2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup: How Was It & What Are the Takeaways

One of the biggest revelations from the just concluded Women’s Cricket World Cup is Australia are at a different level. A lot of people will say they saw “it” (the win) coming given the number of trophies the team has been adding to its trophy cabinet. If you didn’t see it coming, read on and explore the biggest takeaways from the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup. 

Before we dive in, it’s worth highlighting that the lessons learnt at the World Cricket World Cup can be impactful in the corporate and sports scene. What’s more, individuals can also learn a lot from the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup. So, let’s get started. 

There Is Space for One Winner

There is only one winner in competitive sport, at the end of the day. But every single team that competes for the title, takes back lessons as rich and useful (if not more), as the winning side.

Ask any sportsperson in competitive sports what is their main objective. Most, if not all of them will tell you winning is their main goal at the end of the day. Therefore, it doesn’t come as a surprise that every cricket team enters a match ready to fight for a win. 

Many people expected the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup to be exciting like the 2017 edition. If you were one of these individuals, we bet you were pleased to realize that the just concluded competitions had a lot more to offer in terms of entertainment. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup

Skills Will Get You to The Venue, Temperament Will Determine What You Leave with From the Venue

Anyone who watched the England and India match expected the latter to win given it had already restricted England to 228. But that didn’t happen despite India having 7 wickets in hand, 38 runs and 44 balls. So, what happened? The short answer is lack of experience on the big stage. Unlike their opponents, India lacked experience in the big stage. Consequently, the Indian team couldn’t soak up the pressure and this explains what happened next: India lost the 7 wickets in hands for a mere 28 runs. 

Spirit Is Important, And So Is Team Spirit

What does it take to deliver an impressive performance at the biggest stage? No, you can’t rely on individual brilliance. Similarly, you can’t rely on an individual’s potential or spirit. Succeeding at the biggest stage requires team spirit as this will result in the delivery of a collective effort that is much-needed. The 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup showed that the teams in the competitions were overflowing with team spirt and is the reason different players from the same team were able to walk away with the “Player of the Match” recognition. 

Some Break the Glass Ceiling, Others Shutter It

Anyone can break the glass ceiling. The 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup proved that women don’t need to be in politics to break the glass ceiling. You might not know this, but cricket was the only female sport that was lagging behind in terms of popularity, fan following, and viewership. Fortunately, those days are long gone. 

Stats from the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup depicts low interest in women’s cricket. However, it seems that stats from the 2022 edition of the competition have a point to prove. According to the ICC (International Cricket Association), more than 50 million viewers tuned in for group stage matches during the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup. What’s more, ICC also reveals that the combined viewership for the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup video content exceeds 75 million views. 

In addition to shutting the glass ceiling, the 2022 edition of the Women’s Cricket World Cup attracted a massive global audience. So, don’t be shocked to learn that tickets for the finals sold out in days to the duel. Also, note that there were about 2 million viewers streaming the competition via Hostar, one of the most popular video-streaming websites. 

Australia clinched beat England by 71 runs to clinch their 7th Women’s Cricket World Cup trophy. The Australian team also produced the Player of the Tournament in Alyssa Healy, in the New Zealand-hosted competition. Now, with the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup in the history pages, we bet most of you are eagerly waiting for 2025 competitions.