REUTERS: Cricket is set to return to the Commonwealth Games after a 24-year absence with organisers confirming on Tuesday that the programme for Birmingham 2022 would include a women's Twenty20 tournament.
The International Cricket Council said in a statement the sport's return to the Games was"a truly historic moment for women's cricket and for the global cricket community". Commonwealth Games Federation President Louise Martin welcomed the addition of all three sports to the 2022 programme."We are passionate advocates of women's sport and para-sport so I am thrilled we are able to make this special announcement today," she said."It is the first time any major multi-sport competition has more medal events for women than men, and builds on the incredible growth of women's sport," Adams said.
Cricket's last appearance at the Games was at Kuala Lumpur in 1998, when a South African team featuring Jacques Kallis won the men's 50-over competition.
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