The much-awaited women’s T20 tournament of the year is just a stone’s throw away as the FairBreak Invitational 2022 will kick start on May 1. The competition will be held in Dubai in conjunction with Cricket Hong Kong. The final will be played on May 15. This will be the world’s first privately funded tournament in women’s cricket history. A total of six teams will feature in the competition and 19 matches will be played through the course of the tournament. These six teams will have a total of 90 women cricketers from 35 different countries.
Schedule – FairBreak Invitational 2022 tournament
| Day | Date | 4 pm (local) | 5.30 PM IST | 8 pm (local) | 9.30 PM IST |
| 1 | April 30 | Players Arrival | |
| 2 | May 1 |
Training/Briefings |
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| 3 | May 2 | 6.30 pm (local): Welcoming Function | |
| 4 | May 3 | ||
| MATCHES START | |||
| 5 | May 4 | Opening Ceremony | Falcons v Warriors |
| 6 | May 5 | Tornadoes v Sapphires | Barmy Army v Spirit |
| 7 | May 6 | Barmy Army v Falcons | Tornadoes v Warriors |
| 8 | May 7 | Falcons v Spirit | Warriors v Sapphires |
| 9 | May 8 | Spirit v Sapphires | Tornadoes v Barmy Army |
| 10 | May 9 | REST DAY | |
| 11 | May 10 | Warriors v Spirit | Barmy Army v Sapphires |
| 12 | May 11 | Sapphires v Falcons | Tornadoes v Spirit |
| 13 | May 12 | Falcons v Tornadoes | Barmy Army v Warriors |
| 14 | May 13 | REST DAY | |
| 15 | May 14 | Semi-Final 1 | Semi-Final 2 |
| 16 | May 15 | 3rd Place Play-Off | Final followed by Closing Gathering and Presentations – TBA |
| 17 | May 16 | Heading Home | |
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Squad – FairBreak Invitational 2022 tournament
South Coast Sapphires: : Sana Mir (captain), Shabnim Ismail, Maryam Omar, Jade Allen, Grace Harris, Emma Lai, Elyse Villani, Shebani Bhaskar, Natasha Farrant, Kim Garth, Kary Chan, Geetika Kodali, Babette de Leede, Gaby Lewis, Christine Lovino
Spirit: Bismah Maroof (captain), Chaya Mughal, Natthakan Chantam, Anu Doddaballapur, Fatuma Kibasu, Shizuka Miyaji, Sophie Ecclestone, Diviya GK, Betty Chan, Sophia Dunkley, Nicola Carey, Sarah Bryce, Nattaya Boochatham, Ayabonga Khaka, Yasmin Daswani
Falcons: Suzie Bates (captain), Danielle Wyatt, Britney Cooper, Marizanne Kapp, Mariko Hill, Theertha Satish, Sornnarin Tippoch, Kaia Arua, Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Christina Gough, Gunjan Shukla, Marina Lamplough, Chamari Athapaththu, Anju Gurung, Jahanara Alam
Warriors: Sindhu Sriharsha (captain), Hayley Matthews, Georgia Redmayne, Mignon du Preez, Kathryn Bryce, Shamilia Connell, Esha Oza, Mariana Martinez, Celeste Raack, Udeshika Prabodhani, Yasmeen Khan, Shameelah Mosweu, Shanzeen Shahzad, Bella Poon, Jennifer Alumbro
Barmy Army: Heather Knight (captain), Selina Solman, Laura Wolvaardt, Tara Norris, Deandra Dottin, Henriette Ishimwe, Kavisha Kumari, Shemaine Campbell, Iqra Sahar, Fatima Sana, Rumana Ahmed, Laura Cardoso, Roberta Moretti Avery, Rubina Chhetri, Ruchitha Venkatesh
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