Cricket at the Commonwealth Games

Optional sport
Cricket at the Commonwealth Games
Most recent season or competition:
Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
SportCricket
FoundedM: 1998
W: 2022
First season1998
No. of teamsM: 16
W: 8
Most recent
champion(s)		M:  South Africa (1st title)
W:  Australia (1st title)
Most titlesM:  South Africa (1 title)
W:  Australia (1 title)

Cricket is an optional sport at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games.[1] It first appeared at the 1998 Games, with a men's tournament seeing South Africa defeat Australia by 4 wickets in the final. Matches were played over 50 overs and had List A status rather than being full One Day Internationals.

The sport returned to the Games' programme at the 2022 Games, with a women's tournament taking place.[2] Matches were played under the Twenty20 format, with the tournament won by Australia.[3][4] A women's Twenty20 tournament is planned to be included in the 2026 Games, with a men's tournament still pending confirmation.[5]

As is normal at the multi-sport events, Caribbean countries that enter participate as separate nations rather than the amalgated West Indies team. The England team likewise represents only England and not Wales.

Venues

Men's tournament

Results

Year Host Final Bronze medal match Number of teams
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
1998
Details 		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  South Africa South Africa won by 4 wickets Scorecard  Australia  New Zealand New Zealand won by 51 runs Scorecard  Sri Lanka 16
2026
Details 		TBC

Performance by nation

Nation 1998 Years
 Antigua and Barbuda GP 1
 Australia 2nd 1
 Bangladesh GP 1
 Barbados GP 1
 Canada GP 1
 India GP 1
 Jamaica GP 1
 Kenya GP 1
 Malaysia GP 1
 New Zealand 3rd 1
 Northern Ireland GP 1
 Pakistan GP 1
 Scotland GP 1
 South Africa 1st 1
 Sri Lanka 4th 1
 Zimbabwe GP 1
Nations 16 16

Legend

  • GP – Group stage / First round

Women's tournament

Results

Year Host Final Bronze medal match Number of teams
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
2022
Details 		Birmingham, England  Australia Australia won by 9 runs

Scorecard

 India  New Zealand New Zealand won by 8 wickets

Scorecard

 England 8
2026
Details 		TBC

Performance by nation

Nation 2022 Years
 Australia 1st 1
 Barbados GP 1
 England 4th 1
 India 2nd 1
 New Zealand 3rd 1
 Pakistan GP 1
 South Africa GP 1
 Sri Lanka GP 1
Nations 8 8

Legend

  • GP – Group stage / First round

Medal table

Total

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia1102
2 South Africa1001
3 India0101
4 New Zealand0022
Totals (4 entries)2226

Men

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Africa1001
2 Australia0101
3 New Zealand0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Women

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia1001
2 India0101
3 New Zealand0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

See also

References

  1. ^ "Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth Games Federation" (PDF). thecgf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Medal Event Programme" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: More women's medals as T20 cricket, beach volleyball & Para-table tennis included". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Mooney, Gardner and Schutt lead Australia to gold in pulsating final". 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022 – via ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ Masters, Roy (2022-04-28). "Wrestling or men's cricket? Stalemate on new sports for 2026". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
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