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is an optional sport at the quadrennial

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. It first appeared at the 1998 Games, with a men's tournament seeing

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defeat

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by 4 wickets in the final. Matches were played over 50 overs and had List A status rather than being full

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s. The sport returned to the Games' programme at the 2022 Games, with a

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taking place. Matches were played under the

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format, with the tournament won by

. A woman's Twenty20 tournament is planned to be part of the 2026 Games. As is normal at the multi-sport events, Caribbean countries that enter participate as separate nations, not as the combined West Indies team. The England team represents only England and not Wales.

Venues

* Kuala Lumpur 1998: PKNS (Finals), Tenaga National Sports Complex (Heats, Bronze playoff), Kelab Aman (Heats), Royal Military College (Heats),

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(Heats),

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(Heats) * Birmingham 2022:

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* Victoria 2026:

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, Eastern Oval,

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Venues

Men's tournament

Results

Performance by nation

Women's tournament

Results

Performance by nation

Medal table

Total

Men

Women

See also

References