The 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. In an expanded qualification pathway for women's cricket in Europe, this was the first time that a second division was included. [1] The first stage of the tournament was Division Two, held in Jersey in May and June 2023. [2] Six teams played in Division Two, with the top two sides progressing to Division One, which was played in Spain in September 2023. [3] The top two teams in Division One advanced to the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier along with Ireland, Sri Lanka and six other regional qualifiers. [4] [5]
France and Italy advanced from Division Two. [6] [7] Scotland and Netherlands were the top two sides in Division One and therefore advanced to the global qualifier. [8] [9] Scotland won the event on net run rate, but Netherlands' Iris Zwilling was named player of the tournament. [10]
In November 2023, following the conclusion of the qualifier, it was reported that the Association France Cricket may have fabricated data about women's cricket activities in the country in order to meet ICC eligibility requirements for participation in the World Cup qualification process. [11]
Division Two | Division One |
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Dates | 29 May – 2 June 2023 |
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Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Host(s) | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 15 |
Most runs | ![]() |
Most wickets | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.736 | Advanced to Division One |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.833 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2.674 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.939 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −1.408 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −5.507 |
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Methnara Rathnayake 14 (13) Georgia Mallet 4/5 (3 overs) |
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Gulhatun Keles 8 (20) Surya Ravuri 3/7 (4 overs) | Signe Lundell 22* (20) |
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Marie Violleau 22 (31) Dilaisha Nanayakkara 2/16 (4 overs) | Emilia Bartram 44* (31) Thea Graham 2/11 (3.4 overs) |
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Gulce Cengiz 11* (26) Asmita Kohli 2/5 (4 overs) | Anne Bierwisch 24* (22) |
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Ines McKeon 94 (65) Anya Vaidya 2/16 (4 overs) | Gunjan Shukla 31 (33) Anika Bester 2/16 (4 overs) |
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Hatice Okcu 12* (30) Erin Gouge 3/6 (2.5 overs) | Charlie Miles 23 (17) Goksu Ayan 1/14 (1 over) |
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Chathurika Mahamalage 53* (62) Gunjan Shukla 2/12 (4 overs) | Anya Vaidya 51 (37) Sharon Withanage 2/6 (1.1 overs) |
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Dilaisha Nanayakkara 36 (30) Milena Beresford 1/11 (2 overs) |
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Poppy McGeown 58* (48) Ezgi Nur Kilic 3/35 (4 overs) | Kubra Canavarci 9 (18) Prabhashi Mahawattage 3/16 (3.4 overs) |
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Signe Lundell 49 (42) Anuradha Doddaballapur 2/19 (4 overs) |
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Trinity Smith 21 (29) Anika Bester 4/20 (4 overs) |
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Sharon Withanage 58 (50) Kubra Canavarci 2/23 (4 overs) | Burcu Taylan 36 (38) Regina Suddahazai 3/8 (4 overs) |
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Chloe Greechan 27 (27) Gunjan Shukla 2/15 (4 overs) | Kanchan Rana 4 (6) Chloe Greechan 5/4 (4 overs) |
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Poppy McGeown 34 (23) Christina Gough 3/11 (4 overs) | Sharanya Sadarangani 32* (43) Thea Graham 1/11 (2 overs) |
Dates | 6 – 12 September 2023 |
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Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Host(s) | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Participants | 4 |
Matches | 12 |
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Most runs | ![]() |
Most wickets | ![]() |
The following squads were named for the tournament. [24]
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Ahead of the tournament, Niamh Robertson-Jack and Ellen Watson were added to Scotland's squad to replace the unavailable pair of Abbi Aitken-Drummond and Olivia Bell. [29]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.777 | Advanced to the global qualifier |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.377 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −1.982 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −4.566 |
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Marie Violleau 38 (39) Robine Rijke 3/15 (4 overs) | Iris Zwilling 36 (18) Thea Graham 1/12 (1 over) |
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Methnara Rathnayake 30 (26) Hannah Rainey 2/13 (4 overs) |
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Chloe Abel 25 (16) Phebe Molkenboer 3/11 (3 overs) |
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Emilia Bartram 50* (44) Thea Graham 2/22 (4 overs) | Ines McKeon 14 (11) Kumudu Peddrick 4/10 (4 overs) |
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Sarah Bryce 67 (40) Kumudu Peddrick 2/26 (3 overs) | Chathurika Mahamalage 21 (30) Darcey Carter 3/12 (4 overs) |
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Amy Seddon 26 (32) Robine Rijke 4/7 (4 overs) | Heather Siegers 47 (18) Emma Patel 1/12 (1 over) |
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Amy Seddon 23 (26) Chathurika Mahamalage 2/5 (3 overs) | Sharon Withanage 37 (55) Prabhashi Mahawattage 1/8 (3 overs) |
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Robine Rijke 36 (19) Emilia Bartram 2/12 (4 overs) |