |
A1 vs B2 | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 2:00 PM | |
A3 vs B4 | Tolerance Oval | 10:00 AM | |
B3 vs A4 | Tolerance Oval | 2:00 PM | |
25-Sep-22 |
3rd place playoff | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 10:00 AM |
Final | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 2:00 PM | |
7th place playoff | Tolerance Oval | 10:00 AM | |
5th place playoff | Tolerance Oval | 2:00 PM |