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Women's team from India, Australia already qualify for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Monday on 26th April that there would be a qualifying round to determine the final two women teams that would join England, Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and Pakistan for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Cricket has been the first sport to declare the qualifying teams for the mega event. The six above-mentioned teams have already secured their respective places based on the ICC Women's Twenty20 team ranking, announced on 1st April this year.
The qualification process will decide which country from the Caribbean will be able to take part in the event as players will be representing their countries and not the West Indies as they would at ICC events. The other team will be decided through a qualifying round which will be held by 31st January 2022. Geoff Allardice, ICC Acting Chief Executive, said: “We are truly proud and excited to be part of Birmingham 2022 and it is a fantastic opportunity for us to continue to grow the women’s game globally.
"We are committed to maintaining the momentum that saw 86,174 fans packed into the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup last year and Birmingham 2022 gives us another global stage on which to showcase the women's game."
