The women’s T20 cricket competition in the Commonwealth Games 2022 will be played from July 29- August 7 at the Edgbaston Stadium, the organizers announced on Tuesday.

The group stage matches of the eight-team competition are slated to be held till August 4 and the semifinals are scheduled for August 6. The bronze medal match will be played on August 7 followed by the summit clash on the same day.

"With 11 days of swimming and diving, 8 days of cricket, 8 days of gymnastics, and 7 days of athletics, including the marathon, the summer of 2022 is set for a spectacular home Games," the official website stated.

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It will be only the second time when cricket will be played at the Commonwealth Games. The first time it happened was in Commonwealth Games 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia when the men’s 50-over competition was staged.

Six highest-placed teams in the ICC rankings as of April 1 along with hosts England will get direct qualification into the competition, the cricket global governing body had announced in November.

The Indian women's team is currently placed third in the ICC standings behind leaders in Australia and England.

The CWG 2022 will feature competitions across 19 sports and will see more medal events for women compared to their male counterparts.

"The Birmingham 2022 competition schedule features more medal events for women than men for the first time in Commonwealth Games history, as well as a fully integrated para-sport program,” the official website stated.

(PTI inputs)