2017 Women's Cricket World Cup qualification

The 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup in England was contested by eight teams. The top four teams in the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship qualified automatically, while the other four places in the tournament were filled by the top four teams in the 2017 Women's World Cup Qualifier, a ten-team tournament.

Automatic qualification

The top four teams in the eight-team 2014–16 ICC Women's ChampionshipAustralia, England, New Zealand, and the West Indies – qualified automatically for the 2017 World Cup. The bottom four teams – India, South Africa, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka – qualified for the 2017 World Cup Qualifier.[1]

Regional qualification

Africa

The Africa regional qualifier was held in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 23–26 April 2016, and featured four teams. Twelve matches were played, all of 20-over duration (rather than the 50 overs used at the World Cup). Zimbabwe was the winner, finishing undefeated in its six matches.[2]


(Q) Qualified for World Cup Qualifier
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Zimbabwe (Q)6600012+2.713
 Kenya633006–0.545
 Uganda624004+0.036
 Tanzania615002–1.836
Source: CricketArchive

List of matches

23 April
Scorecard
Kenya 
97/7 (20 overs)
v
 Uganda
84/6 (20 overs)
Kenya won by 13 runs
Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

23 April
Scorecard
Tanzania 
36/8 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
38/1 (8.5 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets
Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

23 April
Scorecard
Kenya 
97/8 (20 overs)
v
 Tanzania
40/9 (20 overs)
Kenya won by 57 runs
Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

23 April
Scorecard
Uganda 
71/8 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
72/4 (12.4 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets
Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

24 April
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
147/8 (20 overs)
v
 Kenya
97/7 (20 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 50 runs
Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

24 April
Scorecard
Tanzania 
84/3 (20 overs)
v
 Uganda
80/9 (20 overs)
Tanzania won by 4 runs
Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

24 April
Scorecard
Tanzania 
67/8 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
68/1 (8.1 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets
Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

24 April
Scorecard
Uganda 
114/4 (20 overs)
v
 Kenya
61 (19.3 overs)
Uganda won by 53 runs
Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

26 April
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
141/6 (20 overs)
v
 Kenya
73 (19.5 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 68 runs
Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

26 April
Scorecard
Tanzania 
79/5 (20 overs)
v
 Uganda
80/2 (18.1 overs)
Uganda won by 8 wickets
Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

26 April
Scorecard
Tanzania 
70/7 (20 overs)
v
 Kenya
71/3 (12.1 overs)
Kenya won by 7 wickets
Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

26 April
Scorecard
Uganda 
94/6 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
95/4 (18.3 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets
Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

Americas

In 2013, the ICC announced that no Americas regional qualifier would be held for the 2017 World Cup, citing the poor quality of women's cricket in the region both in terms of play and administration. Consequently, the West Indies (by virtue of their participation in the ICC Women's Championship) will be the only team from the ICC Americas development region to participate in the qualifying process for the World Cup.[3]

Asia

The Asia regional qualifier was held in Hong Kong from 9–15 October 2016, with matches played at the Mission Road Ground, the Kowloon Cricket Club, and the Hong Kong Cricket Club. Four teams took part, and matches were of 20-over duration.[4]


(Q) Qualified for World Cup Qualifier
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Thailand (Q)6510010+0.923
   Nepal633006+0.215
 Hong Kong624004–0.067
 China624004–1.065

List of matches

9 October
9:30
Scorecard
Thailand 
106/6 (20 overs)
v
 China
32 (12.1 overs)
Thailand won by 74 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

9 October
2:00
Scorecard
Nepal   
77 (20 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
78/4 (20 overs)
Hong Kong won by 6 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

10 October
9:30
Scorecard
Nepal   
76/8 (20 overs)
v
 Thailand
77/7 (18.4 overs)
Thailand won by 3 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

10 October
2:00
Scorecard
Hong Kong 
114/6 (20 overs)
v
 China
74 (18.5 overs)
Hong Kong won by 40 runs
Hong Kong Cricket Club, Wong Nai Chung

11 October
9:30
Scorecard
Nepal   
95/9 (20 overs)
v
 China
75/8 (20 overs)
Nepal won by 20 runs
Kowloon Cricket Club, Yau Ma Tei

11 October
2:00
Scorecard
Thailand 
90/6 (20 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
73/8 (20 overs)
Thailand won by 17 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

13 October
9:30
Scorecard
Thailand 
86/7 (20 overs)
v
 China
87/7 (19.2 overs)
China won by 3 wickets
Kowloon Cricket Club, Yau Ma Tei

13 October
2:00
Scorecard
Nepal   
75/8 (20 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
69 (17.4 overs)
Nepal won by 6 runs
Kowloon Cricket Club, Yau Ma Tei

14 October
9:30
Scorecard
Nepal   
108/4 (20 overs)
v
 Thailand
109/9 (18.4 overs)
Thailand won by 1 wicket
Hong Kong Cricket Club, Wong Nai Chung

14 October
2:00
Scorecard
China 
114 (19 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
96/9 (20 overs)
China won by 18 runs
Hong Kong Cricket Club, Wong Nai Chung

15 October
9:30
Scorecard
China 
85/7 (20 overs)
v
   Nepal
88/6 (17.3 overs)
Nepal won by 4 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

15 October
2:00
Scorecard
Hong Kong 
83/7 (20 overs)
v
 Thailand
86/3 (18.5 overs)
Thailand won by 7 wickets
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

East Asia-Pacific

The East Asia-Pacific regional qualifier was held in Apia, Samoa, from 15–22 July 2016, and featured three teams. Papua New Guinea was the winner, finishing undefeated in its four matches.[5]


(Q) Qualified for World Cup Qualifier
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Papua New Guinea (Q)440008+1.176
 Samoa422004–0.189
 Japan404000–1.089
Source: CricHQ

List of matches

15 July
Scorecard
Samoa 
136 (50 overs)
v
 PNG
137/4 (34.5 overs)
PNG won by 6 wickets
Faleata Oval, Apia

16 July
Scorecard
Japan 
67 (43.1 overs)
v
 PNG
68/5 (24.4 overs)
PNG won by 5 wickets
Faleata Oval, Apia

18 July
Scorecard
Samoa 
207/8 (50 overs)
v
 Japan
181 (46.2 overs)
Samoa won by 26 runs
Faleata Oval, Apia

19 July
Scorecard
Samoa 
95 (39.3 overs)
v
 PNG
96/7 (38.1 overs)
PNG won by 3 wickets
Faleata Oval, Apia

21 July
Scorecard
Japan 
105/9 (50 overs)
v
 PNG
91/2 (25.1 overs)
PNG won by 8 wickets (D/L)
Faleata Oval, Apia

22 July
Scorecard
Japan 
135/8 (50 overs)
v
 Samoa
138/7 (43 overs)
Samoa won by 3 wickets
Faleata Oval, Apia

Europe

The Europe regional qualifier was held in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, from 12–15 July 2016. Only two teams participated, the Netherlands and Scotland, with Scotland winning all three matches.[5]


(Q) Qualified for World Cup Qualifier
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Scotland (Q)330006+0.578
 Netherlands303000–0.578
Source: CricketArchive

List of matches

12 July
Scorecard
Scotland 
218/5 (50 overs)
v
 Netherlands
133/7 (26 overs)
Scotland won by 27 runs (D/L)
Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea

13 July
Scorecard
Scotland 
222/9 (50 overs)
v
 Netherlands
169/6 (37 overs)
Scotland won by 8 runs (D/L)
Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea

15 July
Scorecard
Netherlands 
159 (45.2 overs)
v
 Scotland
160/2 (39.5 overs)
Scotland won by 8 wickets
Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea

World Cup Qualifier

The 2017 World Cup Qualifier was played in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in February 2017.[6]


Qualified teams
  1.  India (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship)
  2.  South Africa (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship)
  3.  Pakistan (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship)
  4.  Sri Lanka (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship)
  5.  Bangladesh (automatic qualification – ODI status)
  6.  Ireland (automatic qualification – ODI status)
  7.  Zimbabwe (Africa regional qualifier)
  8.  Thailand (Asia regional qualifier)
  9.  Papua New Guinea (East Asia-Pacific regional qualifier)
  10.  Scotland (Europe regional qualifier)

References

  1. "ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 logo unveiled" Archived 26 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine, ICC, 23 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. "Zimbabwe Women triumph in Africa Regional Qualifier for ICC Women's World Cup 2017" Archived 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, ICC, 27 April 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. Nadia T. Gruny, Report: ICC Americas Women's Cricket, USA Women's Cricket, 1 January 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. "Hong Kong to host ICC 2016 Women’s World Cup Qualifier - Asia" Archived 26 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine, ICC, 21 June 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. "PNG qualifies for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2017" Archived 26 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine, ICC, 22 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. "Colombo to host ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017" Archived 26 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine, International Cricket Council, 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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