2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier explained

2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier
Administrator:	ICC East Asia-Pacific
Cricket Format:	Twenty20 International
Tournament Format:	Round-robin
Host:	Vanuatu
Fromdate:	1
Todate:	8 September 2023
Participants:	7
Matches:	21
Most Runs:	Rachel Andrew (151)
Most Wickets:	Vanessa Vira (11)
Player Of The Series:	Rachel Andrew
Previous Year:	2021
Previous Tournament:	2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier

The 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.^[1] The East Asia-Pacific qualifier tournament was hosted at the Vanuatu Cricket Ground from 1 to 8 September 2023, and the top team in the tournament progressed to the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier.^[2] The tournament was played as a single round-robin, featuring the national teams of Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Papua New Guinea and Samoa.^[3]

Ahead of the qualifier, hosts Vanuatu played a two-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Japan at the same venue.^[4] Vanuatu won the series 2–0.^[5]

Vanuatu progressed to the global qualifier by remaining unbeaten throughout the tournament.^[6] Vanuatu all-rounder Rachel Andrew was named player of the tournament and batter of the tournament, while her teammate 16-year-old Vanessa Vira was named bowler of the tournament.^[7]

Vanuatu v Japan series

Series Name:	Japan women's cricket team in Vanuatu in 2023
Team1 Image:	Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Team1 Name:	Vanuatu
Team2 Image:	Flag of Japan.svg
Team2 Name:	Japan
From Date:	28
To Date:	30 August 2023
Team1 Captain:	Selina Solman
Team2 Captain:	Mai Yanagida
No Of Twenty20s:	2
Team1 Twenty20s Won:	2
Team2 Twenty20s Won:	0
Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs:	Rachel Andrew (46)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs:	Ahilya Chandel (29)
Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets:	Vicky Mansale (5)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets:	Mai Yanagida (2) Nonoha Yasumoto (2)

2nd T20I

Qualifier

Fixtures

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External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo (Vanuatu v Japan)
• Series home at ESPNcricinfo (EAP Qualifier)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pathway to ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Qualification begins in Europe . International Cricket Council . 27 July 2023.
2. Web site: Vanuatu Cricket to host 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier in September 2023 . Czarsportz . 27 July 2023.
3. Web site: Global Qualifier spot up for grabs at Women's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier in Vanuatu . International Cricket Council . 30 August 2023.
4. Web site: Women's National Team Set to Challenge Japan in T20I Series Ahead of ICC Women's T20WC EAP Qualifier . Vanuatu Cricket Association . 23 August 2023.
5. Web site: Vanuatu Win Series 2-0 . Japan Cricket Association . 30 August 2023.
6. Web site: Vanuatu, Thailand and UAE book Global Qualifier spot . International Cricket Council . 8 September 2023.
7. Web site: Vanuatu claim historic victory at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 EAP Qualifier . International Cricket Council . 11 September 2023.
8. Web site: CICA names women's team for T20 World Cup Qualifier . Cook Islands News . 10 August 2023.
9. Web site: The National Women's Cricket team to the East Asia Pacific World Cup qualifier was announced this morning after the trials at Albert Park . Cricket Fiji (via Facebook) . 8 July 2023.
10. Web site: Women’s Japan National Team for EAP Qualifier Confirmed . Japan Cricket Association . 8 August 2023.
11. Web site: Lewas announce squad . The National . 10 August 2023.
12. Web site: Vanuatu Cricket Association Unveils Women's Squad Set to Compete in ICC Women's T20WC EAP Qualifier . Vanuatu Cricket Association . 11 August 2023.