The FairBreak Invitational T20 2022 will start on 4th May at Dubai International Stadium, UAE. This will promote gender equality. There are six teams and 19 matches will be played. Players like Suzie Bates of New Zealand, Laura Wolvaardt of South Africa, Elyse Villani of Australia, Sana Mir of Pakistan, Stafanie Taylor of West Indies, Heather Knight of England, and others will take part in this tournament.
Indian cricketers were not given No Objection Certificates (NOC) by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and hence will not be seen playing for it.
Schedule
| Date | Time (IST) | Teams |
| May 4 [Wednesday] | 9.30PM | Falcons vs Warriors |
| May 5 [Thursday] | 5:30PM | Tornadoes vs Sapphires |
| May 5 [Thursday] | 9:30PM | Barmy Army vs Spirit |
| May 6 [Friday] | 5:30PM | Barmy Army v Falcons |
| May 6 [Friday] | 9:30PM | Tornadoes vs Warriors |
| May 7 [Saturday] | 5:30PM | Falcons vs Spirit |
| May 7 [Saturday] | 9:30PM | Warriors vs Sapphires |
| MAY 8 [Sunday] | 5:30PM | Spirit vs Sapphires |
| MAY 8 [Sunday] | 9:30PM | Tornadoes vs Barmy Army |
| May 10 [Tuesday] | 5:30PM | Warriors vs Spirit |
| May 10 [Tuesday] | 9:30PM | Barmy Army vs Sapphires |
| May 11 [ Wednesday] | 5:30PM | Sapphires vs Falcons |
| May 11 [ Wednesday] | 9:30PM | Tornadoes vs Spirit |
| May 12 [Thursday] | 5:30PM | Falcons vs Tornadoes |
| May 12 [Thursday] | 9:30PM | Barmy Army vs Warriors |
| May 14 [Saturday] | 5:30PM | Semifinal 1 |
| May 14 [Saturday] | 9:30PM | Semifinal 2 |
| May 15 [Sunday] | 5:30PM | Third place playoff |
| May 15 [Sunday] | 9:30PM | FINAL |
Squad
South Coast Sapphires:
Sana Mir (captain), Shabnim Ismail, Maryam Omar, Jade Allen, Grace Harris, Emma Lai, Elyse Villani, Shebani Bhaskar, Natasha Farrant, Kim Garth, Kary Chan, Geetika Kodali, Babette de Leede, Gaby Lewis, and Christine Lovino.
Spirit:
Bismah Maroof (captain), Chaya Mughal, Natthakan Chantam, Anu Doddaballapur, Fatuma Kibasu, Shizuka Miyaji, Sophie Ecclestone, Diviya GK, Betty Chan, Sophia Dunkley, Nicola Carey, Sarah Bryce, Nattaya Boochatham, Ayabonga Khaka, and Yasmin Daswani.
Falcons:
Suzie Bates (captain), Danielle Wyatt, Britney Cooper, Marizanne Kapp, Mariko Hill, Theertha Satish, Sornnarin Tippoch, Kaia Arua, Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Christina Gough, Gunjan Shukla, Marina Lamplough, Chamari Athapaththu, Anju Gurung, and Jahanara Alam.
Warriors:
Sindhu Sriharsha (captain), Hayley Matthews, Georgia Redmayne, Mignon du Preez, Kathryn Bryce, Shamilia Connell, Esha Oza, Mariana Martinez, Celeste Raack, Udeshika Prabodhani, Yasmeen Khan, Shameelah Mosweu, Shanzeen Shahzad, Bella Poon, and Jennifer Alumbro.
Barmy Army:
Heather Knight (captain), Selina Solman, Laura Wolvaardt, Tara Norris, Deandra Dottin, Henriette Ishimwe, Kavisha Kumari, Shemaine Campbell, Iqra Sahar, Fatima Sana, Rumana Ahmed, Laura Cardoso, Roberta Moretti Avery, Rubina Chhetri, and Ruchitha Venkatesh.
Tornadoes:
Stafanie Taylor (captain), Sophie Devine, Sterre Kalis, Andrea-Mae Zepeda, Katy Martin, Chanida Sutthiruang, Marry-Anne Musonda, Sune Luus, Sita Rana Magar, Aliya Riaz, Divya Saxena, Winifred Duraisingam, Natasha Miles, Maryam Bibi, and Diana Baig.
Where to watch?
In India, you can watch the matches live on the Eurosport channel or stream on FanCode.
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