Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

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Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Administrator International Cricket Council
Format Limited-overs (50 overs)
First edition 2003
Latest edition 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Current championFlag of India.svg  India (1st title)
Most successfulFlag of India.svg  India
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (1 each)
Cricket current event.svg 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier is an international cricket tournament that serves as the final step of the qualification process for the Women's Cricket World Cup.

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The Women's World Cup was first held in 1973, and for the first seven editions participation was determined solely by invitation, issued at the discretion of the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC). [1] A qualification tournament was first held in 2003 (for the 2005 World Cup), which was hosted by the Netherlands and won by Ireland. [2] Four subsequent tournaments have been held – in 2008, hosted by South Africa and won by Pakistan; in 2011, hosted by Bangladesh and won by the West Indies; in 2017, hosted by Sri Lanka and won by India; and the abandoned 2021 edition hosted by Zimbabwe. [3] [4]

The inaugural event in 2003 was organised by the IWCC and branded as the IWCC Trophy. The IWCC was subsumed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2005, and all other editions have been known simply as the World Cup Qualifier. The number of teams and qualifying places has varied at each tournament – in 2003, six teams competed for two qualifying spots, while at the next edition (in 2008) eight teams contested two qualifying spots. The 2011 event, as well as 2021, saw ten teams compete for three qualifying places, and the 2017 tournament featured ten teams and four qualifying places. [5] The 2011 and 2017 editions were also used to determine Women's ODI status, and the 2021 edition was originally intended to also decide entry to the ICC Women's Championship; due to its abandonment, it was ultimately decided by rankings instead.

Results

YearHost(s)Final venueFinal
WinnerResultRunner-up
2003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands no finalCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
10 points
Ireland won on points
table
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
8 points
2008 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Stellenbosch Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
62/2 (13.4 overs)
South Africa won by 8 wickets
scorecard
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
61 (24.3 overs)
2011 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Dhaka WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
250/5 (50 overs)
West Indies won by 130 runs
scorecard
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
120 (37.3 overs)
2017 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Colombo Flag of India.svg  India
245/9 (50 overs)
India won by 1 wicket
scorecard
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
244 (49.4 overs)
2021 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Harare Tournament abruptly ended due to COVID-19 pandemic

Performance by team

Legend
Team Flag of the Netherlands.svg
2003
(6)
Flag of South Africa.svg
2008
(8)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
2011
(10)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
2017
(10)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
2021
(10)
Total
Africa
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa ×1st4th2nd×3
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 5th10th8thQ4
Americas
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 8th1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8thQ2
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 2nd×1st×Q3
Asia
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 5th5thQ3
Flag of India.svg  India ×××1st×1
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4th2nd2nd4thQ4
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka ××3rd3rdQ3
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 9thQ2
Europe
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1st3rd6th6thQ5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3rd4th7thQ4
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5th6th7th3
East Asia - Pacific
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6th9th2
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 7th10th§3

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