2022 FairBreak Invitational T20

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]

2022 FairBreak Invitational T20

Dates	4 – 15 May 2022
Administrator(s)	FairBreak Global Cricket Hong Kong
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockouts
Champions	Tornadoes (1st title)
Participants	6
Matches	19
Most runs	Chamari Athapaththu (313)
Most wickets	Sophie Ecclestone (17)
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All matches took place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Competition format

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

Barmy Army[8] Coach: Lydia Greenway	Falcons[9] Coach: Joanne Broadbent	South Coast Sapphires[10] Coach: Mohtashim Rasheed
Heather Knight (c) Rumana Ahmed Shemaine Campbelle Laura Cardoso Rubina Chhetry Deandra Dottin Kavisha Egodage Henriette Ishimwe Roberta Moretti Avery Tara Norris Iqra Sahar Fatima Sana Selina Solman Ruchitha Venkatesh Laura Wolvaardt	Suzie Bates (c) Jahanara Alam Kaia Arua Chamari Athapaththu Britney Cooper Christina Gough Anju Gurung Mariko Hill Marizanne Kapp Nannapat Koncharoenkai Marina Lamplough Theertha Satish Gunjan Shukla Sornnarin Tippoch Danni Wyatt	Sana Mir (c) Jade Allen Shebani Bhaskar Kary Chan Babette de Leede Tash Farrant Kim Garth Grace Harris Shabnim Ismail Geetika Kodali Emma Lai Gaby Lewis Christine Lovino Maryam Omar Elyse Villani
Spirit[11] Coach: Erin Osborne	Tornadoes[12] Coach: Anju Jain	Warriors[13] Coach: Julia Price
Nicola Carey (c) Nattaya Boochatham Sarah Bryce Betty Chan Natthakan Chantam Yasmin Daswani Anuradha Doddaballapur Sophia Dunkley Sophie Ecclestone Diviya G K Ayabonga Khaka Fatuma Kibasu Bismah Maroof Shizuka Miyaji Chaya Mughal	Stafanie Taylor (c) Diana Baig Maryam Bibi Sophie Devine Winifred Duraisingam Sterre Kalis Suné Luus Sita Magar Katey Martin Natasha Miles Mary-Anne Musonda Aliya Riaz Divya Saxena Chanida Sutthiruang Andrea-Mae Zepeda	Sindhu Sriharsha (c) Jennifer Alumbro Kathryn Bryce Shamilia Connell Mignon du Preez Yasmeen Khan Mariana Martinez Hayley Matthews Shameelah Mosweu Esha Oza Bella Poon Udeshika Prabodani Celeste Raack Georgia Redmayne Shanzeen Shahzad

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

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Source: ESPNcricinfo^[7]

Fixtures

All times are in local time (UTC+04:00)

Group stage

4 May 2022 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Warriors 177/2 (20 overs)	v	Falcons 178/2 (18.4 overs)
Georgia Redmayne 80* (61) Mariko Hill 1/23 (2 overs)		Chamari Athapaththu 107* (55) Hayley Matthews 1/23 (4 overs)

Falcons won by 8 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Kim Cotton and Lauren Agenbag Player of the match: Chamari Athapaththu (Falcons)

• Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Falcons 4, Warriors 0

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5 May 2022 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Tornadoes 119/7 (20 overs)	v	South Coast Sapphires 102/8 (20 overs)
Sterre Kalis 32 (29) Shabnim Ismail 3/20 (4 overs)		Babette de Leede 24 (14) Diana Baig 2/15 (4 overs)

Tornadoes won by 17 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Tabarak Dar and Jasmine Naeem Player of the match: Sterre Kalis (Tornadoes)

• South Coast Sapphires won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Tornadoes 4, South Coast Sapphires 0

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5 May 2022 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Barmy Army 125/6 (20 overs)	v	Spirit 75/9 (20 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 38 (33) Sophie Ecclestone 3/15 (4 overs)		Natthakan Chantham 21* (29) Tara Norris 2/17 (4 overs)

Barmy Army won by 50 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Claire Polosak and John Prakash Player of the match: Heather Knight (Barmy Army)

• Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Barmy Army 4, Spirit 0

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6 May 2022 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Barmy Army 152/3 (20 overs)	v	Falcons 156/2 (17.3 overs)
Deandra Dottin 80* (59) Gunjan Shukla 1/12 (2 overs)		Danni Wyatt 76* (49) Ruchitha Venkatesh 1/21 (2 overs)

Falcons won by 8 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Akbar Ali and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Falcons)

• Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Falcons 4, Barmy Army 0

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6 May 2022 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Tornadoes 152/3 (20 overs)	v	Warriors 139/6 (20 overs)
Sterre Kalis 58 (57) Hayley Matthews 2/33 (4 overs)		Georgia Redmayne 48 (46) Winifred Duraisingam 3/24 (4 overs)

Tornadoes won by 13 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: John Prakash and Shubhda Bhosle Player of the match: Winifred Duraisingam (Tornadoes)

• Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Tornadoes 3, Warriors 1

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7 May 2022 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Spirit 147/3 (20 overs)	v	Falcons 120/9 (20 overs)
Sophia Dunkley 51 (30) Chamari Athapaththu 1/17 (4 overs)		Chamari Athapaththu 42 (28) Shizuka Miyaji 4/18 (4 overs)

Spirit won by 27 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Jacqueline Williams and Tabarak Dar Player of the match: Shizuka Miyaji (Spirit)

• Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Spirit 3, Falcons 1

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7 May 2022 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Warriors 129/5 (20 overs)	v	South Coast Sapphires 133/0 (17.5 overs)
Georgia Redmayne 33 (39) Geetika Kodali 2/10 (2 overs)		Elyse Villani 62* (51)

South Coast Sapphires won by 10 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Kim Cotton Player of the match: Gaby Lewis (South Coast Sapphires)

• Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: South Coast Sapphires 4, Warriors 0

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8 May 2022 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Spirit 156/4 (20 overs)	v	South Coast Sapphires 101 (19.4 overs)
Nicola Carey 70 (43) Shabnim Ismail 1/14 (4 overs)		Jade Allen 33* (41) Ayabonga Khaka 5/9 (4 overs)

Spirit won by 55 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Claire Polosak and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Ayabonga Khaka (Spirit)

• Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Spirit 4, South Coast Sapphires 0

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8 May 2022 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Tornadoes 150/2 (20 overs)	v	Barmy Army 153/2 (15.5 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 78* (54)		Deandra Dottin 56* (40) Sita Magar 1/24 (2 overs)

Barmy Army won by 8 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Shivani Mishra Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Tornadoes)

• Barmy Army won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Barmy Army 4, Tornadoes 0

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10 May 2022 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Spirit 167/4 (20 overs)	v	Warriors 100/8 (20 overs)
Natthakan Chantham 72 (57) Esha Oza 1/22 (4 overs)		Yasmeen Khan 27 (28) Sophie Ecclestone 2/8 (3 overs)

Spirit won by 67 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Shivani Mishra and Shubhda Bhosle Player of the match: Natthakan Chantham (Spirit)

• Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Spirit 4, Warriors 0

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10 May 2022 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Barmy Army 148/8 (20 overs)	v	South Coast Sapphires 142/7 (20 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 65 (45) Grace Harris 5/22 (4 overs)		Grace Harris 31 (20) Rumana Ahmed 3/22 (4 overs)

Barmy Army won by 6 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Jacqueline Williams and Jasmine Naeem Player of the match: Grace Harris (South Coast Sapphires)

• South Coast Sapphires won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Barmy Army 3, South Coast Sapphires 1

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11 May 2022 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

South Coast Sapphires 152/3 (20 overs)	v	Falcons 122/7 (20 overs)
Elyse Villani 71* (54) Chamari Athapaththu 1/23 (2 overs)		Chamari Athapaththu 30 (34) Sana Mir 4/15 (4 overs)

South Coast Sapphires won by 30 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Akbar Ali and Lauren Agenbag Player of the match: Babette de Leede (South Coast Sapphires)

• Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: South Coast Sapphires 3, Falcons 1

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11 May 2022 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Spirit 156/4 (20 overs)	v	Tornadoes 81 (16.1 overs)
Nicola Carey 53* (26) Chanida Sutthiruang 1/21 (2 overs)		Suné Luus 34 (33) Sophie Ecclestone 5/8 (3.1 overs)

Spirit won by 75 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Jacqueline Williams and Kim Cotton Player of the match: Sophie Ecclestone (Spirit)

• Tornadoes won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Spirit 4, Tornadoes 0

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12 May 2022 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Falcons 138/4 (20 overs)	v	Tornadoes 141/3 (19.2 overs)
Suzie Bates 41* (31) Winifred Duraisingam 1/17 (3 overs)		Sophie Devine 52 (29) Gunjan Shukla 2/32 (4 overs)

Tornadoes won by 7 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Akbar Ali and Claire Polosak Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Tornadoes)

• Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Tornadoes 4, Falcons 0

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12 May 2022 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Warriors 156/6 (20 overs)	v	Barmy Army 102/8 (20 overs)
Mignon du Preez 75* (54) Deandra Dottin 1/11 (2 overs)		Fatima Sana 34 (34) Hayley Matthews 2/5 (3 overs)

Warriors won by 54 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Jacqueline Williams and Shivani Mishra Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Warriors)

• Barmy Army won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Warriors 4, Barmy Army 0

Knockout stages

Semi-finals

14 May 2022 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Falcons 172/5 (20 overs)	v	Spirit 147/5 (20 overs)
Danni Wyatt 83 (48) Nicola Carey 2/30 (4 overs)		Sophia Dunkley 45 (30) Anju Gurung 2/26 (4 overs)

Falcons won by 25 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Akbar Ali and Claire Polosak Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Falcons)

• Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.

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14 May 2022 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Barmy Army 141/6 (20 overs)	v	Tornadoes 142/6 (19.4 overs)
Rumana Ahmed 35* (15) Diana Baig 2/32 (4 overs)		Sophie Devine 37 (26) Rumana Ahmed 3/23 (4 overs)

Tornadoes won by 4 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Tabarak Dar Player of the match: Rumana Ahmed (Barmy Army)

• Tornadoes won the toss and elected to field.

Third-place play-off

15 May 2022 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Barmy Army 182/6 (20 overs)	v	Spirit 183/4 (18.5 overs)
Deandra Dottin 111 (53) Sophie Ecclestone 3/24 (4 overs)		Sophia Dunkley 123* (73) Tara Norris 2/32 (4 overs)

Spirit won by 6 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Lauren Agenbag and Tabarak Dar Player of the match: Sophia Dunkley (Spirit)

• Barmy Army won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

15 May 2022 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Falcons 151/4 (20 overs)	v	Tornadoes 152/2 (19.1 overs)
Marizanne Kapp 67* (37) Chanida Sutthiruang 2/19 (3 overs)		Sophie Devine 51 (35) Sornnarin Tippoch 1/30 (4 overs)

Tornadoes won by 8 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Jacqueline Williams and Kim Cotton Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Falcons)

• Tornadoes won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Chamari Athapaththu	Falcons	7	7	313	52.16	107*	1	1
Deandra Dottin	Barmy Army	7	6	289	72.25	111	1	2
Sophia Dunkley	Spirit	7	7	263	43.83	123*	1	1
Sterre Kalis	Tornadoes	7	7	225	32.14	58	0	2
Danni Wyatt	Falcons	6	6	216	43.20	83	0	2

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[14]

Most wickets

Player	Team	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5w
Sophie Ecclestone	Spirit	24.5	17	7.64	5/8	1
Ayabonga Khaka	Spirit	25.0	9	14.44	5/9	1
Grace Harris	South Coast Sapphires	15.0	7	14.85	5/22	1
Rumana Ahmed	Barmy Army	23.0	7	20.00	3/22	0
Winifred Duraisingam	Tornadoes	25.0	7	24.42	3/24	0

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[15]

References

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2. "England stars confirmed for Fairbreak Invitational 2022". the Cricketer. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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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.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo