Commonwealth Games 2022 began on Thursday in Birmingham with a grand opening at the Alexander Stadium. Around 200 Indian athletes will be competing in 141 events across 19 sporting activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the first time in history, women\u2019s cricket will be making its debut in the multi-sport event this year. Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, India is going to play against Australia in the first match of the CWG 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On day 1 of the tournament, viewers will see the Indian women’s cricket team, women’s hockey team, and Indian boxing team in action. Besides that, Anahat Singh, a 14-year-old squash prodigy who is among the contingent’s youngest members, will also\u00a0be seen in action on the first day of the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read Also<\/strong>: Birmingham CWG 2022: Women in Blue will take down Australia marking the debut of women\u2019s cricket in Commonwealth Games<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1:00 PM: Lawn Bowl<\/strong> \u2013 Tania Choudhury in Women\u2019s Sectional Play Round 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1:00 PM: Lawn Bowl<\/strong> \u2013 India vs New Zealand in Triple Sectional Play Round 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2:00 PM: Table Tennis<\/strong> \u2013 India vs South Africa Group 2 Match<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3:11 PM: Swimming<\/strong> – Kushagra Rawat in 400m Men\u2019s Freestyle Heat<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3:25 PM: Cycling<\/strong> \u2013 Men\u2019s 400m Team Pursuit Qualification<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3:30 PM: Cricket<\/strong> \u2013 India vs Australia Group A Match<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3:31 PM: Triathlon<\/strong> \u2013 Adarsh and Vishwanath in Men\u2019s Individual Sprint Distance<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4:00 PM: Lawn Bowl<\/strong> \u2013 Men\u2019s Triple Sectional Play Round 2 vs Scotland<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4:00 PM: Lawn Bowl<\/strong> \u2013 Tania Choudhury in Women\u2019s Sectional Play Round 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4:03 PM: Swimming<\/strong> \u2013 Sajan Prakash in Men\u2019s 50m Butterfly Heat<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4:12 PM: Cycling<\/strong> \u2013 Women\u2019s team sprint qualification<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4:29 PM: Srihari Nataraj<\/strong> \u2013 Men\u2019s 100m Backstroke Heat<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4:30 PM: Table Tennis<\/strong> \u2013 India vs Barbados Group 3 Match<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4:30 PM: Gymnastics<\/strong> \u2013 Yogeshwar Singh, Satyajit Mondal, Saif Tamboli in Men\u2019s Artistic Qualification<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4:46 PM: Cycling<\/strong> \u2013 Men\u2019s team sprint qualification<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5:00 PM: Boxing<\/strong> \u2013 Shiva Thapa in Round of 32<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6:30 PM: Badminton<\/strong> \u2013 India vs Pakistan Mixed Doubles<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6:30 PM: Women\u2019s Hockey<\/strong> \u2013 India s Ghana<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7:00 PM: Triathlon<\/strong> \u2013 Sanjana and Pragnya Mohan in Women\u2019s Individual Sprint Distance<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7:30 PM: Lawn Bowl<\/strong> \u2013 Women\u2019s Fours sectional play Round of 32 India vs Cook Islands<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8:30 PM: Table Tennis<\/strong> \u2013 India vs Fiji Women\u2019s Group 2 Match<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9:50 PM: Cycling<\/strong> – Men\u2019s team 4000m Pursuit Final<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10:25 PM: Cycling<\/strong> – Women\u2019s team 4000m Pursuit Final<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10:30 PM: Lawn Bowl<\/strong> \u2013 India vs Falkland Islands Men\u2019s Pair Sectional Play Round 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10:33 PM: Cycling<\/strong> \u2013 Men\u2019s team Sprint final<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11:00 PM: Table Tennis<\/strong> \u2013 India vs Singapore Men\u2019s team Group 3 Match<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11:00 PM: Squash<\/strong> \u2013 Anahat Singh Women\u2019s Single Round of 64<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11:45 PM: Squash<\/strong> \u2013 Abhay Singh Men\u2019s Single Round of 64<\/p>\n\n\n\n India won\u00a0a total of 66 medals (26 gold, 20 silver and 20 bronze) from the previous Commonwealth Games, placing third in the medal rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCommonwealth Games 2022 India Schedule Day 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n