2025 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualification explained

The 2025 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualification is a series of regional qualification tournaments to determine the final four teams for the 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.

Qualified teams

RegionTeam
Africa
Americas
Asia
East Asia-Pacific
Europe

East Asia-Pacific

The East Asia-Pacific qualifier was held in Indonesia from 14 to 20 May 2024.[1] Samoa finished at the top of the table to qualify for the World Cup, becoming the first Samoan team to qualify for a Cricket World Cup in any format.[2]

Fixtures

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Europe

The Europe qualifier was contested as a three-match series between Netherlands and Scotland that was held from 1 to 4 August 2024 in Scotland.[3] [4]

20-over series

3rd 20-over match

America

For the second time in a row, United States of America received automatic qualification for the World Cup as they were still the only team in the region to fulfill the criteria required to enter the qualification pathway.[5]

Africa

The Africa qualifier will be divided into two divisions with Division 2 scheduled to be held from 21st to 27th August in Kigali, Rwanda. A total of 7 women's Under-19 teams from the region will compete with each other in a single round-robin format following which the top two team in the points table of the Division 2 tournament will advance to the Africa qualifier. The participating teams in Division 2 are the Under-19 women's teams from Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Sierra Leone. The top two teams of Division 2 will join the under 19 women's teams from Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe in the Division 1 tournament.[6]

Division 2

Fixtures

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Division 1

The top 2 teams from Division 2 will join the under 19 women's teams from Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe in the Division 1 tournament which is scheduled to held from 23-29 September 2024.[6]

Asia

The Asia qualifier is scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates from 6-14 November 2024, where teams from Kuwait, Nepal, Thailand and host United Arab Emirates play with each other in a double round-robin format.[7]

Points table

Notes and References

  1. Web site: East Asia Pacific announces hosts and dates for the 2024 pathway events . International Cricket Council . 5 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Samoa qualify for Women's U19 T20 World Cup after stunning East Asia-Pacific run . International Cricket Council . 20 May 2024.
  3. Web site: SCOTLAND TO HOST ICC U19 WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP EUROPE QUALIFIER . Cricket Scotland . 5 March 2024.
  4. Web site: Blockbuster European Summer of Cricket in 2024 confirmed . International Cricket Council . 5 March 2024.
  5. Web site: USA U19 Women To Play 5-Match T20I Series Against West Indies U19 Women . USA Cricket . 12 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Rwanda Cricket to host ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup Africa Division 2 Qualifier in August 2024 . Czarsportz . 15 August 2024.
  7. Web site: UAE cricket to host U19 women's T20 world cup Asia qualifier in November 2024 . Czarsportz . 19 August 2024.