2022 GCC Women's Gulf Cup explained
The 2022 GCC Women's Gulf Cup was a women's T20I cricket (WT20I) tournament played in Oman from 20 to 26 March 2022.[1] Organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the tournament featured the women's national teams of Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.[2] Bahrain and Saudi Arabia played their first official WT20I matches during this tournament.[3] [4]
This was the fourth edition of the women's Gulf Cup, which had been contested annually between 2014 and 2016. The inaugural event in 2014 was hosted in Oman, was contested by Oman, UAE, Kuwait and Qatar, and was won by UAE who defeated Kuwait by 49 runs in the final.[5] Qatar hosted the event in 2015, which saw UAE retain the title by defeating the hosts by five wickets in the final following a round-robin stage that also involved Oman.[6] The 2016 edition was played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, and was contested by UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and guest teams from Kenya, Malaysia and Uganda.[7] Kenya won the 2016 title with a five wicket win over UAE in the final.[8]
On 22 March 2022, in the match between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Deepika Rasangika of Bahrain set a new record for the highest individual score in a WT20I match, scoring 161 not out.[9]
Squads
Kuwait named Noora Bahurudeen and Reema Bahurudeen as reserves. Qatar included Manjiri Bawane, Sneha Chandnani, Fatima Saeed and Sharon Williams as reserves.
Fixtures
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Notes and References
- Web site: Oman Cricket announces GCC Women's T20i Cup . Times of Oman . 18 March 2022.
- Web site: Women's cricket squad all set to create history . Gulf Daily News . 17 March 2022.
- Web site: Oman Cricket to host 6-nation WT20I tournament in March 2022 . Czarsportz . 17 March 2022.
- Web site: Oman and Qatar clinch contrasting victories in GCC Women's T20i Cup . Times of Oman . 21 March 2022.
- Web site: UAE women's cricket team win GCC championship . Gulf News . 21 December 2014.
- Web site: UAE women retain Gulf T20 cricket title . Emirates 24/7 . 6 December 2015.
- Web site: Nazia to lead Qatar women's team in UAE Cup . Gulf Times . 13 December 2016.
- Web site: Wambui helps Kenya stop UAE to win Women's T20 Cup . Gulf News . 19 December 2016.
- Web site: Deepika Rasangika breaks world record for highest individual score in Women's T20Is . DNA India . 22 March 2022.
- Web site: A proud moment for women in Bahrain, as the Bahrain Cricket federation held the first-ever capping ceremony for the National Women's Cricket Team . Cricket Bahrain (via Instagram) . 16 March 2022.
- Web site: Kuwait Cricket Women's Team led by Amna Sharif all set to participate in the first ever T20I Gulf Women's Championship from 19th-26th of March in Oman at the picturesque Al Amerat Grounds . Kuwait Cricket Official (via Facebook) . 18 March 2022.
- Web site: Oman Announces Squad For GCC Women's T20I Cup . Cricfit . 21 March 2022.
- qa_cricket . 1505027762226085888 . 19 March 2022 . Qatar Women's National Team traveled to Oman to participate in GCC Women's T20i Championship 2022 from 19-26 March 2022.
- Web site: Saudi Women's National cricket team squad participating in the GCC women's Twenty20 in Oman . Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation (via Facebook) . 20 March 2022.
- EmiratesCricket . 1504436824109891587 . 17 March 2022 . Our UAECricket women are heading to Oman to compete in the GCC T20I Gulf Cup Championship.
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