ABU DHABI, 31 August 2022 (WAM) — The schedule for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers has been released, with eight teams competing for the final two spots at next year’s T20 World Cup in South Africa.
Hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) will face Thailand at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on the first day of the global qualifier, which runs from 18-25 September. Zimbabwe will also play Papua New Guinea on day one at the adjacent Tolerance Oval.
Bangladesh, Ireland, Scotland and the USA complete their qualifying line-up in a battle to join Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the West Indies to host South Africa at next year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. .
The match at Tolerance Oval at the Abu Dhabi Cricket & Sports Hub will be the first full international match since ICC accreditation, with Zayed Cricket Stadium hosting both the final and semi-finals. .
Bangladesh and Thailand played in the highly successful T20 World Cup in Australia in 2020 and qualified for the tournament on that basis, but the two major teams in the MRF Tires ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings Yes, divided into different groups.
Ireland, Scotland and the United States are pooled with Bangladesh in Group A, while Thailand is in Group B along with Zimbabwe, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and UAE. The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals, with both finalists qualifying for his T20 World Cup.
Chris Tetley, Head of Events at the ICC, said: The women’s game has increased significantly over the past four years and will be a tough-fought event as Abu Dhabi represents all her ICC regions.
“There is currently great momentum in the women’s game following the huge success of the 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup and the sport’s recent debut at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup gives us the potential to build on it and in line with our global growth strategy to bring women’s cricket to more fans than ever before. On behalf of the ICC, I wish all the teams competing here the best they can to secure a spot in South Africa.
Andrew Russell, Emirates Cricket Development Manager, said: “Women’s cricket is in better shape than ever before, both around the world and in the UAE, and it is imperative for the Board that this prestigious event continues. By hosting, we aim to do just that, and we believe it will be a means to accelerate the growth of the sport across this country and region.
Bangladesh and Thailand won the two spots reserved for the bottom two teams at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020, while the remaining teams qualified through the regional qualifiers.
Scotland (Europe), UAE (Asia), America (America) and Zimbabwe (Africa) have won the regional competitions, with PNG being the highest ranked team in the East Asia Pacific region as of 30 November 2021 and retaining I could not do it. Competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ireland failed to qualify as the highest ranked team in the regional competition.
