2022 FairBreak Invitational T20 explained

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]

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:

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[7]	Falcons[8]	South Coast Sapphires[9]
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[10]	Tornadoes[11]	Warriors[12]
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
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

Advanced to knockout stages

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[13]

Fixtures

Group stage

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Knockout stages

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Most runs

width=175	Player	width=125	Team	width=60	Matches	width=60	Innings	width=60	Runs	width=60	Average	width=60		width=60	100s	width=60	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

width=175	Player	width=150	Team	width=60	Overs	width=60	Wickets	width=60	Average	width=60	BBI	width=60	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]

Further reading

• News: Brettig . Daniel . India, what are you waiting for? Why cricket needs a women’s IPL . 1 April 2023 . . 6 May 2022 . en.
• News: Eaton . Matt . Ball . Josh . Players hail ‘incredible’ FairBreak series as Hong Kong confirmed for 2023 . 1 April 2023 . . 16 May 2022 . en.
• Book: Motyka . Karen . Martyn . Shaun . FairBreak: noun: equality, opportunity, diversity, inclusion, movement . 2022 . FairBreak Global . 9780645658309.
• News: Nicholson . Raf . The Spin Is new women’s T20 tournament in Dubai a sign of progress or a threat? . 1 April 2023 . The Guardian . 11 May 2022 . en.
• News: Radley . Paul . FairBreak Invitational 'about bringing different people from women’s cricket together' . 1 April 2023 . . 3 May 2022 . en.
• News: Radley . Paul . FairBreak Invitational re-imagined cricket for the better – and it worked . 1 April 2023 . The National (Abu Dhabi) . 16 May 2022 . en . 6.
• News: Radley . Paul . Devine opens batting, Ecclestone leads attack: FairBreak Invitational team of tournament . 1 April 2023 . The National (Abu Dhabi) . 16 May 2022 . en . 6.
• Web site: Smith . Martin . Global superstars sign on for FairBreak Invitational . cricket.com.au . 1 April 2023 . en . 3 May 2022.
• Web site: Smith . Martin . Fair game: New T20 league shining a light on rising talents . cricket.com.au . 1 April 2023 . en . 13 May 2022 . 6.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

Notes and References

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