Dubai 31 August : The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier will take place in the Zayed Cricket Stadium and Tolerance Oval in Abu Dhabi from September 18 to 25th the world cricket body announced on Wednesday.In the Qualifier that will take place, an aggregate of eight teams will be competing to be the two teams that will get the final two places at the next T20 World Cup in South Africa.
Hosts : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will take on Thailand in the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on the first day of the world qualifier.Zimbabwe is also in action on the first day when they face Papua New Guinea at the adjacent Tolerance Oval.
Bangladesh, Ireland, Scotland and Scotland, Ireland, Bangladesh and the USA complete the list in the qualifying phase in the race to join Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and hosts South Africa at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup next year.
“Hosted by the Abu Dhabi Cricket & Sports Hub The matches will be played at the Tolerance Oval will be the first fully internationals played at the stadium since it was granted ICC accreditation.The Zayed Cricket Stadium will be the venue for the final and both semi-finals.” the ICC announced in the release.
Bangladesh and Thailand both of which participated in the extremely profitable T20 World Cup in Australia in 2020 and were qualified for this tournament on the basis of that are the two top teams in the Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings and are placed in various groups.
Ireland, Scotland and the USA are pooled with Bangladesh in Group A.The USA, Scotland and Ireland are also pooled together with Bangladesh.Thailand are in Group B, along with Zimbabwe, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the UAE.The two top teams in each group will go on to make the semi-finals, and both finalist teams will be able to secure their spots in the T20 World Cup.
“This T20 World Cup Qualifier will be an incredible event with eight teams that are closely matched competing for two spots in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa next year.The level of competition in the women’s game has risen significantly over the past four years, and with each ICC region being represented in Abu Dhabi it will be a difficult tournament,” said Chris Tetley, ICC Head of Events.
“There is a lot of momentum in women’s cricket currently, due to the tremendous achievement of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 and the sport’s debut in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa will enable us to build on that momentum and in accordance with our growth plan for the world, bring women’s cricket to more people than before” he added.
Emirates Cricket Development Manager Andrew Russell, said, “Women’s cricket has never been in better shape, both in the globe as well as in the UAE and it is vital to our Board to continue this momentum.
We hope to achieve that by hosting this prestigious event which we believe could be a catalyst for accelerating the growth of the sport in the country and throughout our region.
“I encourage everyone to attend and help the UAE team and the other seven talented teams, particularly parents, extended families and friends of all girls in the midst of their development who will be motivated by this tournament to participate in and excel in sports.
This isn’t just an opportunity to enjoy top-of-the-line cricket at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, but it will also help to ignite a passion in the next generation of girls for this amazing sport.We also anticipate the officiating of the newly accredited Tolerance Oval (at this event),” he added.
Although Bangladesh and Thailand have taken the two slots reserved for last two placed teams of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 The remaining teams have made it through the Regional Qualifiers.
Scotland (Europe), UAE (Asia), USA (America) and Zimbabwe (Africa) have been selected after winning regional competitions, while PNG are the top-ranked side of the group as of the 30th November of 2021 in East Asia Pacific, which was unable to hold a competition due to the COVID-19 virus.
Ireland was ranked as the top placed side in the regional competitions, but failed to be able to qualify.
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