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2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

The 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament held in Thailand from 28 November to 5 December 2015. It was the second edition of the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier.

Eight teams contested the tournament, with the hosts, Thailand, being joined by the bottom two teams from the 2014 World Twenty20 and five regional qualifiers. Ireland defeated Bangladesh in the final by two wickets, with both teams qualifying for the 2016 World Twenty20 tournament in India.[1] Bangladesh's Rumana Ahmed was the player of the tournament and was the leading wicket-taker, while Ireland's Cecelia Joyce led the tournament in runs. All matches were played in Bangkok, with two grounds being used (the Thailand Cricket Ground and the Asian Institute of Technology Ground).[2]

Qualification and format

The tournament involved eight teams, the same number as at the inaugural 2013 edition.[3] For the preliminary stages of the tournament, the teams were divided into two groups of four, with the top two in each group moving into the semi-finals. The two winners of the semi-finals qualified for the 2016 World Twenty20.[4] As in the 2013 tournament, the four teams that failed to make the semi-finals played off in a repechage competition (referred to as the Shield).[2]

Of the eight teams, two (Bangladesh and Ireland) qualified automatically by finishing in the last two places at the 2014 World Twenty20. Thailand qualified for the tournament as the host, while the other five teams qualified through regional tournaments. Teams from the ICC Americas region were unable to qualify for the tournament, as funding had been withdrawn for the ICC Americas Women's Championship in 2014, leading to its cancellation.[5] Instead, Europe was given an additional qualification spot. Bangladesh, China, Papua New Guinea, and Scotland participated in the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier for the first time.[6]

Squads

Group stages

Group A

Source: ESPNcricinfo

  • Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.

Group B

Source: ESPNcricinfo

  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

Shield competition

Shield semi-finals

  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
  • Thailand won the toss and elected to field.

Shield final

  • China won the toss and elected to bat.

Finals

Semi-finals

  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

Final

Placement matches

3rd place play-off

  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

7th place play-off

  • Thailand won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Final standings

  Qualified for the 2016 World Twenty20.

References

  1. ^ (5 December 2015). "Ireland lift Women's World T20 Qualifier after thrilling win" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b (28 May 2015). "ICC announces schedule of ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015" Archived 29 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. ^ (16 July 2013). "ICC news July 16, 2013 Three qualifiers to head to Women's WT20" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. ^ (28 May 2015). "Thailand to host ICC Women's T20 Qualifier" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. ^ Peter Della Penna (17 June 2014). "ICC defends move to cancel Americas Women's Championship" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  6. ^ ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  7. ^ Mazhar Uddin (26 November 2015). "Bangladesh women fly off to Thailand today" – Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  8. ^ (4 November 2015). "Preparations step up ahead of T20 WCQ" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  9. ^ Esther de Lange (28 September 2015). "Damestraject richting WK-kwalificatie gestart" – KNCB (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  10. ^ (16 November 2015). "Pacific MMI PNG Lewas Squad announced for ICC Women’s World T20 Qualifier in Thailand" – Cricket PNG. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  11. ^ (28 October 2015). "Scotland Announce Women’s Squad for WWT20Q" Archived 24 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  12. ^ (12 November 2015). "Zim women off to Bangladesh en route to Thailand" Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine – Zimbabwe cricket. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

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