2024 Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier
| Dates | 25 April – 7 May 2024 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council | 
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International | 
| Tournament format(s) | Group round-robin and playoffs | 
| Host(s) |  United Arab Emirates | 
| Champions |  Sri Lanka (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up |  Scotland | 
| Participants | 10 | 
| Matches | 23 | 
| Player of the series |  Kathryn Bryce | 
| Most runs |  Chamari Athapaththu (226) | 
| Most wickets |  Rachel Slater (11) | 
| Official website | International Cricket Council | 
| Part of a series on the | 
| 2024 T20 World Cup | 
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| Men's:  Category •  Commons Women's:  Category •  Commons | 
| Men's T20 World Cup | 
| Men's Qualification Overview | 
| Women's T20 World Cup | 
| Women's Qualification Overview | 
| Men's T20WC Women's T20WC | 
The 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier was an international cricket tournament held in April and May 2024 in Abu Dhabi.[1] It was the sixth edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier and served as the qualification tournament for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament.[2][3]
The ten participating teams were divided in two groups of five.[4] The two finalists (Scotland and Sri Lanka) qualified for the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup.[5] Scotland qualified for their first women's T20 World Cup after defeating Ireland by eight wickets in their semi-final match.[6] Sri Lanka won the final of the qualifier by 68 runs.[7]
Qualification
| Means of Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic Qualifications | ||||
| 2023 T20 World Cup | 10–26 February 2023 |  South Africa | 2 |  Ireland | 
|  Sri Lanka | ||||
| Regional Qualifications | ||||
| Asia | 31 August–9 September 2023 |  Malaysia | 2 |  Thailand | 
|  United Arab Emirates | ||||
| East Asia-Pacific | 1–8 September 2023 |  Vanuatu | 1 |  Vanuatu | 
| Americas | 4–11 September 2023 |  United States | 1 |  United States | 
| Europe | 6–12 September 2023 |  Spain | 2 |  Netherlands | 
|  Scotland | ||||
| Africa | 9–17 December 2023 |  Uganda | 2 |  Uganda | 
|  Zimbabwe | ||||
| Total | 10 | |||
Squads
Warm-up matches
Ahead of the tournament, each of the ten participating sides played two official warm-up games against other teams in the tournament.[18]
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- Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
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| Rachel Andrew 41 (50)  Immaculate Nandera 1/6 (2 overs) | 
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
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| Anika Kolan 37 (39)  Lindokuhle Mabhero 2/22 (4 overs) | Josephine Nkomo 38 (38)  Ritu Singh 1/12 (3 overs) | 
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
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| Nannapat Koncharoenkai 36 (41)  Merel Dekeling 2/16 (3 overs) | 
- Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: Thailand 9/0, Netherlands 10/0.
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- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
Group stage
Group A
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sri Lanka | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.778 | Advanced to the playoffs | 
| 2 |  Scotland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.473 | |
| 3 |  Thailand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.161 | |
| 4 |  Uganda | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.856 | |
| 5 |  United States | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.813 | 
Fixtures
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- Rachel Slater (Sco) took her first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[20]
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| Sindhu Sriharsha 26 (28)  Sarah Akiteng 1/18 (4 overs) | 
- United States won the toss and elected to bat.
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- United States won the toss and elected to field.
- Saanvi Immadi (USA) made her T20I debut.
- Abtaha Maqsood became the first cricketer for Scotland to take 50 wickets in women's T20Is.[21]
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- Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
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| Prosscovia Alako 36 (32)  Inoka Ranaweera 2/10 (3 overs) | 
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shashini Gimhani (SL) made her T20I debut.
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- Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
- Pooja Ganesh (USA) made her T20I debut.
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- Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pooja Shah (USA) made her T20I debut.
Group B
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ireland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.462 | Advance to the playoffs | 
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates (H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.976 | |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.111 | |
| 4 |  Zimbabwe | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.844 | |
| 5 |  Vanuatu | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.537 | 
Fixtures
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sterre Kalis (Ned) scored her 1,000th run in T20Is.[22]
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
- Iris Zwilling became the first cricketer for Netherlands to take 50 wickets in women's T20Is.[23]
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Gaby Lewis became the first cricketer for Ireland to score 2,000 runs in women's T20Is.[24]
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- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 |  Sri Lanka | 149/6 (20 overs) | |||||||
| B2 |  United Arab Emirates | 134/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
| SFW1 |  Sri Lanka | 169/5 (20 overs) | |||||||
| SFW2 |  Scotland | 101/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
| B1 |  Ireland | 110/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
| A2 |  Scotland | 112/2 (16.2 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
Final standings
| Position | Team | 
|---|---|
| 1st |  Sri Lanka | 
| 2nd |  Scotland | 
| 3rd |  Ireland | 
| 4th |  United Arab Emirates | 
| 5th |  Thailand | 
| 6th |  Netherlands | 
| 7th |  Zimbabwe | 
| 8th |  Vanuatu | 
| 9th |  Uganda | 
| 10th |  United States | 
Qualified for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
Notes
- ^ Sarah Bryce captained Scotland in the Final.
References
- ^ "Automatic qualifiers for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 confirmed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Pathway to ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Qualification begins in Europe". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Teams confirmed for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier 2024". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Groups, fixtures confirmed for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Scotland reach T20 World Cup for first time after beating Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Cool Kathryn Bryce leads Scotland to first Women's T20 World Cup qualification". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Scotland lose final & will face England in T20 World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Squad announced". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Dutch women's cricket team to play T20 World Cup Qualifier in Abu Dhabi". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Scotland squad named for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier 2024". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "CAT announced Thailand Women's squad for the upcoming ICC - International Cricket Council WOMENS T20 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 2024 , UAE". Cricket Association of Thailand. Retrieved 16 April 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Janet Mbabazi To Lead Victoria Pearls At The T20 Global Qualifiers". Uganda Cricket Association. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Esha Oza to lead UAE in quadrangular series and ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "USA Cricket names squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier". USA Cricket. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu Women's Team unveiled ahead of ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier in Abu Dhabi". Vanuatu Cricket Association. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "ZC names squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Warm-up round-up: Sri Lanka, Scotland dominant ahead of ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ a b "WT20 Qualifier 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024 Day 1 Round-Up: Vanuatu stun Zimbabwe, Slater five-wicket haul gives Scotland comprehensive win over Uganda". International Cricket Council. 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Kathryn Bryce leads Scotland to victory over USA". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 💫 After the great performance of 70 T20l Runs against Vanuatu 🇻🇺 Sterre Kalis has passed the 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ T20I Runs. Second fastest women's player to achieve this milestone 🙌". Cricket Netherlands. Retrieved 2 May 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @KNCBcricket (2 May 2024). "✌️𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 🥳 Iris Zwilling made her 5️⃣0️⃣th T20l appearance for the national team today 🦁" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ireland beat Vanuatu to reach T20 World Cup qualifying semi-final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 May 2024.


