The 2017 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier was an international

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tournament that was held 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 me ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, from 7 to 21 February 2017. It was the final stage of the qualification process for the 2017 World Cup in England. The tournament was the fourth edition of the World Cup Qualifier, and the first to be held in Sri Lanka."Colombo to host ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017"
, International Cricket Council, 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016. The final was contested between India and South Africa, with India winning by 1 wicket. Along with the two finalists, both Sri Lanka and Pakistan have qualified for the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup. As well as the four qualifiers for the Cricket World Cup, Bangladesh and Ireland kept their ODI status until 2021 by virtue of them reaching the Super Six stage of the tournament.

Participating teams

Ten teams participated –

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and

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qualified automatically by virtue of having

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(ODI) status, while the other eight teams included the bottom four teams of the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship and the four winners of the regional qualifiers. The top four teams at the World Cup Qualifier qualified for the World Cup."Two ICC Women’s World Cup qualifier spots up for grabs"
, ICC, 11 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016. # (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)

Squads

The

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(ICC) confirmed all the squads for the tournament on 24 January 2017.

Mona Meshram Mona Meshram is an Indian cricketer. She is a right handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. Meshram was a part of the Indian team to reach the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Final at Lords. India were all out for 219. They lost to Englan ...

replaced

Smriti Mandhana Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana ( ; born 18 July 1996) is an Indian cricketer who represents the Indian women's national team. She plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women's Premier League (WPL). In domestic cricket, she represents the Mah ...

in India's squad after Mandhana was injured during a match in the 2016–17 Women's Big Bash League. Later, both

Jhulan Goswami Jhulan Nishit Goswami (born 25 November 1982) is an Indian cricketer. She plays as a right-arm medium fast bowler and right-handed batter. She is one of the fastest (female) bowler of all times and considered one of the greatest bowlers to ...

and

Sukanya Parida Sukanya Kalakar Parida (born 15 May 1993) is an Indian cricketer from Odisha. She plays for Bengal in domestic matches. She made her international debut in 2016 against West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrou ...

were also ruled out of India's squad due to injury. They were replaced by

Soni Yadav Soni Kamlesh Yadav (born 25 March 1994, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer. She is a right-handed batter who bowls right-arm medium pace. She made her Women's One Day International cricket Women's One Day International (WODI) ...

and

Mansi Joshi Mansi Joshi (born 18 August 1993) is an Indian international cricketer who made her debut for the Indian national team in November 2016. She is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. She is a right handed batsman. She is currently being coached by Vir ...

respectively. Ahead of the tournament, Sidra Nawaz was ruled out of Pakistan's squad due to injury and was replaced by

Rabiya Shah Rabiya Shah (born 27 April 1992; Urdu: ) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and left-handed batter. She appeared in 25 One Day Internationals and 15 Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan between 2010 and 2017. She play ...

. Anam Amin and

Sidra Ameen Sidra Ameen (born 7 April 1992) is a Pakistani cricketer who currently plays for Pakistan as a right-handed batter. In June 2022,she had a total of more than 1000 runs in her ODI career,becoming the 7th Pakistani women batter with most runs. She ...

were also withdrawn from Pakistan's squad, being replaced by

Sadia Yousuf Sadia Yousuf (born 4 November 1989) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She appeared in 58 One Day Internationals and 51 Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan between 2008 and 2017. She played domestic ...

and

Muneeba Ali Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (Urdu: ; born 8 August 1997) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and left-handed batter. She currently plays for Pakistan, and has played domestic cricket for Balochistan, Omar Associates, Karachi, State ...

respectively. Bangladesh replaced

Fahima Khatun Fahima Khatun (born 2 November 1992) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh women's national cricket team. In May 2018, in a 50 over tour match in South Africa, she took eight wickets for five runs in ten overs. She was the firs ...

and Lata Mondol with Shaila Sharmin and Murshida Khatun.

Format

The ten teams at the tournament were initially divided into two groups of five. The top three teams from each group progressed to the Super Six stage, and also earned ODI status until the next World Cup. The top four teams from the Super Six stage qualified for the World Cup, although there was still be a final to determine the overall winner of the World Cup Qualifier. In December 2016 the

(ICC) announced the fixtures and format for the tournament.

First round

Group A

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Group B

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Super Six stage

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Final

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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