The

2017 Women's Cricket World Cup The 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup was an international women's cricket tournament that took place in England from 24 June to 23 July 2017. It was the eleventh edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup, and the third to be held in England (after ...

in England was contested by eight teams. The top four teams in the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship qualified automatically, while the other four places in the tournament were filled by the top four teams in the 2017 Women's World Cup Qualifier, a ten-team tournament.

Automatic qualification

The top four teams in the eight-team 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship – Australia,

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, and the

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– qualified automatically for the 2017 World Cup. The bottom four teams –

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

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, and Sri Lanka – qualified for the 2017 World Cup Qualifier."ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 logo unveiled"
, ICC, 23 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

Regional qualification

Africa

The Africa regional qualifier was held in

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, Zimbabwe, from 23–26 April 2016, and featured four teams. Twelve matches were played, all of 20-over duration (rather than the 50 overs used at the World Cup).

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was the winner, finishing undefeated in its six matches. ---- ---- ----

Americas

In 2013, the ICC announced that no Americas regional qualifier would be held for the 2017 World Cup, citing the poor quality of women's cricket in the region both in terms of play and administration. Consequently, the

(by virtue of their participation in the

ICC Women's Championship The ICC Women's Championship (IWC) is an international cricket tournament used to determine qualification for the Women's Cricket World Cup. The first two tournaments were contested between the top eight teams of the ICC Women's Rankings. The f ...

) will be the only team from the

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development region to participate in the qualifying process for the World Cup.

Asia

The Asia regional qualifier was held in

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from 9–15 October 2016, with matches played at the Mission Road Ground, the Kowloon Cricket Club, and the

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. Four teams took part, and matches were of 20-over duration. ---- ---- ----

East Asia-Pacific

The East Asia-Pacific regional qualifier was held in

Apia Apia () is the capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. ...

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, from 15–22 July 2016, and featured three teams.

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

was the winner, finishing undefeated in its four matches."PNG qualifies for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2017"
, ICC, 22 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016. ---- ---- ----

Europe

The Europe regional qualifier was held in

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, England, from 12–15 July 2016. Only two teams participated, the

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and

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, with Scotland winning all three matches. ---- ---- ----

World Cup Qualifier

The 2017 World Cup Qualifier was played in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...

, Sri Lanka, in February 2017."Colombo to host ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017"
, International Cricket Council, 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016. ---- ;Qualified teams # (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship) # (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship) # (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship) # (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship) # (automatic qualification – ODI status) # (automatic qualification – ODI status) # (Africa regional qualifier) # (Asia regional qualifier) # (East Asia-Pacific regional qualifier) # (Europe regional qualifier)

References

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