2022 France Women's T20I Quadrangular Series

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2022 France Women's T20I Quadrangular Series
Dates5 – 8 May 2022
Cricket format Women's Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Host(s)Flag of France.svg  France
ChampionsFlag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
Runners-upFlag of France.svg  France
Participants4
Matches8
Player of the series Flag of Austria.svg Mahadewa Pathirannehelage
Most runs Flag of Spain.svg Elspeth Fowler (141)
Most wickets Flag of Austria.svg Mahadewa Pathirannehelage (8)

The 2022 France Women's T20I Quadrangular Series was a women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket tournament that was held in Dreux, France, from 5 to 8 May 2022. [1] [2] The participants were the women's national sides of France, Austria, Jersey and Spain. [3] Spain played their first official WT20I matches during the tournament. [4] Jersey won the series, after they went unbeaten in all four of their matches. [5] [6] France finished in second place, edging out Austria on net run rate, [7] with Spain finishing fourth. [8]

Contents

Squads

Flag of Austria.svg  Austria [9] Flag of France.svg  France [9] Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey [10] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [11]
  • Gandhali Bapat (c, wk)
  • Jo-Antoinette Stiglitz (vc)
  • Rezarta Avdylaj
  • Valentina Avdylaj
  • Harjivan Bhullar
  • Bangalore Chamundaiah
  • Smriti Kohli
  • Anisha Nookala
  • Mahadewa Pathirannehelage
  • Priya Sabu
  • Ashmaan Saifee
  • Hannah Simpson-Parker
  • Raphaela Trobinger
  • Busra Uca
  • Marie Violleau (c)
  • Lara Armas
  • Lena Armas
  • Sabine Baron
  • Cindy Bretéché
  • Tara Britton
  • Alix Brodin
  • Maëlle Cargouët (wk)
  • Krystal Lemoine
  • Louise Lestavel
  • Poppy McGeown
  • Magali Marchello-Nizia
  • Beatrice Pierre
  • Ganesh Pooja
  • Blandine Verdon
  • Lydia Wykes-Templeman
  • Elspeth Fowler (c)
  • Samaia Basharat
  • Amy Brown-Carrera
  • Hifsa Butt
  • Rabia Iqbal
  • Zenab Iqbal
  • Jaspreet Kaur
  • Simranjit Kaur
  • Wania Malik
  • Tashiba Mirza (wk)
  • Rabia Mushtaq
  • Muskan Naseeb
  • Memoona Riaz
  • Aliza Saleem (wk)
  • Uswa Syed

Points Table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 440082.855
2Flag of France.svg  France 422040.688
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 42204−0.575
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 40400−2.700
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [12]

Fixtures

5 May 2022
11:00
Scorecard
France  Flag of France.svg
87/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
90/3 (12.3 overs)
Ganesh Pooja 21 (36)
Chloe Greechan 2/13 (4 overs)
Charlie Miles 39* (32)
Marie Violleau 2/23 (3.3 overs)
Jersey won by 7 wickets
Dreux Sport Cricket Club, Dreux
Umpires: Hamza Niaz (Fra) and Ammar Zahir (Fra)
Player of the match: Charlie Miles (Jer)
  • Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ganesh Pooja, Blandine Verdon, Lydia Wykes-Templeman (Fra), Erin Duffy, Charlie Miles and Trinity Smith (Jer) all made their WT20I debuts.

5 May 2022
15:00
Scorecard
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg
127/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
92 (18.5 overs)
Jo-Antoinette Stiglitz 29 (22)
Rabia Iqbal 3/25 (2.3 overs)
Elspeth Fowler 26 (36)
Mahadewa Pathirannehelage 5/16 (4 overs)
Austria won by 35 runs
Dreux Sport Cricket Club, Dreux
Umpires: Subbaraju Rajendran (Fra) and Ammar Zahir (Fra)
Player of the match: Mahadewa Pathirannehelage (Aut)
  • Austria won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Amy Brown-Carrera, Elspeth Fowler, Rabia Iqbal, Zenab Iqbal, Jaspreet Kaur, Simranjit Kaur, Tashiba Mirza, Rabia Mushtaq, Muskan Naseeb, Aliza Saleem and Uswa Syed (Esp) all made their WT20I debuts.
  • Mahadewa Pathirannehelage became the first cricketer for Austria to take a five-wicket haul in WT20Is. [13]

6 May 2022
11:00
Scorecard
Jersey  Flag of Jersey.svg
175/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
108/6 (20 overs)
Trinity Smith 59* (43)
Uswa Syed 1/20 (4 overs)
Elspeth Fowler 29 (46)
Trinity Smith 2/18 (4 overs)
Jersey won by 67 runs
Dreux Sport Cricket Club, Dreux
Umpires: Hamza Niaz (Fra) and Mohammad Nisar (Fra)
Player of the match: Trinity Smith (Jer)
  • Spain won the toss and elected to field.
  • Olive Smith (Jer), Hifsa Butt, Wania Malik and Memoona Riaz (Esp) all made their WT20I debuts.

6 May 2022
15:00
Scorecard
Jersey  Flag of Jersey.svg
167/2 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
97/7 (20 overs)
Charlie Miles 57* (59)
Mahadewa Pathirannehelage 1/21 (4 overs)
Gandhali Bapat 24 (32)
Georgia Mallet 3/14 (3 overs)
Jersey won by 70 runs
Dreux Sport Cricket Club, Dreux
Umpires: Subbaraju Rajendran (Fra) and Ammar Zahir (Fra)
Player of the match: Charlie Miles (Jer)
  • Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.

7 May 2022
11:00
Scorecard
France  Flag of France.svg
125/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
126/4 (16.4 overs)
Poppy McGeown 50* (57)
Erin Duffy 1/22 (4 overs)
Trinity Smith 56* (40)
Cindy Bretéché 2/18 (3.4 overs)
Jersey won by 6 wickets
Dreux Sport Cricket Club, Dreux
Umpires: Subbaraju Rajendran (Fra) and Ammar Zahir (Fra)
Player of the match: Trinity Smith (Jer)
  • Jersey won the toss and elected to field.

7 May 2022
15:00
Scorecard
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg
165/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
117/2 (20 overs)
Mahadewa Pathirannehelage 49 (51)
Memoona Riaz 2/12 (3 overs)
Elspeth Fowler 44 (50)
Valentina Avdylaj 1/14 (4 overs)
Austria won by 48 runs
Dreux Sport Cricket Club, Dreux
Umpires: Hamza Niaz (Fra) and Mohammad Nisar (Fra)
Player of the match: Mahadewa Pathirannehelage (Aut)
  • Spain won the toss and elected to field.

8 May 2022
11:00
Scorecard
France  Flag of France.svg
163/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
97/3 (20 overs)
Ganesh Pooja 32* (40)
Wania Malik 3/18 (2 overs)
Elspeth Fowler 42* (58)
Lydia Wykes-Templeman 1/15 (4 overs)
France won by 66 runs
Dreux Sport Cricket Club, Dreux
Umpires: Hamza Niaz (Fra) and Mohammad Nisar (Fra)
Player of the match: Ganesh Pooja (Fra)
  • Spain Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Louise Lestavel (Fra) made her WT20I debut.

8 May 2022
15:00
Scorecard
France  Flag of France.svg
167/2 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
108 (20 overs)
Tara Britton 68* (63)
Mahadewa Pathirannehelage 1/24 (4 overs)
Mahadewa Pathirannehelage 20 (18)
Poppy McGeown 2/18 (4 overs)
Lydia Wykes-Templeman 2/18 (4 overs)
France won by 59 runs
Dreux Sport Cricket Club, Dreux
Umpires: Subbaraju Rajendran (Fra) and Ammar Zahir (Fra)
Player of the match: Tara Britton (Fra)
  • France won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Krystal Lemoine (Fra) made her WT20I debut.

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