The 2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier was an international

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tournament held in

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, from 23 July to 1 August 2013. The tournament was the inaugural edition of the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, with the top three teams advancing to the

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. Eight teams played in the tournament. The host,

, was joined by the two lowest-placed teams from the 2012 World Twenty20,

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and

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, as well as five teams from regional qualifying tournaments. Pakistan and Sri Lanka both went on to be undefeated at the tournament, sharing the title after the final was interrupted by rain. Ireland defeated

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in the third-place playoff to also qualify for the World Twenty20.

Qualification and format

Originally, the ICC had determined that only the winner of the tournament would qualify for the World Twenty20, with that tournament then having only eight teams. This decision was altered at the 2013

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(ICC) annual conference in June 2013, as part of a concerted effort to support women's cricket. The eight teams at the qualifier were divided into two groups based on their ranking, with the four teams that failed to make the semi-finals going on to participate in a repêchage tournament (the Shield).ICC WOMEN'S WT20 QUALIFIER 2013
– International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

Squads

Group stages

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ESPNcricinfo

Group A

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Group B

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Shield competition

Shield semi-finals

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Shield third-place playoff

Shield final

Main finals

Semi-finals

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Third-place playoff

Final

Statistics

Most runs

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

Most wickets

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

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. Source
CricketArchive

Final standing

Notes

References

External links

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