2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier
The 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament held from 7 to 14 July 2018 in the Netherlands.[1] It was the third edition of the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier and was the qualification tournament for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament.[2] The top two teams from the qualifier tournament progressed to the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in the West Indies.[2]
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| Dates | 7 – 14 July 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | WT20I |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stages, playoffs |
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| Champions |  |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Player of the series |  |
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| Official website | Official website |
In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 women's matches played between member sides from 1 July 2018 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the qualifier tournament are played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is).[3][4]
Ahead of the final round of group-stage matches, all eight teams still had a chance to qualify for the final of the tournament, and therefore secure a place in the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[5] After the conclusion of the last group-stage matches, Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea from Group A, along with Ireland and Scotland from Group B, had all progressed to the semi finals.[6][7][8][9] The other four teams, Netherlands, Thailand, Uganda and United Arab Emirates all progressed to the semi-final playoff matches, to determine their final ranking placements.[10]
In the first semi final, Ireland beat Papua New Guinea by 27 runs, therefore advancing to the final of the tournament and qualifying for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in the process.[11] In the second semi final, Bangladesh beat Scotland by 49 runs, to also qualify for the tournament final and the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[12] Bangladesh won the tournament, beating Ireland by 25 runs in the final.[13] Ireland's Clare Shillington was named the player of the tournament.[14][15]
Qualification
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
| Team | Qualification |
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| 2016 World T20[16] |
| 2016 World T20[16] |
 | East Asia Pacific[17] |
 | European/Americas[18] |
| European/Americas[19] |
 | Africa[20] |
 | Asia[21] |
 | Asia[21] |
Squads
All the squads and match officials were confirmed by the ICC in June 2018.[22]
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Bangladesh also named Jannatul Ferdus, Lata Mondal, Murshida Khatun and Suraiya Azmin as players on standby for the series.[23]
Fixtures
On 23 May 2018, the ICC confirmed all the fixtures for the qualifier tournament.[4]
Group A
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P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.013 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.332 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.235 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.147 |
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- Netherlands Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Heather Siegers, Babette de Leede, Cher van Slobbe, Esther Corder, Robine Rijke, Lisa Klokgieters, Sterre Kalis, Jolien van Vliet (Ned), Humaira Tasneem, Chaya Mughal, Esha Rohit, Heena Hotchandani, Judit Cleetus, Kavisha Egodage, Nisha Ali, Roopa Nagraj, Subha Srinivasan and Udeni Dona (UAE) all made their WT20I debuts.
- Chamani Seneviratne made her WT20I debut for the UAE, after previously representing Sri Lanka.[29]
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- Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Sibona Jimmy, Kopi John, Brenda Tau, Pauke Siaka, Tanya Ruma, Kaia Arua, Veru Frank, Isabel Toua, Ravina Oa, Vicky Araa and Mairi Tom (PNG) all made their WT20I debuts.
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- United Arab Emirates Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Naoani Vare (PNG) made her WT20I debut.
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- Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Neha Sharma (UAE) made her WT20I debut.
- Fahima Khatun (Ban) took her first hat-trick in WT20Is.[6]
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- Netherlands Women won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
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P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.669 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.359 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.699 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.917 |
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- Ireland Women won the toss and elected to field.
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- Scotland Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Lorna Jack, Sarah Bryce, Kathryn Bryce, Rachel Hawkins, Becky Glen, Priyanaz Chatterji, Katie McGill, Abbi Aitken, Laura Grant, Abtaha Maqsood, Hannah Rainey (Sco), Racheal Ntono, Saidati Kemigisha, Janet Mbabazi, Gertrude Candiru, Franklin Najjumba, Kevin Awino, Joyce Apio, Carol Namugenyi, Immaculate Nakisuuyi, Rita Musamali, Concy Aweko (Uga) all made their WT20I debuts.
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- Uganda Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Mary Nalule and Stephanie Nampiina (Uga) both made their WT20I debuts.
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- Ireland Women won the toss and elected to field.
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Stephanie Nampiina 16 (22) Ciara Metcalfe 3/8 (4 overs) |
- Ireland Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Prico Nakitende (Uga) made her WT20I debut.
- Ciara Metcalfe (Ire) took her 100th wicket for Ireland.[32][33]
Semi-finals
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- Netherlands Women won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Scotland Women won the toss and elected to field.
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- United Arab Emirates Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ishni Mananelage and Namita D'souza (UAE) both made their WT20I debuts.
Play-off matches
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- United Arab Emirates Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Juliët Post (Ned) made her WT20I debut.
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- Uganda Women won the toss and elected to field.
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- Ireland Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Panna Ghosh (Ban) took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is.[13]
Final standings
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Qualified for the 2018 World Twenty20.
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