| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin |
| Host(s) | Various |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Most runs | |
| Most wickets | |
The 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship [1] was the second edition of the ICC Women's Championship, a Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) competition that was contested by eight teams, to determine qualification for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup. [2] The top four teams, along with hosts New Zealand, qualified directly for the World Cup. [3] The remaining three teams progressed to the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament. [4]
In the previous tournament, the first three WODIs counted towards qualification. However, for this tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) requested that additional matches are played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is). [2] Inline with the updated ICC rules, two balls were used for the first time in WODI matches. [5]
When originally announced in October 2017, the top three teams, along with hosts New Zealand, would qualify for the World Cup. [1] [6] In October 2018, the qualification structure was changed allowing the hosts plus the top four teams to qualify directly for 2022 World Cup. [3]
The first set of fixtures were announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), with Pakistan playing New Zealand in the United Arab Emirates in October 2017. [7] The first round of fixtures to be played were between the West Indies and Sri Lanka, which started on 11 October 2017. [8] In the opening fixture of the championship, the West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. [9]
In March 2019, England beat Sri Lanka 3–0. The result meant that Sri Lanka Women could no longer qualify directly for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup, progressing to the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament instead. [10] In September 2019, the ICC confirmed that Australia were the first team to qualify for the World Cup. [11] In October 2019, Australia took an unassailable points lead to win the ICC Women's Championship trophy for the second time in a row. [12] [13] In February 2020, the Australian team were presented with the ICC Women's Championship trophy, ahead of their Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) match against India. [14]
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the series between South Africa and Australia in March 2020. [15] Two unscheduled series, New Zealand against Sri Lanka and Pakistan against India, were also thrown into doubt due to the pandemic. [16] On 3 April 2020, New Zealand Cricket confirmed that their planned tour of Sri Lanka, scheduled to take place in April, had been cancelled due to the pandemic. [17] However, the result of the series would have no impact on the final standings, as Sri Lanka had already been eliminated, and New Zealand had progressed to the World Cup as hosts. [18] On 15 April 2020, the ICC confirmed that the points would be shared for the three series that were not played. [19]
The breakdown of results is as follows. During each round, each team played against its opponent three times.
Notes:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 1.835 | Advance to the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup. | |
| 2 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1.267 | ||
| 3 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | −0.309 | ||
| 4 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0.465 | ||
| 5 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 | −0.460 | Advance to the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. | |
| 6 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 17 | −0.206 | Automatically qualified for 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup as the hosts. | |
| 7 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −1.033 | Advance to the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. | |
| 8 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 5 | −1.611 |
11 October 2017 |
v |
West Indies Women won by 6 wickets Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago Points: West Indies Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
13 October 2017 (D/N) |
v |
West Indies Women won by 7 wickets Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago Points: West Indies Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
15 October 2017 |
v |
West Indies Women won by 40 runs Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago Points: West Indies Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
22 October 2017 |
v |
Australia Women won by 2 wickets Allan Border Field, Brisbane Points: Australia Women 2, England Women 0 |
26 October 2017 (D/N) |
v |
Australia Women won by 75 runs (DLS method) Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour Points: Australia Women 2, England Women 0 |
29 October 2017 |
v |
England Women won by 20 runs (DLS method) Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour Points: England Women 2, Australia Women 0 |
31 October 2017 |
v |
New Zealand Women won by 8 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Points: New Zealand Women 2, Pakistan Women 0 |
2 November 2017 |
v |
New Zealand Women won by 7 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Points: New Zealand Women 2, Pakistan Women 0 |
5 November 2017 |
v |
Pakistan Women won by 5 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Points: Pakistan Women 2, New Zealand Women 0 |
5 February 2018 |
v |
7 February 2017 |
v |
10 November 2017 |
v |
South Africa Women won by 7 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Points: South Africa Women 2, India Women 0 |
4 March 2018 |
v |
New Zealand Women won by 1 run Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Points: New Zealand Women 2, West Indies Women 0 |
8 March 2018 |
v |
New Zealand Women won by 8 wickets Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln Points: New Zealand Women 2, West Indies Women 0 |
11 March 2018 |
v |
New Zealand Women won by 205 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch Points: New Zealand Women 2, West Indies Women 0 |
12 March 2018 |
v |
Australia Women won by 8 wickets Reliance Stadium, Vadodara Points: Australia Women 2, India Women 0 |
15 March 2018 |
v |
18 March 2018 |
v |
20 March 2018 |
v |
Pakistan Women won by 69 runs Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Points: Pakistan Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
22 March 2018 |
v |
Pakistan Women won by 94 runs Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Points: Pakistan Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
24 March 2018 |
v |
Pakistan Women won by 108 runs Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Points: Pakistan Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
9 June 2018 |
v |
South Africa Women won by 7 wickets New Road, Worcester Points: South Africa Women 2, England Women 0 |
12 June 2018 (D/N) |
v |
England Women won by 69 runs County Cricket Ground, Hove Points: England Women 2, South Africa Women 0 |
15 June 2018 (D/N) |
v |
England Women won by 7 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Points: England Women 2, South Africa Women 0 |
7 July 2018 |
v |
10 July 2018 (D/N) |
v |
England Women won by 123 runs County Cricket Ground, Derby Points: England Women 2, New Zealand Women 0 |
13 June 2018 (D/N) |
v |
New Zealand Women won by 4 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Points: New Zealand Women 2, England Women 0 |
11 September 2018 |
v |
India Women won by 9 wickets Galle International Stadium, Galle Points: India Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
13 September 2018 |
v |
India Women won by 7 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle Points: India Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
16 September 2018 |
v |
Sri Lanka Women won by 3 wickets FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Points: Sri Lanka Women 2, India Women 0 |
16 September 2018 |
v |
South Africa Women won by 40 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Points: South Africa Women 2, West Indies Women 0 |
19 September 2018 |
v |
22 September 2018 |
v |
West Indies Women won by 115 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Points: West Indies Women 2, South Africa Women 0 |
18 October 2018 |
v |
Australia Women won by 5 wickets (DLS method) Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara Points: Australia Women 2, Pakistan Women 0 |
20 October 2018 |
v |
Australia Women won by 150 runs Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara Points: Australia Women 2, Pakistan Women 0 |
22 October 2018 |
v |
Australia Women won by 89 runs Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara Points: Australia Women 2, Pakistan Women 0 |
24 January 2019 |
v |
29 January 2019 |
v |
1 February 2019 |
v |
7 February 2019 |
v |
West Indies Women won by 146 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Points: West Indies Women 2, Pakistan Women 0 |
9 February 2019 |
v |
Pakistan Women won by 34 runs ICC Academy Ground, Dubai Points: Pakistan Women 2, West Indies Women 0 |
11 February 2019 |
v |
Pakistan Women won by 4 wickets ICC Academy Ground, Dubai Points: Pakistan Women 2, West Indies Women 0 |
11 February 2019 |
v |
South Africa Women won by 7 runs Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Points: South Africa Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
14 February 2019 |
v |
South Africa Women won by 30 runs (DLS method) Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Points: South Africa Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
17 February 2019 |
v |
South Africa Women won by 6 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Points: South Africa Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
22 February 2019 |
v |
24 February 2019 |
v |
Australia Women won by 95 runs Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Points: Australia Women 2, New Zealand Women 0 |
3 March 2019 |
v |
Australia Women won by 7 wickets Junction Oval, Melbourne Points: Australia Women 2, New Zealand Women 0 |
22 February 2019 |
v |
25 February 2019 |
v |
28 February 2019 |
v |
16 March 2019 |
v |
England Women won by 154 runs (DLS method) Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Points: England Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
18 March 2019 |
v |
England Women won by 6 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Points: England Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
21 March 2019 |
v |
England Women won by 8 wickets FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake Points: England Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
6 May 2019 |
v |
Pakistan Women won by 8 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Points: Pakistan Women 2, South Africa Women 0 |
9 May 2019 |
v |
South Africa Women won by 8 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Points: South Africa Women 2, Pakistan Women 0 |
12 May 2019 |
v |
6 June 2019 |
v |
9 June 2019 |
v |
England Women won by 8 wickets (DLS method) New Road, Worcester Points: England Women 2, South Africa Women 0 |
13 June 2019 |
v |
England Women won by 135 runs (DLS method) County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford Points: England Women 2, West Indies Women 0 |
5 September 2019 |
v |
Australia Women won by 178 runs Coolidge Cricket Ground, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda Points: Australia Women 2, West Indies Women 0 |
9 September 2019 |
v |
Australia Women won by 151 runs Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda Points: Australia Women 2, South Africa Women 0 |
11 September 2019 |
v |
Australia Women won by 8 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda Points: Australia Women 2, West Indies Women 0 |
5 October 2019 |
v |
Australia Women won by 157 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane Points: Australia Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
7 October 2019 |
v |
Australia Women won by 110 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane Points: Australia Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
9 September 2019 |
v |
Australia Women won by 9 wickets Allan Border Field, Brisbane Points: Australia Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0 |
1 November 2019 |
v |
West Indies Women won by 1 run Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda Points: West Indies Women 2, India Women 0 |
3 November 2019 |
v |
India Women won by 53 runs Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda Points: India Women 2, West Indies Women 0 |
6 September 2019 |
v |
India Women won by 6 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda Points: India Women 2, West Indies Women 0 |
9 December 2019 |
v |
12 December 2019 |
v |
14 December 2019 |
v |
25 January 2020 |
v |
South Africa Women won by 7 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Points: South Africa Women 2, New Zealand Women 0 |
27 January 2020 |
v |
South Africa Women won by 8 wickets Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Points: South Africa Women 2, New Zealand Women 0 |
30 January 2020 |
v |
South Africa Women won by 6 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Points: South Africa Women 2, New Zealand Women 0 |
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