2017 Women's Cricket World Cup qualification

The 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup in England was contested by eight teams. The top four teams in the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship qualified automatically, while the other four places in the tournament were filled by the top four teams in the 2017 Women's World Cup Qualifier, a ten-team tournament.

Automatic qualification

The top four teams in the eight-team 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship – Australia, England, New Zealand, and the West Indies – qualified automatically for the 2017 World Cup. The bottom four teams – India, South Africa, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka – qualified for the 2017 World Cup Qualifier. ^[1]

Regional qualification

Africa

The Africa regional qualifier was held in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 23–26 April 2016, and featured four teams. Twelve matches were played, all of 20-over duration (rather than the 50 overs used at the World Cup). Zimbabwe was the winner, finishing undefeated in its six matches. ^[2]

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(Q)	Qualified for World Cup Qualifier

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
Zimbabwe (Q)	6	6	0	0	0	12	+2.713
Kenya	6	3	3	0	0	6	–0.545
Uganda	6	2	4	0	0	4	+0.036
Tanzania	6	1	5	0	0	2	–1.836
Source: CricketArchive

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List of matches

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23 April Scorecard

Kenya   97/7 (20 overs)	v	Uganda 84/6 (20 overs)

Kenya won by 13 runs Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

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23 April Scorecard

Tanzania   36/8 (20 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 38/1 (8.5 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

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23 April Scorecard

Kenya   97/8 (20 overs)	v	Tanzania 40/9 (20 overs)

Kenya won by 57 runs Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

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23 April Scorecard

Uganda   71/8 (20 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 72/4 (12.4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

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24 April Scorecard

Zimbabwe   147/8 (20 overs)	v	Kenya 97/7 (20 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 50 runs Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

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24 April Scorecard

Tanzania   84/3 (20 overs)	v	Uganda 80/9 (20 overs)

Tanzania won by 4 runs Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

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24 April Scorecard

Tanzania   67/8 (20 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 68/1 (8.1 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

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24 April Scorecard

Uganda   114/4 (20 overs)	v	Kenya 61 (19.3 overs)

Uganda won by 53 runs Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

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26 April Scorecard

Zimbabwe   141/6 (20 overs)	v	Kenya 73 (19.5 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 68 runs Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

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26 April Scorecard

Tanzania   79/5 (20 overs)	v	Uganda 80/2 (18.1 overs)

Uganda won by 8 wickets Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

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26 April Scorecard

Tanzania   70/7 (20 overs)	v	Kenya 71/3 (12.1 overs)

Kenya won by 7 wickets Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

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26 April Scorecard

Uganda   94/6 (20 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 95/4 (18.3 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets Alexandra Sports Club, Harare

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Americas

In 2013, the ICC announced that no Americas regional qualifier would be held for the 2017 World Cup, citing the poor quality of women's cricket in the region both in terms of play and administration. Consequently, the West Indies (by virtue of their participation in the ICC Women's Championship) will be the only team from the ICC Americas development region to participate in the qualifying process for the World Cup. ^[3]

Asia

The Asia regional qualifier was held in Hong Kong from 9–15 October 2016, with matches played at the Mission Road Ground, the Kowloon Cricket Club, and the Hong Kong Cricket Club. Four teams took part, and matches were of 20-over duration. ^[4] Thailand qualified after winning five of their six matches.

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(Q)	Qualified for World Cup Qualifier

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
Thailand (Q)	6	5	1	0	0	10	+0.923
Nepal	6	3	3	0	0	6	+0.215
Hong Kong	6	2	4	0	0	4	–0.067
China	6	2	4	0	0	4	–1.065

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List of matches

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9 October 9:30 Scorecard

Thailand   106/6 (20 overs)	v	China 32 (12.1 overs)

Thailand won by 74 runs Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

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9 October 2:00 Scorecard

Nepal     77 (20 overs)	v	Hong Kong 78/4 (20 overs)

Hong Kong won by 6 wickets Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

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10 October 9:30 Scorecard

Nepal     76/8 (20 overs)	v	Thailand 77/7 (18.4 overs)

Thailand won by 3 wickets Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

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10 October 2:00 Scorecard

Hong Kong   114/6 (20 overs)	v	China 74 (18.5 overs)

Hong Kong won by 40 runs Hong Kong Cricket Club, Wong Nai Chung

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11 October 9:30 Scorecard

Nepal     95/9 (20 overs)	v	China 75/8 (20 overs)

Nepal won by 20 runs Kowloon Cricket Club, Yau Ma Tei

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11 October 2:00 Scorecard

Thailand   90/6 (20 overs)	v	Hong Kong 73/8 (20 overs)

Thailand won by 17 runs Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

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13 October 9:30 Scorecard

Thailand   86/7 (20 overs)	v	China 87/7 (19.2 overs)

China won by 3 wickets Kowloon Cricket Club, Yau Ma Tei

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13 October 2:00 Scorecard

Nepal     75/8 (20 overs)	v	Hong Kong 69 (17.4 overs)

Nepal won by 6 runs Kowloon Cricket Club, Yau Ma Tei

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14 October 9:30 Scorecard

Nepal     108/4 (20 overs)	v	Thailand 109/9 (18.4 overs)

Thailand won by 1 wicket Hong Kong Cricket Club, Wong Nai Chung

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14 October 2:00 Scorecard

China   114 (19 overs)	v	Hong Kong 96/9 (20 overs)

China won by 18 runs Hong Kong Cricket Club, Wong Nai Chung

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15 October 9:30 Scorecard

China   85/7 (20 overs)	v	Nepal 88/6 (17.3 overs)

Nepal won by 4 wickets Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

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15 October 2:00 Scorecard

Hong Kong   83/7 (20 overs)	v	Thailand 86/3 (18.5 overs)

Thailand won by 7 wickets Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

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East Asia-Pacific

The East Asia-Pacific regional qualifier was held in Apia, Samoa, from 15–22 July 2016, and featured three teams. Papua New Guinea was the winner, finishing undefeated in its four matches. ^[5]

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(Q)	Qualified for World Cup Qualifier

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
Papua New Guinea (Q)	4	4	0	0	0	8	+1.176
Samoa	4	2	2	0	0	4	–0.189
Japan	4	0	4	0	0	0	–1.089
Source: CricHQ

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List of matches

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15 July Scorecard

Samoa   136 (50 overs)	v	PNG 137/4 (34.5 overs)

PNG won by 6 wickets Faleata Oval, Apia

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16 July Scorecard

Japan   67 (43.1 overs)	v	PNG 68/5 (24.4 overs)

PNG won by 5 wickets Faleata Oval, Apia

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18 July Scorecard

Samoa   207/8 (50 overs)	v	Japan 181 (46.2 overs)

Samoa won by 26 runs Faleata Oval, Apia

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19 July Scorecard

Samoa   95 (39.3 overs)	v	PNG 96/7 (38.1 overs)

PNG won by 3 wickets Faleata Oval, Apia

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21 July Scorecard

Japan   105/9 (50 overs)	v	PNG 91/2 (25.1 overs)

PNG won by 8 wickets (D/L) Faleata Oval, Apia

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22 July Scorecard

Japan   135/8 (50 overs)	v	Samoa 138/7 (43 overs)

Samoa won by 3 wickets Faleata Oval, Apia

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Europe

The Europe regional qualifier was held in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, from 12–15 July 2016. Only two teams participated, the Netherlands and Scotland, with Scotland winning all three matches. ^[5]

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(Q)	Qualified for World Cup Qualifier

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
Scotland (Q)	3	3	0	0	0	6	+0.578
Netherlands	3	0	3	0	0	0	–0.578
Source: CricketArchive

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List of matches

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12 July Scorecard

Scotland   218/5 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 133/7 (26 overs)

Scotland won by 27 runs (D/L) Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea

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13 July Scorecard

Scotland   222/9 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 169/6 (37 overs)

Scotland won by 8 runs (D/L) Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea

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15 July Scorecard

Netherlands   159 (45.2 overs)	v	Scotland 160/2 (39.5 overs)

Scotland won by 8 wickets Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea

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World Cup Qualifier

Main article: 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

The 2017 World Cup Qualifier was played in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in February 2017. ^[6]

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Qualified teams

1.   India (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship)
2.   South Africa (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship)
3.   Pakistan (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship)
4.   Sri Lanka (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship)
5.   Bangladesh (automatic qualification – ODI status)
6.   Ireland (automatic qualification – ODI status)
7.   Zimbabwe (Africa regional qualifier)
8.   Thailand (Asia regional qualifier)
9.   Papua New Guinea (East Asia-Pacific regional qualifier)
10.   Scotland (Europe regional qualifier)

References

1. "ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 logo unveiled" Archived 26 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine , ICC, 23 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
2. "Zimbabwe Women triumph in Africa Regional Qualifier for ICC Women's World Cup 2017" Archived 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine , ICC, 27 April 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
3. Nadia T. Gruny, Report: ICC Americas Women's Cricket Archived 7 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine , USA Women's Cricket, 1 January 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
4. "Hong Kong to host ICC 2016 Women’s World Cup Qualifier - Asia" Archived 26 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine , ICC, 21 June 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
5. "PNG qualifies for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2017" Archived 26 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine , ICC, 22 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
6. "Colombo to host ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017" Archived 26 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine , International Cricket Council, 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.