2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualification

The 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualification were a series of regional qualification tournaments to determine the final five places at the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. Qualification tournaments were held in Africa, Asia, East-Asia Pacific and Europe.

2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualification

Dates	1 June – 12 September 2022
Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council (ICC)
Cricket format	Limited-overs (20 overs)
Participants	20
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Qualified teams

Region	Team
Africa	Rwanda
Americas	United States
Asia	United Arab Emirates
East Asia-Pacific	Indonesia
Europe	Scotland

Americas

The Americas region qualifier was scratched and the United States qualified automatically as they were the only ICC associate member in the region who met the ICC's Event Pathway Participation Criteria. ^[1]

Asia

The Asian qualifier was hosted by Malaysia between 3-9 June 2022. Thailand and United Arab Emirates were undefeated going into their final round-robin match. The UAE defeated Thailand by six wickets to qualify for the World Cup, the first for a UAE women's team. ^[2]

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	United Arab Emirates	5	5	0	0	10	5.798
2	Thailand	5	4	1	0	8	3.237
3	Nepal	5	3	2	0	6	0.173
4	Malaysia	5	2	3	0	4	−1.318
5	Qatar	5	1	4	0	2	−2.505
6	Bhutan	5	0	5	0	0	−4.514

Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[3]

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Fixtures

3 June 2022 09:30 Scorecard

Thailand   133/4 (20 overs)	v	Malaysia 48 (13.4 overs)
Thipatcha Putthawong 32 (32) Elsa Hunter 2/23 (4 overs)		Dhanusri Muhunan 9 (13) Nanthita Boonsukham 5/9 (3.4 overs)

Thailand won by 85 runs Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara Umpires: Shivani Mishra (Qat) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)

• Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.

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3 June 2022 09:30 Scorecard

Nepal     117/3 (20 overs)	v	Qatar 38 (15.4 overs)
Ashma Pulami Magar 32* (39) Saachi Dhadwal 1/17 (4 overs)		Saachi Dhadwal 14 (27) Shristi Jaisi 3/5 (4 overs)

Nepal won by 79 runs UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)

• Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.

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3 June 2022 13:15 Scorecard

United Arab Emirates   202/1 (20 overs)	v	Bhutan 42/7 (20 overs)
Theertha Satish 94 (64) Chencho Dema 1/33 (2 overs)		Ngawang Choden 8 (28) Rishitha Rajith 2/2 (2 overs)

United Arab Emirates won by 160 runs Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

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4 June 2022 09:30 Scorecard

Malaysia   115/7 (20 overs)	v	Qatar 88/3 (20 overs)
Elsa Hunter 42 (38) Sarrinah Ahmed 3/8 (3 overs)		Saachi Dhadwal 26 (36)

Malaysia won by 27 runs Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)

• Qatar won the toss and elected to field.

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4 June 2022 13:15 Scorecard

Thailand   182/3 (20 overs)	v	Bhutan 52/8 (20 overs)
Banthida Leephatthana 73* (58) Sonam 2/28 (4 overs)		Sonam 12 (32) Nanthita Boonsukham 3/19 (4 overs)

Thailand won by 130 runs Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)

• Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.

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4 June 2022 13:15 Scorecard

Nepal     8 (8.1 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 9/0 (1.1 overs)
Sneha Mahara 3 (10) Mahika Gaur 5/2 (4 overs)		Theertha Satish 4* (4)

United Arab Emirates won by 10 wickets UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)

• Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.

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6 June 2022 09:30 Scorecard

Thailand   128/6 (20 overs)	v	Qatar 59/8 (20 overs)
Sunida Chaturongrattana 31 (32) Tafaul El Nour 2/20 (4 overs)		Saachi Dhadwal 29 (59) Pornnapha Saehoe 4/5 (4 overs)

Thailand won by 69 runs Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)

• Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.

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6 June 2022 09:30 Scorecard

Malaysia   33/9 (20 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 34/1 (4 overs)
Nurul Athirah 11 (22) Mahika Gaur 4/4 (4 overs)		Lavanya Keny 13* (12) Nur Dania Syuhada 1/10 (2 overs)

United Arab Emirates won by 9 wickets UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi Umpires: Shivani Mishra (Qat) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

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6 June 2022 13:15 Scorecard

Bhutan   66/9 (20 overs)	v	Nepal 67/6 (13.1 overs)
Ngawang Choden 11 (14) Manisha Upadhayay 2/3 (4 overs)		Sanu Rajbanshi 30* (32) Sangay Wangmo 3/22 (4 overs)

Nepal won by 4 wickets Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)

• Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.

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7 June 2022 09:30 Scorecard

Qatar   49/8 (20 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 52/0 (5.4 overs)
Aleena Khan 17 (27) Archara Supriya 5/2 (4 overs)		Theertha Satish 34* (20)

United Arab Emirates won by 10 wickets Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)

• Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.

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7 June 2022 13:15 Scorecard

Bhutan   87/5 (20 overs)	v	Malaysia 88/2 (11.2 overs)
Ngawang Choden 23 (26) Nur Dania Syuhada 2/4 (4 overs)		Elsa Hunter 37* (24) Chado Om 1/12 (2 overs)

Malaysia won by 8 wickets Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Narayanan Janani (Ind)

• Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.

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7 June 2022 13:15 Scorecard

Thailand   89/7 (20 overs)	v	Nepal 40 (19.5 overs)
Thipatcha Putthawong 20 (31) Manisha Upadhayay 2/14 (4 overs)		Shristi Jaisi 7* (21) Nanthita Boonsukham 3/9 (4 overs)

Thailand won by 49 runs UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)

• Nepal won the toss and elected to field.

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9 June 2022 09:30 Scorecard

Nepal     86/7 (20 overs)	v	Malaysia 61/4 (20 overs)
Anjali Bishowkarma 33 (54) Nur Dania Syuhada 2/14 (4 overs)		Elsa Hunter 28 (32) Kritika Marasini 2/6 (4 overs)

Nepal won by 25 runs UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)

• Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.

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9 June 2022 09:30 Scorecard

Bhutan   114/9 (20 overs)	v	Qatar 115/3 (16 overs)
Ngawang Choden 27 (21) Aleena Khan 3/8 (4 overs)		Shrutiben Rana 49 (47) Sonam 1/18 (3 overs)

Qatar won by 7 wickets Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)

• Qatar won the toss and elected to field.

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9 June 2022 13:15 Scorecard

Thailand   84/8 (20 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 85/4 (17.1 overs)
Phannita Maya 40 (39) Mahika Gaur 2/11 (4 overs)		Theertha Satish 38* (38) Thipatcha Putthawong 2/21 (4 overs)

United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets Kinrara Academy Oval, Bandar Kinrara Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)

• Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.

East Asia-Pacific

The East Asia-Pacific qualifier was hosted by Indonesia from 3-5 July 2022.

As Indonesia and Papua New Guinea were the only teams participating, the qualifier was scheduled as a three-match series. ^[4] Indonesia won the series 2–1 and thus qualified for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, the first time any cricket team from Indonesia has made it to a World Cup.

Match list

3 July 2022 Scorecard

Indonesia   105/9 (20 overs)	v	Papua New Guinea 68 (17.3 overs)

Indonesia won by 37 runs Udayana Cricket Ground, Jimbaran

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4 July 2022 Scorecard

Indonesia   69/9 (20 overs)	v	Papua New Guinea 72/6 (18.5 overs)

Papua New Guinea won by 4 wickets Udayana Cricket Ground, Jimbaran

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5 July 2022 Scorecard

Indonesia   89/8 (20 overs)	v	Papua New Guinea 87 (19.2 overs)

Indonesia won by 2 runs Udayana Cricket Ground, Jimbaran

Europe

The Europe qualifier was a three-match series between Netherlands and Scotland, hosted by the former from 9-11 August 2022. Scotland won the series 3–0 to secure qualification for the Under-19 World Cup. ^[5]

Match list

9 August 2022 Scorecard

Scotland   135/6 (20 overs)	v	Netherlands 78 (19.2 overs)

Scotland won by 57 runs Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht

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10 August 2022 Scorecard

Netherlands   94/7 (20 overs)	v	Scotland 95/1 (8.1 overs)

Scotland won by 9 wickets Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht

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11 August 2022 Scorecard

Scotland   223/2 (20 overs)	v	Netherlands 100/7 (20 overs)

Scotland won by 123 runs Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht

Africa

The Africa regional qualifier was hosted by Botswana in September 2022. The participating teams were Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda. ^[6] Rwanda won the qualifier by defeating Tanzania in the final by six wickets, becoming the first Rwanda team to qualify for a Cricket World Cup in any format. ^[7]

Group One

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	NRR	Pts
Uganda (Q)	3	3	0	0	0	+3.072	6
Namibia (Q)	3	2	1	0	0	+2.995	4
Botswana	3	1	2	0	0	–4.570	2
Sierra Leone	3	0	3	0	0	–1.452	0

3 September 2022 Scorecard

Namibia   85/5 (20 overs)	v	Uganda 87/6 (17.3 overs)

Uganda won by 4 wickets Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone

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3 September 2022 Scorecard

Sierra Leone   98 (18 overs)	v	Botswana 100/9 (18.5 overs)

Botswana won by 1 wicket Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone

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4 September 2022 Scorecard

Namibia   191/4 (20 overs)	v	Botswana 54/9 (20 overs)

Namibia won by 137 runs Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone

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4 September 2022 Scorecard

Uganda   107/4 (20 overs)	v	Sierra Leone 84/5 (20 overs)

Uganda won by 23 runs Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone

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6 September 2022 Scorecard

Namibia   151/5 (20 overs)	v	Sierra Leone 96/8 (20 overs)

Namibia won by 55 runs Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone

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6 September 2022 Scorecard

Uganda   181/3 (20 overs)	v	Botswana 38/8 (20 overs)

Uganda won by 143 runs Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone

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Group Two

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	NRR	Pts
Tanzania (Q)	4	4	0	0	0	+4.321	8
Rwanda (Q)	4	3	1	0	0	+4.700	6
Nigeria	4	2	2	0	0	+1.027	4
Malawi	4	1	3	0	0	–4.092	2
Mozambique	4	0	4	0	0	–8.632	0

3 September 2022 Scorecard

Rwanda   79 (17.3 overs)	v	Nigeria 70 (16.5 overs)

Rwanda won by 9 runs Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone

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3 September 2022 Scorecard

Mozambique   19 (8.4 overs)	v	Tanzania 20/1 (2 overs)

Tanzania won by 9 wickets Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone

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4 September 2022 Scorecard

Mozambique   81 (20 overs)	v	Malawi 83/2 (11 overs)

Malawi won by 8 wickets Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone

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4 September 2022 Scorecard

Tanzania   174/3 (20 overs)	v	Nigeria 59 (19 overs)

Tanzania won by 115 runs Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone

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6 September 2022 Scorecard

Mozambique   46 (13.3 overs)	v	Nigeria 47/1 (4.3 overs)

Nigeria won by 9 wickets Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone

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6 September 2022 Scorecard

Rwanda   187/5 (20 overs)	v	Malawi 42 (17 overs)

Rwanda won by 145 runs Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone

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7 September 2022 Scorecard

Tanzania   141/8 (20 overs)	v	Malawi 43 (19.3 overs)

Tanzania won by 98 runs Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone

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7 September 2022 Scorecard

Rwanda   259/2 (20 overs)	v	Mozambique 36 (12.3 overs)

Rwanda won by 223 runs Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone

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9 September 2022 Scorecard

Nigeria   191/7 (20 overs)	v	Malawi 74 (18.5 overs)

Nigeria won by 117 runs Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone

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9 September 2022 Scorecard

Tanzania   115 (19.1 overs)	v	Rwanda 114/6 (20 overs)

Tanzania won by 1 run Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone

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Semi-finals

10 September 2022 Scorecard

Namibia   107/8 (20 overs)	v	Tanzania 111/4 (18.5 overs)
Engela van der Merwe 28 (30) Agnes Qwele 3/9 (4 overs)		Agnes Qwele 47* (49) Naomi Benjamin 3/8 (4 overs)

Tanzania won by 6 wickets Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone

• Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.

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10 September 2022 Scorecard

Rwanda 97/6 (20 overs)	v	Uganda 41 (20 overs)
Henriette Ishimwe 36 (45) Lorna Anyait 2/6 (4 overs)		Jimia Muhamed 9 (20) Henriette Ishimwe 4/9 (4 overs)

Rwanda won by 56 runs Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone

• Uganda won the toss and elected to bowl.

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Third-Place play-off

12 September 2022 Scorecard

Uganda   110/4 (20 overs)	v	Namibia 114/6 (17.1 overs)
Malisa Ariokot 30* (32) Jorinda Fourie 2/9 (4 overs)		Edelle van Zyl 31 (29) Annet Anume 2/12 (2.1 overs)

Namibia won by 4 wickets Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone

• Namibia won the toss and elected to bowl.

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Final

12 September 2022 Scorecard

Tanzania   84 (18 overs)	v	Rwanda 86/4 (15.4 overs)
Rahima Kibwana 33 (39) Belise Murekatete 3/6 (3 overs)		Merveille Uwase 25 (30) Josephine Shirima 1/11 (2 overs)

Rwanda won by 6 wickets Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone

• Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.

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