2017 Women's Cricket World Cup qualification

The 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup in England will be contested by eight teams. The top four teams in the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship will qualify automatically, while the other four places in the tournament will be 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 Championship – Australia, 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) 6 6 0 0 0 12 +2.713
 Kenya 6 3 3 0 0 6 –0.545
 Uganda 6 2 4 0 0 4 +0.036
 Tanzania 6 1 5 0 0 2 –1.836
Source: CricketArchive

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) 6 5 1 0 0 10 n/a
   Nepal 6 3 3 0 0 6 n/a
 China 6 2 4 0 0 4 n/a
 Hong Kong 6 2 4 0 0 4 n/a

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) 4 4 0 0 0 8 +1.176
 Samoa 4 2 2 0 0 4 –0.189
 Japan 4 0 4 0 0 0 –1.089
Source: CricHQ

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) 3 3 0 0 0 6 +0.578
 Netherlands 3 0 3 0 0 0 –0.578
Source: CricketArchive

World Cup Qualifier

The 2017 World Cup Qualifier will be 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", ICC, 23 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Zimbabwe Women triumph in Africa Regional Qualifier for ICC Women's World Cup 2017", 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", ICC, 21 June 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 "PNG qualifies for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2017", ICC, 22 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Colombo to host ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017", International Cricket Council, 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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