The 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament held from 7 to 14 July 2018 in the Netherlands. It was the third edition of the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier and was the qualification tournament for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament. The top two teams from the qualifier tournament, the champions Bangladesh and the runners-up Ireland, progressed to the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in the West Indies.
In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 women's matches played between member sides from 1 July 2018 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the qualifier tournament are played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is).
Ahead of the final round of group-stage matches, all eight teams still had a chance to qualify for the final of the tournament, and therefore secure a place in the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20. After the conclusion of the last group-stage matches, Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea from Group A, along with Ireland and Scotland from Group B, had all progressed to the semi-finals. The other four teams, Netherlands, Thailand, Uganda and United Arab Emirates all progressed to the semi-final playoff matches, to determine their final ranking placements.
In the first semi final, Ireland beat Papua New Guinea by 27 runs, therefore advancing to the final of the tournament and qualifying for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in the process. In the second semi final, Bangladesh beat Scotland by 49 runs, to also qualify for the tournament final and the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20. Bangladesh won the tournament, beating Ireland by 25 runs in the final. Ireland's Clare Shillington was named the player of the tournament.
Qualification The following teams qualified for the tournament: Team Qualification 2016 World T20 2016 World T20 East Asia Pacific European/Americas (host) European/Americas Africa Asia Asia
Squads All the squads and match officials were confirmed by the ICC in June 2018. Salma Khatun (c) Rumana Ahmed Nahida Akter Jahanara Alam Lily Rani Biswas Panna Ghosh Fargana Hoque Sanjida Islam Fahima Khatun Khadija Tul Kubra Ayasha Rahman Nigar Sultana Shamima Sultana (wk) Sharmin Sultana Laura Delany (c) Kim Garth Cecelia Joyce Isobel Joyce Shauna Kavanagh Gaby Lewis Lara Maritz Ciara Metcalfe Cara Murray Lucy O'Reilly Eimear Richardson Clare Shillington Rebecca Stokell Mary Waldron (wk) Heather Siegers (c) Esther Corder Caroline de Fouw Denise Hannema Sterre Kalis Lisa Klokgieters Mariska Kornet Babette de Leede (wk) Juliët Post Robine Rijke Silver Siegers Cher van Slobbe Annemijn Thomson Jolien van Vliet Pauke Siaka (c) Natasha Ambo Vicky Araa Kaia Arua Helen Buruka (wk) Veru Frank Sibona Jimmy Kopi John Ravina Oa Tanya Ruma Brenda Tau (wk) Mairi Tom Isabel Toua Naoani Vare Kathryn Bryce (c) Abbi Aitken Sarah Bryce (wk) Priyanaz Chatterji Becky Glen Laura Grant Rachel Hawkins Lorna Jack (wk) Abtaha Maqsood Katie McGill Jess Mills Hannah Rainey Ellen Watson (wk) Ruth Willis Sornnarin Tippoch (c) Nattaya Boochatham Naruemol Chaiwai Natthakan Chantam Onnicha Kamchomphu Rosenan Kanoh Nannapat Koncharoenkai Suleeporn Laomi Wongpaka Liengprasert Ratanaporn Padunglerd Sirintra Saengsakaorat Sainammin Saenya Chanida Sutthiruang Arriya Yenyueak Kevin Awino (c, wk) Joyce Apio Concy Aweko Gertrude Candiru Saidati Kemigisha Janet Mbabazi Rita Musamali Franklin Najjumba Immaculate Nakisuuyi Prico Nakitende Stephani Nampiina Carol Namugenyi Mary Nalule Racheal Ntono Humaira Tasneem (c) Nisha Ali Judit Cleetus (wk) Namita D'souza Udeni Dona Heena Hotchandani Kavisha Egodage Ishni Mananelage Chaya Mughal Roopa Nagraj Esha Oza Neha Sharma Chamani Seneviratne Subha Srinivasan
Bangladesh also named Jannatul Ferdus, Lata Mondal, Murshida Khatun and Suraiya Azmin as players on standby for the series.
Fixtures On 23 May 2018, the ICC confirmed all the fixtures for the qualifier tournament. Group A
Group B
Semi-finals
Play-off matches
Final standings PositionTeam 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Qualified for the 2018 World Twenty20.
References
External links Tournament home at the ICC Series home at ESPN Cricinfo