| Dates | 28 March – 3 April 2022 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Nigeria Cricket Federation |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Host(s) |  Nigeria |
| Champions |  Rwanda (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Nigeria |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Player of the series | Margueritte Vumiliya |
| Most runs | Gisele Ishimwe (162) |
| Most wickets | Margueritte Vumiliya (12) |
The 2022 Nigeria Invitational Women's T20I Tournament was a Twenty20 International (T20I) tournament that was held in Nigeria from 28 March to 3 April 2022. [1] [2] The venue for all of the matches was the Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval in Lagos. [3] Along with the hosts Nigeria, the tournament featured the national teams of Gambia, Ghana, Rwanda and Sierra Leone. [4] Cameroon were also originally scheduled to take part. [5]
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Nigeria were the defending champions, having won the inaugural edition in 2019. [6] As the two highest ranked sides in the tournament, Nigeria and Rwanda were seeded in the draw. [7] Originally, Nigeria were placed in Group A with Ghana and Gambia, while Rwanda were placed in Group B with Sierra Leone and Cameroon. [8] However, Cameroon withdrew from the tournament and the format was changed to a round-robin followed by a third place play-off and a final. [9]
Nigeria beat Rwanda by three runs to finish top of the round-robin stage after both sides had won their first three matches. [10] However, the following day, the Rwandans defeated Nigeria by 53 runs in the final to win the tournament. [11]
