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Follow UsIn a pleasant piece of news for ardent cricket lovers, cricket is back in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. CWG will witness the game of cricket after a wait of 24 since the first time in Commonwealth Games 1998 in Malaysia. Although, things will be completely changed this time in cricket.
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Eight women’s teams of renowned cricket-playing nations will participate this time in the tournament. The format of the matches will be in the T20 structure. So, here we’ll have a look at those three mighty teams which have a knack for winning the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
Australia
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World Champion Australian women’s team will be there under the leadership of senior player Meg Lanning. The team is currently on top in all the formats of the game. They will surely be on the top of the list of favorites for the gold medal. Last year, Meg Lanning & co. won the World Cup for the seventh time by winning the final against the arch-rivals England.
The yellow squad is also the most celebrated and successful team in T20 international cricket. Out of seven World Cup editions of the women’s T20 World Cup, Australia clinched the title for a record five times. This is something more than enough to prove their supremacy in T20I cricket.
Considering the talent and temperament of this team, they might end up at top of the podium with their stellar performances in the Commonwealth Games.
England
The team might emerge as the only threat to the World Champion Australians. English women's team are also the world champions having a World Cup win in 2017 against India in the finals of the tournament. On their day, English girls can crush any team with their skills and performance on the field.
Although, there is heart-wrenching news in the English camp as former World Cup-winning captain Heather Knight might not be available in the Commonwealth Games 2022 as she has sustained a hip injury ahead of the tournament. But, the team has also some other talented performers in the squad which may help them to clinch the maiden medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
India
The young team will appear in the CWG 2022 under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur and are fully prepared to amaze the big guns in the tournament. Team India is coming off an emphatic series win against Sri Lanka in the ODI series with a score line of 3-0. World number four team in T20 international has all capabilities of defining the match against any team on any day.
The emergence of young talented girls like Harleen Deol has strengthened the team. The women in blue will feature in the Commonwealth Games in a completely new instinct to shock the cricketing world with their performance.
The Giant South Asian team has also the knack of finishing at the top of the table in the women’s cricket competition of the Birmingham Games.