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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. The tournament was won by Tornadoes, who beat Falcons in the final by 8 wickets.

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.

The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:

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

  Advanced to knockout stages

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Fixtures

Group stage

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

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

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

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

• 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 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

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

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

• 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

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

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

• 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.

• Tornadoes won the toss and elected to field.

Third-place play-off

• Barmy Army won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

• 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

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

References

1. "Dubai International Stadium to host FairBreak Invitational T20 from May 1". Women's CricZone. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
2. "England stars confirmed for Fairbreak Invitational 2022". the Cricketer. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
3. "Fairbreak Invitational 2022". Fairbreak. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
4. "Final (N), Dubai (DSC), May 15 2022, FairBreak Invitational Tournament: Falcons Women v Tornadoes Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
5. "SDG FairBreak Invitational 2022 Tournament Draw". Fairbreak. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
6. "Fairbreak Invitational Tournament 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
7. ^ "Fairbreak Invitational Tournament 2022/Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
8. "Sneak Peek at the Barmy Army Team and Uniform". Fairbreak. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
9. "Suzie Bates to Captain Team Spirit at SDG Fairbreak T20 in Dubai". Fairbreak. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
10. "South Coast Sapphires - Australia's Entry to Fairbreak's Invitational Women's T20 Cricket Tournament". Fairbreak. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
11. "Bismah Maroof to Captain Team Spirit at SDG Fairbreak T20 in Dubai". Fairbreak. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
12. "Stafanie Taylor to Captain Team Tornadoes at SDG Fairbreak T20 in Dubai". Fairbreak. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
13. "Sindhu Sriharsha to Captain Team Warriors at SDG Fairbreak T20". Fairbreak. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
14. "Records/FairBreak Invitational Tournament, 2022/Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
15. "Records/FairBreak Invitational Tournament, 2022/Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

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

• FairBreak Invitational T20
• 2022 in women's cricket
• Cricket in the United Arab Emirates