Women's cricket to make its debut in 2022 Commonwealth Games with India taking on Australia on July 29

The first women's cricket match on the 2022 CWG schedule will see Australia take on India in the early session on July 29 followed by Pakistan playing Barbados.

India will face Australia in the opening match when women’s cricket makes its debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on July 29 while the final will be played on August 7, the event organisers announced on Friday.

Women’s cricket is making its debut at the Commonwealth Games with the T20 format. The last time cricket was played in the multi-sporting showpiece was in the 1998 edition in Kuala Lumpur.