The 2022 Women's Caribbean Premier League, known for sponsorship reasons as the
Massy WCPL 2022, was the inaugural edition of the Women's Caribbean Premier League, a domestic
Twenty20
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women's cricket
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tournament played in the
West Indies
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. The tournament took place from 31 August to 4 September 2022, with all matches played in
Saint Kitts. The tournament was preceded by a
T10 T10 may refer to:
Aircraft
* AmeriPlanes Mitchell Wing T-10, an American ultralight aircraft
* Auster T.10, a British observation aircraft
* Carmier Dupoy T.10, a French sport plane
* Sukhoi T-10, a Soviet prototype jet fighter
Anatomy
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tournament, known as
The 6ixty
The 2022 season of The 6ixty, also known as Sky Exch The 6ixty, for sponsorship reasons, was a T10 cricket tournament organized by Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which was played in St. Kitts and Nevis in its i ...
. The tournament was won by
Trinbago Knight Riders.
Background
On 14 March 2022,
Cricket West Indies announced their intention to hold the first Women's Caribbean Premier League, to run alongside the
men's tournament, which began in 2013.
The announcement followed a
T10 T10 may refer to:
Aircraft
* AmeriPlanes Mitchell Wing T-10, an American ultralight aircraft
* Auster T.10, a British observation aircraft
* Carmier Dupoy T.10, a French sport plane
* Sukhoi T-10, a Soviet prototype jet fighter
Anatomy
* T ...
women's tournament taking place ahead of the
2019 Caribbean Premier League
The 2019 Caribbean Premier League (CPLT20) or for sponsorship reasons, Hero CPL 2019 was the seventh season of the Caribbean Premier League, the domestic Twenty20 cricket league in the West Indies. Matches were played in six countries – Trini ...
final, with two teams playing two matches against each other.
The
men's and women's tournaments are taking place during the same month-long window, between 30 August and 30 September 2022.
The three teams that are taking part in the tournament were also announced in March 2022, each aligning with a men's team:
Barbados Royals
The Barbados Royals (previously known as the Barbados Tridents) are the representative franchise cricket team of Barbados in the Caribbean Premier League. They are one of the six teams specifically created in 2013 for the inaugural season of t ...
,
Guyana Amazon Warriors and
Trinbago Knight Riders.
On 16 June 2022, the West Indian players playing for each team were confirmed, alongside confirmation that the tournament will take place in
Saint Kitts.
On 22 June 2022, it was announced that a T10 tournament would precede both the men's and women's tournaments, from 24 to 28 August, known as
The 6ixty
The 2022 season of The 6ixty, also known as Sky Exch The 6ixty, for sponsorship reasons, was a T10 cricket tournament organized by Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which was played in St. Kitts and Nevis in its i ...
and involving all of the teams competing in the main tournament.
On 16 August 2022, the overseas players playing for each team were confirmed.
Competition format
The three teams played each other side once, therefore playing two matches apiece. Matches were played using a
Twenty20
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format. The top two teams in the group advanced to the final.
The league worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
Win: 2 points.
Tie
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* Tie (draw), a finish to a competition with identical results, particularly sports
* Necktie, a long piece of cloth worn around the neck or shoulders
Tie or TIE may also refer to:
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* Ti ...
: 1 point.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 1 point.
Squads
The eleven West Indian players for each team were announced on 16 June 2022, with three additional overseas players per team announced on 16 August 2022.
Points table
Fixtures
:Source: CPL T20
Group stage
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Final
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Statistics
Most runs
Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets
Source: CricketArchive
References
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Women's Caribbean Premier League
2022 in West Indian cricket