The Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier (until 2018, the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier) is an international cricket tournament that serves as the final step of the qualification process for the Women's T20 World Cup.
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Format | WT20I |
| First edition | 2013 |
| Latest edition | 2024 |
| Tournament format | Round Robin and Playoffs |
| Current champion |  Sri Lanka (2nd title) |
| Most successful |  Bangladesh (3 titles) |
The qualifier was held for the first time in 2013, with the top three teams qualifying for the World Cup.[1] The first five editions has featured eight teams, determined by a combination of international rankings, previous World Cup results, and regional qualifiers, with the top two teams qualifying for the World Cup. For the 2024 tournament the number of teams was increased to ten.[2]
Bangladesh have won the tournament on three occasions, winning consecutively in 2018, 2019 and 2022. The first tournament was shared by Pakistan and Sri Lanka when the final ended in a no result,[3] while Ireland won the 2015 tournament. Thailand was the only other team to qualify for a World Cup via the qualifier, having finished runner-up to Bangladesh in 2019.
Results
edit| Year | Host(s) | Venue(s) | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2013 |  Ireland
|
Dublin |  Pakistan Sri Lanka
|
No result – title shared |
NA |
| 2015 |  Thailand
|
Bangkok | Ireland 106/8 (20 overs) |
Ireland won by 2 wickets scorecard |
Bangladesh 105/3 (20 overs) |
| 2018 |  Netherlands
|
Utrecht | Bangladesh 122/9 (20 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 25 runs scorecard |
Ireland 95 (18.4 overs) |
| 2019 |  Scotland
|
Dundee | Bangladesh 130/5 (20 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 70 runs scorecard |
Thailand 60/7 (20 overs) |
| 2022 |  UAE
|
Abu Dhabi | Bangladesh 120/8 (20 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 7 runs scorecard |
Ireland 113/9 (20 overs) |
| 2024 | UAE
|
Abu Dhabi | Sri Lanka 169/5 (20 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 68 runs scorecard |
Scotland 101/7 (20 overs) |
Performance by team
edit- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- — Hosts
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
- § – Team qualified for tournament, but withdrew or disqualified later
- × – Qualified for the World Cup by a different method
- Positions that were shared by two teams are underlined
Host Team |
 2013 (8) |
2015 (8) |
2018 (8) |
2019 (8) |
2022 (8) |
2024 (10) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | |||||||
 Namibia
|
— | — | — | 8th | — | — | 1 |
 Uganda
|
— | — | 6th | — | — | 9th | 2 |
 Zimbabwe
|
6th | 3rd | — | § | 3rd | 7th | 4 |
| Americas | |||||||
 Canada
|
7th | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
 United States
|
— | — | — | 7th | 8th | 10th | 3 |
| Asia | |||||||
 Bangladesh
|
× | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | × | 4 |
 China
|
— | 6th | — | — | — | — | 1 |
 Pakistan
|
1st | × | × | × | × | × | 1 |
 Sri Lanka
|
1st | × | × | × | × | 1st | 2 |
 Thailand
|
5th | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 6 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
— | — | 7th | — | 7th | 4th | 3 |
| East Asia - Pacific | |||||||
 Japan
|
7th | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
 Papua New Guinea
|
— | 5th | 4th | 4th | 5th | — | 4 |
 Vanuatu
|
— | — | — | — | — | 8th | 1 |
| Europe | |||||||
 Ireland
|
3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 6 |
 Netherlands
|
4th | 8th | 8th | 6th | — | 6th | 5 |
 Scotland
|
— | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 5 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (28 May 2015). "Thailand to host ICC Women's T20 Qualifier" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Pathway to ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Qualification begins in Europe". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ (1 August 2013). "Ireland hold nerve to seal World T20 berth" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2015.