Women's cricket will be back in Commonwealth Games for first time in over two decades at Birmingham 2022 Women's cricket will return to Commonwealth Games for first time since 1998 In March the proposal to stage a T20 competition was backed by the MCC Its return has now been approved by the Commonwealth Games FederationBy Matt Lawton for the Daily Mail Published: 22:30 BST, 20 June 2019 | Updated: 23:18 BST, 20 June 2019 Viewcomments Women's cricket will return to the Commonwealth Games for the first time in more than two decades at Birmingham 2022. In March, the proposal to stage a T20 competition was backed by the MCC World Cricket Committee during their annual meeting. And Sportsmail understands the return of women's cricket for the first time since 1998 has now been approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation. Women's cricket will return to the Commonwealth Games at Birmingham in 2022 'We are absolutely delighted that women's cricket has been nominated for inclusion in Birmingham 2022,' ICC chief executive Manu Sawhney said in a statement on Thursday. 'I'd like to thank everyone at the CGF and Birmingham 2022 for the nomination and it would be a real honour to become part of the Commonwealth Games family.' ECB chief executive Tom Harrison said it could be a landmark moment in the development of the sport. 'It would present us with a wonderful opportunity to capitalise on the global reach of these Games to showcase the very best of women's cricket and in doing so inspire a new generation of women and girls.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility