2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Explained

2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Fromdate:21 November
Todate:5 December 2021
Administrator:International Cricket Council
Cricket Format:List A, One Day International
Host: Zimbabwe
Participants:9
Matches:25
Previous Year:2017
Previous Tournament:2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Next Year:2025
Next Tournament:2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

The 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament that was held in Zimbabwe in November and December 2021.[1] The tournament was the final part of the qualification process for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup.[2] All of the regional qualification tournaments used the Women's Twenty20 International format.[3] The tournament was the fifth edition of the World Cup Qualifier, with the fixtures played as 50 overs matches.[4] Originally, the top three teams from the qualifier would have progressed to the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[5] The top three teams, along with the next two best placed teams, also qualified for the next cycle of the ICC Women's Championship.[6]

Originally, the qualifier was scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka from 3 to 19 July 2020.[7] [8] [9] [10] In March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that they were reviewing the scheduling of the tournament.[7] [11] On 12 May 2020, the ICC confirmed that the tournament had been postponed.[12] [13] In December 2020, the ICC confirmed that the qualifier would be played during June and July 2021.[14] In April 2021, the ICC postponed the tournament to November and December 2021.[15] In August 2021, the ICC confirmed the dates for the tournament, and that it would be played in Zimbabwe.[16] The full schedule for the tournament was announced in November 2021.[17] The ten teams were placed into two groups of five,[18] with the top three teams from each group advancing to the Super Six stage of the tournament.[19]

On 8 November 2021, Papua New Guinea announced that they had been forced to withdraw due to several players recording positive tests for COVID-19.[20] [21] On 10 November, the ICC confirmed that there would be no replacement team for Papua New Guinea,[22] with Group A reduced to four teams.[23] In late November 2021, a new variant of the COVID-19 virus was discovered in southern Africa,[24] with Cricket Ireland issued a statement saying they were monitoring the situation.[25] Prior to the discovery of the new variant, three members of the Sri Lankan team had tested positive for COVID-19.[26] Their scheduled match against the West Indies, due to take place on 27 November 2021, was cancelled after seven members of the Sri Lankan team tested positive.[27]

Later the same day, the ICC announced that the qualifier tournament had been called off, due to concerns of the new COVID variant and travel restrictions.[28] Per the ICC's playing conditions, the qualification slots were based on the team's ODI rankings, therefore Bangladesh, Pakistan and the West Indies progressed to the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup, with Sri Lanka and Ireland qualifying for the next ICC Women's Championship.[29] This decision meant that the other teams at the tournament were ineligible for World Cup or Women's Championship qualification, as the ICC only grants ODI status to full members, and as such they are not included in the ODI rankings. The decision was seen as controversial, given that at the point the tournament was abandoned, Thailand, an Associate team, had been leading their group and were already guaranteed a spot in the Super Six stage with two points carried forward, but were not allowed to qualify for the World Cup or even the Women's Championship, a circumstance that at least one online cricket publication described as cruel.[30] [31] [32] As a result, Thailand became the first team since the creation of the qualifiers in 2003 to win at least 3 of their first 4 matches without ultimately qualifying for the World Cup, as well as the second team since ODI status began to be offered in 2011 to win at least 3 matches overall without ultimately gaining ODI or Women's Championship status.

Status of matches

In September 2018, ICC chief executive Dave Richardson announced that all matches at ICC World Cup Qualifiers would be awarded One Day International (ODI) status.[33] However, in November 2021, the ICC reversed this decision,[34] and determined that all fixtures in the Women's World Cup Qualifier featuring a team without ODI status would be recorded as a List A match.[35] This followed an announcement retrospectively applying first-class and List A status to women's cricket.[36] [37]

Qualification

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

!Means of Qualification!Date!Host!Berths!Qualified
Automatic Qualifications
WODI statusNovember 2018Tournament results2
6th–8th in the 2017–20 ICC Women's ChampionshipDecember 2019Tournament results3[38]
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[40]
Regional Qualifications
Asia18–27 February 2019 Thailand[41] 1[42]
Africa5–12 May 2019 Zimbabwe[43] 1[44]
East Asia-Pacific6–10 May 2019 Vanuatu[45] 1[46]
Americas17–19 May 2019 United States[47] 1[48]
Europe26–29 June 2019 Spain[49] 1[50]
Total10

Papua New Guinea withdrew from the qualifier due to positive COVID-19 tests within the squad.[51]

Squads

The following teams and squads were announced for the tournament.[52] Players marked with an * were named as reserves in their respective sides.

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Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zimbabwe to host Women's World Cup Qualifier in November . Women's CricZone . 12 August 2021.
  2. News: Women's Cricket World Cup postponed until 2022 . BBC Sport . 7 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Thailand plays host as the road to the Women's T20 and 50-over World Cups begins . International Cricket Council . 14 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Pakistan aim to start well against Bangladesh; Confident Thailand face familiar rival in Zimbabwe . Women's CricZone . 20 November 2021.
  5. Web site: ICC Women's World Cups Qualification FAQs . International Cricket Council . 19 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Zimbabwe to host ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier . International Cricket Council . 19 August 2021.
  7. Web site: COVID-19 update – ICC qualifying events . International Cricket Council . 26 March 2020.
  8. Web site: Sri Lanka to host Women's World Cup Qualifiers in 2020 . The Papare . 19 July 2019 . 21 July 2019.
  9. Web site: ICC board and full council concludes in London . International Cricket Council . 18 July 2019.
  10. Web site: Thailand Quadrangular disappointment for Women . Cricket Europe . 2 March 2020 . 2 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200302160251/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000003/000315.shtml . dead .
  11. Web site: Women's World Cup Qualifier in Sri Lanka in doubt . The Papare . 26 March 2020 . 27 March 2020.
  12. Web site: ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier postponed . International Cricket Council . 12 May 2020.
  13. Web site: Covid-19 effect: Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021 postponed . ESPNcricinfo . 12 May 2020.
  14. Web site: Hosts New Zealand to kick off 2022 Women's ODI World Cup on March 4 . ESPNcricinfo . 15 December 2020.
  15. News: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board and Committee meetings have concluded following a series of virtual conference calls. ICC. 1 April 2021. 1 April 2021.
  16. Web site: Women's ODI World Cup qualifier shifted from Sri Lanka to Zimbabwe; to begin in November . ESPNcricinfo . 19 August 2021.
  17. Web site: ICC Women's CWC Qualifier 2021 fixtures confirmed . International Cricket Council . 2 November 2021.
  18. Web site: ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier to open with Pakistan, Bangladesh match on November 21 . Women's CricZone . 2 November 2021.
  19. Web site: Pakistan, Bangladesh to kick off Women's ODI World Cup Qualifier in Harare . ESPNcricinfo . 3 November 2021.
  20. Web site: Kumul Petroleum PNG Lewas forced by Covid to withdraw from Zimbabwe tour . Cricket PNG . 8 November 2021 . 8 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211108140617/https://cricketpng.org.pg/kumul-petroleum-png-lewas-forced-by-covid-to-withdraw-from-zimbabwe-tour . dead .
  21. Web site: PNG forced to withdraw from ODI World Cup qualifiers after several players test positive for Covid-19 . Women's CricZone . 9 November 2021.
  22. Web site: Papua New Guinea withdraw from Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier . International Cricket Council . 10 November 2021.
  23. Web site: Papua New Guinea withdraw from Women's WCQ . Cricket Europe . 10 November 2021 . 10 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211110095401/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000014/001454.shtml . dead .
  24. News: New Covid variant: How worried should we be? . BBC News . 26 November 2021 . 26 November 2021.
  25. Web site: Statement on emerging Covid-19 situation . Cricket Ireland . 26 November 2021.
  26. Web site: Three Sri Lanka Women players test positive for Covid-19 . ESPNcricinfo . 27 November 2021.
  27. Web site: Seven Sri Lanka Women players test positive for COVID-19 . ThePapare . 27 November 2021 . 27 November 2021.
  28. Web site: ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021 called off . International Cricket Council . 27 November 2021.
  29. Web site: ICC Women's CWC Qualifier in Zimbabwe abandoned amid Covid-related uncertainty . International Cricket Council . 27 November 2021.
  30. Web site: Thailand halted by cricket's red tape . Emerging Cricket . 28 November 2021 . 28 November 2021.
  31. Web site: Our women's team didn't get 'fair chance' to qualify for World Cup - Thailand board president . ESPNcricinfo . 6 April 2022.
  32. Web site: Thailand cruelly denied Cup, Championship berths . Cricket Australia . 28 November 2021.
  33. News: ICC awards Asia Cup ODI status. International Cricket Council. 9 September 2018. 24 November 2021.
  34. Web site: Thailand cruelly denied Cup, Championship berths . Cricket Australia . 28 November 2021.
  35. Web site: Bangladesh trounce USA; Pakistan survive Thailand banana peel . ESPNcricinfo . 23 November 2021.
  36. Web site: ICC Board appoints Afghanistan Working Group . International Cricket Council . 17 November 2021.
  37. Web site: ICC appoints Working Group to review status of Afghanistan cricket; women's First Class, List A classification to align with men's game . Women's CricZone . 17 November 2021.
  38. Web site: ICC announces allocation of points for cancelled series in the ICC Women's Championship . International Cricket Council . 15 April 2020.
  39. Web site: Chance for South Africa to gain valuable points . International Cricket Council . 23 January 2020.
  40. Web site: All-round England secure clean-sweep . International Cricket Council . 21 March 2019.
  41. Web site: Thailand hosts women's T20 and ODI World Cup pre-qualifiers . Inside Sport . 14 February 2019 . 14 February 2019.
  42. Web site: Thailand tops the chart in ICC Women's World Cup Asia Qualifiers . Women's CricZone . 27 February 2019 . 27 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190227182219/https://www.womenscriczone.com/report/thailand-tops-the-chart-in-icc-womens-champion-asia-qualifiers/ . dead .
  43. Web site: Africa: Zimbabwe to Host 2019 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier . All Africa . 15 February 2019.
  44. Web site: Zim Cricket Team Beats Namibia, Secures Place In Scotland World Cup Qualifier . Pindula News . 12 May 2019.
  45. Web site: Busy 2019 for Cricket PNG . Loop PNG . 25 January 2019 . 14 February 2019.
  46. Web site: Perfect performance from PNG in Port Vila . Cricket World . 10 May 2019.
  47. Web site: USA Cricket Name Team USA Women's Squad for Selection Camp. USA Cricket . 30 January 2019 . 15 February 2019.
  48. Web site: Brilliant USA Women seal place at Global Qualifiers . USA Cricket . 18 May 2019 . 19 May 2019.
  49. Web site: Fixtures for three ICC events announced ahead of Europe's 'Summer of Cricket' . International Cricket Council . 3 April 2019.
  50. Web site: Netherlands win ICC Women's Qualifier Europe to secure place at two global events . Inside the Games . 29 June 2019 . 29 June 2019.
  51. Web site: Covid-19 cases in PNG camp forces team to withdraw from Women's World Cup Qualifiers . ESPNcricinfo . 9 November 2021.
  52. Web site: Squads confirmed for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021 . International Cricket Council . 16 November 2021.
  53. Web site: Media Release : ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021: Bangladesh Squad announced . Bangladesh Cricket Board . 4 November 2021.
  54. Web site: Ireland squad announced for Women's World Cup Qualifier; amendments made to tournament schedule . Cricket Ireland . 12 November 2021.
  55. Web site: Preview: ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021 . Royal Dutch Cricket Association . 29 October 2021.
  56. Web site: Pakistan Women to travel for World Cup Qualifier on early Tuesday morning . Pakistan Cricket Board . 10 January 2014 . 15 November 2021.
  57. Web site: Papua New Guinea announce 15-member squad for ODI World Cup Qualifiers . Women's CricZone . 3 November 2021.
  58. Web site: Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers . Women's CricZone . 6 October 2021.
  59. Web site: Thailand announce 15-member side for World Cup Qualifiers . Women's CricZone . 8 November 2021.
  60. Web site: Team USA Women's Squad named for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe . USA Cricket . 28 October 2021 . 29 October 2021.
  61. Web site: West Indies name women's squad for Pakistan tour and ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2021 . Cricket West Indies . 26 October 2021.
  62. Web site: All nine squads confirmed as crucial Women's World Cup Qualifier approaches . International Cricket Council . 16 November 2021.

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