2022 FairBreak Invitational T20

Invitational women's cricket competition

Cricket tournament

2022 FairBreak Invitational T20Dates| 4 – 15 May 2022

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Administrator(s)| FairBreak Global
Cricket Hong Kong
Cricket format| Twenty20
Tournament format(s)| Round-robin and knockouts
Champions| Tornadoes (1st title)
Participants| 6
Matches| 19
Most runs| Chamari Athapaththu (313)
Most wickets| Sophie Ecclestone (17)

2023 Hong Kong ->

All matches took place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

The 2022 FairBreak Invitational T20 was a women's Twenty20 cricket competition which took place from 4 to 15 May 2022 in Dubai. The tournament, sanctioned by the ICC, was privately-run by FairBreak Global, a company that aims to promote gender equality. Players from 35 countries were spread across six teams.[1][2][3] The tournament was won by Tornadoes, who beat Falcons in the final by 8 wickets.[4]

## Competition format

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Teams played each other team once, with two matches taking place per day. The top four teams in the group advanced to the semi-finals. All matches took place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.[5][6]

The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[7]

Win: 3 points.
Tie: 1 point.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 1 point.
Bonus Point: 1 point awarded to the team with the highest score after 10 overs of the batting innings.

## Teams

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Barmy Army[8]

Coach: Lydia Greenway

| Falcons[9]

Coach: Joanne Broadbent

| South Coast Sapphires[10]

Coach: Mohtashim Rasheed

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* Heather Knight (c)
* Rumana Ahmed
* Shemaine Campbelle
* Laura Cardoso
* Rubina Chhetry
* Deandra Dottin
* Kavisha Egodage
* Henriette Ishimwe
* Roberta Moretti Avery
* Tara Norris
* Iqra Sahar
* Fatima Sana
* Selina Solman
* Ruchitha Venkatesh
* Laura Wolvaardt

* Suzie Bates (c)
* Jahanara Alam
* Kaia Arua
* Chamari Athapaththu
* Britney Cooper
* Christina Gough
* Anju Gurung
* Mariko Hill
* Marizanne Kapp
* Nannapat Koncharoenkai
* Marina Lamplough
* Theertha Satish
* Gunjan Shukla
* Sornnarin Tippoch
* Danni Wyatt

* Sana Mir (c)
* Jade Allen
* Shebani Bhaskar
* Kary Chan
* Babette de Leede
* Tash Farrant
* Kim Garth
* Grace Harris
* Shabnim Ismail
* Geetika Kodali
* Emma Lai
* Gaby Lewis
* Christine Lovino
* Maryam Omar
* Elyse Villani

Spirit[11]

Coach: Erin Osborne

| Tornadoes[12]

Coach: Anju Jain

| Warriors[13]

Coach: Julia Price

* Nicola Carey (c)
* Nattaya Boochatham
* Sarah Bryce
* Betty Chan
* Natthakan Chantam
* Yasmin Daswani
* Anuradha Doddaballapur
* Sophia Dunkley
* Sophie Ecclestone
* Diviya G K
* Ayabonga Khaka
* Fatuma Kibasu
* Bismah Maroof
* Shizuka Miyaji
* Chaya Mughal

* Stafanie Taylor (c)
* Diana Baig
* Maryam Bibi
* Sophie Devine
* Winifred Duraisingam
* Sterre Kalis
* Suné Luus
* Sita Magar
* Katey Martin
* Natasha Miles
* Mary-Anne Musonda
* Aliya Riaz
* Divya Saxena
* Chanida Sutthiruang
* Andrea-Mae Zepeda

* Sindhu Sriharsha (c)
* Jennifer Alumbro
* Kathryn Bryce
* Shamilia Connell
* Mignon du Preez
* Yasmeen Khan
* Mariana Martinez
* Hayley Matthews
* Shameelah Mosweu
* Esha Oza
* Bella Poon
* Udeshika Prabodani
* Celeste Raack
* Georgia Redmayne
* Shanzeen Shahzad

## Points table

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Team  | Pld | W | L | T | A | BP | NRR | Pts

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Spirit (Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1.740 | 15
Barmy Army (Q) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.132 | 11
Tornadoes (Q) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.706 | 11
Falcons (Q) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.317 | 10
South Coast Sapphires | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.300 | 8
Warriors  | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.575 | 5

Advanced to knockout stages

Source: ESPNcricinfo[7]

## Fixtures

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All times are in local time (UTC+04:00)

### Group stage

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4 May 2022
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Warriors
177/2 (20 overs)

Falcons
178/2 (18.4 overs)

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Georgia Redmayne 80* (61)
Mariko Hill 1/23 (2 overs)

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Chamari Athapaththu 107* (55)
Hayley Matthews 1/23 (4 overs)

Falcons won by 8 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Kim Cotton and Lauren Agenbag
Player of the match: Chamari Athapaththu (Falcons)

* Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Falcons 4, Warriors 0

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5 May 2022
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Tornadoes
119/7 (20 overs)

South Coast Sapphires
102/8 (20 overs)

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Sterre Kalis 32 (29)
Shabnim Ismail 3/20 (4 overs)

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Babette de Leede 24 (14)
Diana Baig 2/15 (4 overs)

Tornadoes won by 17 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Tabarak Dar and Jasmine Naeem
Player of the match: Sterre Kalis (Tornadoes)

* South Coast Sapphires won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Tornadoes 4, South Coast Sapphires 0

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5 May 2022
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Barmy Army
125/6 (20 overs)

Spirit
75/9 (20 overs)

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Laura Wolvaardt 38 (33)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/15 (4 overs)

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Natthakan Chantham 21* (29)
Tara Norris 2/17 (4 overs)

Barmy Army won by 50 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Claire Polosak and John Prakash
Player of the match: Heather Knight (Barmy Army)

* Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Barmy Army 4, Spirit 0

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6 May 2022
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Barmy Army
152/3 (20 overs)

Falcons
156/2 (17.3 overs)

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Deandra Dottin 80* (59)
Gunjan Shukla 1/12 (2 overs)

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Danni Wyatt 76* (49)
Ruchitha Venkatesh 1/21 (2 overs)

Falcons won by 8 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali and Simon Taufel
Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Falcons)

* Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Falcons 4, Barmy Army 0

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6 May 2022
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Tornadoes
152/3 (20 overs)

Warriors
139/6 (20 overs)

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Sterre Kalis 58 (57)
Hayley Matthews 2/33 (4 overs)

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Georgia Redmayne 48 (46)
Winifred Duraisingam 3/24 (4 overs)

Tornadoes won by 13 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: John Prakash and Shubhda Bhosle
Player of the match: Winifred Duraisingam (Tornadoes)

* Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Tornadoes 3, Warriors 1

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7 May 2022
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Spirit
147/3 (20 overs)

Falcons
120/9 (20 overs)

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Sophia Dunkley 51 (30)
Chamari Athapaththu 1/17 (4 overs)

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Chamari Athapaththu 42 (28)
Shizuka Miyaji 4/18 (4 overs)

Spirit won by 27 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Jacqueline Williams and Tabarak Dar
Player of the match: Shizuka Miyaji (Spirit)

* Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Spirit 3, Falcons 1

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7 May 2022
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Warriors
129/5 (20 overs)

South Coast Sapphires
133/0 (17.5 overs)

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Georgia Redmayne 33 (39)
Geetika Kodali 2/10 (2 overs)

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Elyse Villani 62* (51)

South Coast Sapphires won by 10 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Kim Cotton
Player of the match: Gaby Lewis (South Coast Sapphires)

* Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: South Coast Sapphires 4, Warriors 0

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8 May 2022
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Spirit
156/4 (20 overs)

South Coast Sapphires
101 (19.4 overs)

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Nicola Carey 70 (43)
Shabnim Ismail 1/14 (4 overs)

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Jade Allen 33* (41)
Ayabonga Khaka 5/9 (4 overs)

Spirit won by 55 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Claire Polosak and Simon Taufel
Player of the match: Ayabonga Khaka (Spirit)

* Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Spirit 4, South Coast Sapphires 0

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8 May 2022
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Tornadoes
150/2 (20 overs)

Barmy Army
153/2 (15.5 overs)

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Stafanie Taylor 78* (54)

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Deandra Dottin 56* (40)
Sita Magar 1/24 (2 overs)

Barmy Army won by 8 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Shivani Mishra
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Tornadoes)

* Barmy Army won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Barmy Army 4, Tornadoes 0

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10 May 2022
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Spirit
167/4 (20 overs)

Warriors
100/8 (20 overs)

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Natthakan Chantham 72 (57)
Esha Oza 1/22 (4 overs)

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Yasmeen Khan 27 (28)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/8 (3 overs)

Spirit won by 67 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Shivani Mishra and Shubhda Bhosle
Player of the match: Natthakan Chantham (Spirit)

* Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Spirit 4, Warriors 0

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10 May 2022
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Barmy Army
148/8 (20 overs)

South Coast Sapphires
142/7 (20 overs)

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Laura Wolvaardt 65 (45)
Grace Harris 5/22 (4 overs)

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Grace Harris 31 (20)
Rumana Ahmed 3/22 (4 overs)

Barmy Army won by 6 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Jacqueline Williams and Jasmine Naeem
Player of the match: Grace Harris (South Coast Sapphires)

* South Coast Sapphires won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Barmy Army 3, South Coast Sapphires 1

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11 May 2022
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

South Coast Sapphires
152/3 (20 overs)

Falcons
122/7 (20 overs)

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Elyse Villani 71* (54)
Chamari Athapaththu 1/23 (2 overs)

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Chamari Athapaththu 30 (34)
Sana Mir 4/15 (4 overs)

South Coast Sapphires won by 30 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali and Lauren Agenbag
Player of the match: Babette de Leede (South Coast Sapphires)

* Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: South Coast Sapphires 3, Falcons 1

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11 May 2022
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Spirit
156/4 (20 overs)

Tornadoes
81 (16.1 overs)

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Nicola Carey 53* (26)
Chanida Sutthiruang 1/21 (2 overs)

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Suné Luus 34 (33)
Sophie Ecclestone 5/8 (3.1 overs)

Spirit won by 75 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Jacqueline Williams and Kim Cotton
Player of the match: Sophie Ecclestone (Spirit)

* Tornadoes won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Spirit 4, Tornadoes 0

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12 May 2022
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Falcons
138/4 (20 overs)

Tornadoes
141/3 (19.2 overs)

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Suzie Bates 41* (31)
Winifred Duraisingam 1/17 (3 overs)

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Sophie Devine 52 (29)
Gunjan Shukla 2/32 (4 overs)

Tornadoes won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Tornadoes)

* Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Tornadoes 4, Falcons 0

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12 May 2022
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Warriors
156/6 (20 overs)

Barmy Army
102/8 (20 overs)

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Mignon du Preez 75* (54)
Deandra Dottin 1/11 (2 overs)

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Fatima Sana 34 (34)
Hayley Matthews 2/5 (3 overs)

Warriors won by 54 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Jacqueline Williams and Shivani Mishra
Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Warriors)

* Barmy Army won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Warriors 4, Barmy Army 0

### Knockout stages

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#### Semi-finals

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14 May 2022
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Falcons
172/5 (20 overs)

Spirit
147/5 (20 overs)

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Danni Wyatt 83 (48)
Nicola Carey 2/30 (4 overs)

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Sophia Dunkley 45 (30)
Anju Gurung 2/26 (4 overs)

Falcons won by 25 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Falcons)

* Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.

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14 May 2022
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Barmy Army
141/6 (20 overs)

Tornadoes
142/6 (19.4 overs)

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Rumana Ahmed 35* (15)
Diana Baig 2/32 (4 overs)

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Sophie Devine 37 (26)
Rumana Ahmed 3/23 (4 overs)

Tornadoes won by 4 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Tabarak Dar
Player of the match: Rumana Ahmed (Barmy Army)

* Tornadoes won the toss and elected to field.

#### Third-place play-off

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15 May 2022
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Barmy Army
182/6 (20 overs)

Spirit
183/4 (18.5 overs)

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Deandra Dottin 111 (53)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/24 (4 overs)

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Sophia Dunkley 123* (73)
Tara Norris 2/32 (4 overs)

Spirit won by 6 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag and Tabarak Dar
Player of the match: Sophia Dunkley (Spirit)

* Barmy Army won the toss and elected to bat.

#### Final

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15 May 2022
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Falcons
151/4 (20 overs)

Tornadoes
152/2 (19.1 overs)

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Marizanne Kapp 67* (37)
Chanida Sutthiruang 2/19 (3 overs)

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Sophie Devine 51 (35)
Sornnarin Tippoch 1/30 (4 overs)

Tornadoes won by 8 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Jacqueline Williams and Kim Cotton
Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Falcons)

* Tornadoes won the toss and elected to field.

## Statistics

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### Most runs

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Player  | Team  | Matches  | Innings  | Runs  | Average  | HS | 100s  | 50s

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Chamari Athapaththu | Falcons | 7  | 7  | 313 | 52.16  | 107* | 1  | 1
Deandra Dottin | Barmy Army  | 7  | 6  | 289 | 72.25  | 111  | 1  | 2
Sophia Dunkley | Spirit  | 7  | 7  | 263 | 43.83  | 123* | 1  | 1
Sterre Kalis | Tornadoes  | 7  | 7  | 225 | 32.14  | 58  | 0  | 2
Danni Wyatt | Falcons | 6  | 6  | 216 | 43.20  | 83  | 0  | 2

Source: ESPNcricinfo[14]

### Most wickets

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Player  | Team  | Overs  | Wickets  | Average  | BBI  | 5w

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Sophie Ecclestone | Spirit  | 24.5  | 17 | 7.64  | 5/8  | 1
Ayabonga Khaka | Spirit  | 25.0  | 9 | 14.44  | 5/9  | 1
Grace Harris | South Coast Sapphires | 15.0  | 7 | 14.85  | 5/22  | 1
Rumana Ahmed | Barmy Army  | 23.0  | 7 | 20.00  | 3/22  | 0
Winifred Duraisingam | Tornadoes  | 25.0  | 7 | 24.42  | 3/24  | 0

Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]

## References

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1. ^ "Dubai International Stadium to host FairBreak Invitational T20 from May 1". Women's CricZone. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
2. ^ "England stars confirmed for Fairbreak Invitational 2022". the Cricketer. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
3. ^ "Fairbreak Invitational 2022". Fairbreak. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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6. ^ "Fairbreak Invitational Tournament 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
7. ^ a b "Fairbreak Invitational Tournament 2022/Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
8. ^ "Sneak Peek at the Barmy Army Team and Uniform". Fairbreak. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
9. ^ "Suzie Bates to Captain Team Spirit at SDG Fairbreak T20 in Dubai". Fairbreak. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
10. ^ "South Coast Sapphires - Australia's Entry to Fairbreak's Invitational Women's T20 Cricket Tournament". Fairbreak. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
11. ^ "Bismah Maroof to Captain Team Spirit at SDG Fairbreak T20 in Dubai". Fairbreak. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
12. ^ "Stafanie Taylor to Captain Team Tornadoes at SDG Fairbreak T20 in Dubai". Fairbreak. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
13. ^ "Sindhu Sriharsha to Captain Team Warriors at SDG Fairbreak T20". Fairbreak. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
14. ^ "Records/FairBreak Invitational Tournament, 2022/Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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## Further reading

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* Brettig, Daniel (6 May 2022). "India, what are you waiting for? Why cricket needs a women's IPL". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
* Eaton, Matt; Ball, Josh (16 May 2022). "Players hail 'incredible' FairBreak series as Hong Kong confirmed for 2023". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
* Motyka, Karen; Martyn, Shaun (2022). FairBreak: noun: equality, opportunity, diversity, inclusion, movement. FairBreak Global. ISBN 9780645658309.
* Nicholson, Raf (11 May 2022). "The Spin | Is new women's T20 tournament in Dubai a sign of progress or a threat?". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
* Radley, Paul (3 May 2022). "FairBreak Invitational 'about bringing different people from women's cricket together'". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
* 

 (16 May 2022). "FairBreak Invitational re-imagined cricket for the better – and it worked". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
* 

 (16 May 2022). "Devine opens batting, Ecclestone leads attack: FairBreak Invitational team of tournament". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
* Smith, Martin (3 May 2022). "Global superstars sign on for FairBreak Invitational". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
* 

 (13 May 2022). "Fair game: New T20 league shining a light on rising talents". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

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