The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 will be held in New Zealand in March and April 2022, and will be the twelfth edition of the tournament, know who is the highest wicket taker
It was originally slated for 6 February to 7 March 2021, but because to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed by one year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on December 15, 2021, that the tournament will begin on March 4, 2022, with the final on April 3, 2022.
New Zealand qualified as hosts automatically, with the ICC Women’s ODI Rankings determining all other qualification spots. Originally, three more teams from the 2017–2020 ICC Women’s Championship would qualify, but this was modified to four in 2018.
The remaining three spots were supposed to be determined by the 2021 Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier, which was postponed until 2020. However, the competition was called off in the middle, and the remaining spots were distributed according to WODI standings.
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 Highest Wicket Taker List, Best Bowling Figures
After winning their first five matches in the tournament, Australia were the first team to qualify for the semi-finals.
After winning four of their first six group matches and getting a point for a no-result against the West Indies, South Africa became the second team to reach the semi-finals
Group Stage Points Table
On March 11, 2020, it was revealed that eight teams would compete in the Group Stage in a single-league format, with each team facing the other once. The 2017 tournament was the last time this format was used. Following the end of the league matches, the top four teams will advance to the semi-finals, with the winners playing in the final. As a result, 31 matches will be played during the course of the 29-day competition. The ICC released the tournament’s full match schedule in December 2020, with all of the games confirmed in December 2021.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Australia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.283 |
| 2 | South Africa | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.078 |
| 3 | England | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.949 |
| 4 | West Indies | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.885 |
| 5 | India | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.642 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.027 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.999 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.313 |
Check out the entire list of players with the most wickets in the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022
| POS | PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | WICKETS |
| 1 | Sophie Ecclestone | EN-W | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Rajeshwari Gayakwad | IN-W | 7 | 11 |
| 3 | Shabnim Ismail | SA-W | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Ayabonga Khaka | SA-W | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | Charlotte Dean | EN-W | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Salma Khatun | BD-W | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Frances Mackay | NZ-W | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | Hayley Matthews | WI-W | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Sneh Rana | IN-W | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | Marizanne Kapp | SA-W | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | Nida Dar | PK-W | 7 | 10 |
| 12 | Pooja Vastrakar | IN-W | 7 | 10 |
| 13 | Lea Tahuhu | NZ-W | 6 | 10 |
| 14 | Nashra Sandhu | PK-W | 7 | 9 |
| 15 | Amelia Kerr | NZ-W | 7 | 9 |
| 16 | Hannah Rowe | NZ-W | 7 | 9 |
| 17 | Jess Jonassen | AU-W | 6 | 8 |
| 18 | Ashleigh Gardner | AU-W | 5 | 8 |
| 19 | Alana King | AU-W | 7 | 8 |
| 20 | Ritu Moni | BD-W | 7 | 7 |
Check out the top individual with the best bowling figures by any bowler in World Cup 2022
| Position | Player | Country | Figures |
| 1 | Marizanne Kapp | South Africa | 5/45 |
| 2 | Hannah Rowe | New Zealand | 5/55 |
| 3 | Nida Dar | Pakistan | 4/10 |
| 4 | Hayley Matthews | West-Indies | 4/15 |
| 5 | Charlotte Dean | England | 4/23 |
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