The second version of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, England Girls’s home T20 cricket event, is all set to start on Could 14. Named after former England captain, the event will witness eight groups squaring off in two double robin format, which will likely be adopted by the finals day. The competitors will conflict with the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, one among England’s oldest 50-over home cricket tournaments.
The Charlotte Edwards Trophy will go on for nearly a month with the finals scheduled on June 11, 2022. Beginning Could 14, the group stage video games will likely be performed until June 5 and will likely be adopted by the knock-out stage within the type of a semi-final match, to be performed in Northampton. The groups will likely be divided into two teams in response to their finishes within the earlier version. In a round-robin type, every crew will play six group matches, assembly the opposite three groups in its pool twice. The group winner with probably the most factors will go into the ultimate, whereas the opposite group winner and second best-placed crew will face off within the semi-final.
“Lottie is a real legend of English cricket. She led from the entrance as a participant and he or she’s now giving again to the sport as a coach, serving to our home gamers have the most effective probability of doubtless occurring to signify the nationwide aspect. The gamers who will compete within the Charlotte Edwards Cup can now realistically aspire to stepping as much as compete on the worldwide stage, and that’s really thrilling,” ECB Managing Director of Girls’s Cricket, Clare Connor was quoted by The Cricketer.
The primary season of the event was received by the South East Stars as they made their method into the finals by getting most factors within the group stage. They defeated the Northern Diamonds within the finals. The pool of gamers will embody much more expertise this season as England has seen many faces making it huge on the one-of-a-kind event -The Hundred.
“It’s an enormous honor to have my identify hooked up to the competitors. The regional gamers who’ll participate within the competitors are firstly of such an thrilling journey, and the pathway has progressed and developed to date since I used to be of their place,” stated Charlotte Edwards
Listed here are the eight groups within the event:
Group A:
Central Sparks
South East Stars
Sunrisers
Western Storm
Group B:
Lightning
Northern Diamonds
North West Thunder
Southern Vipers
