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, a

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(WODI) competition that was contested by eight teams, to determine qualification for the

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. The top four teams, along with hosts New Zealand, qualified directly for the World Cup. The remaining three teams progressed to the

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tournament. In the previous tournament, the first three WODIs counted towards qualification. However, for this tournament, the

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(ICC) requested that additional matches are played as

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s (WT20Is). Inline with the updated ICC rules, two balls were used for the first time in WODI matches. When originally announced in October 2017, the top three teams, along with hosts New Zealand, would qualify for the World Cup. In October 2018, the qualification structure was changed allowing the hosts plus the top four teams to qualify directly for 2022 World Cup. The first set of fixtures were announced by the

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(PCB), with

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playing

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in the

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in October 2017. The first round of fixtures to be played were between the West Indies and Sri Lanka, which started on 11 October 2017. In the opening fixture of the championship, the West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. In March 2019,

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beat

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3–0. The result meant that Sri Lanka Women could no longer qualify directly for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup, progressing to the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament instead. In September 2019, the ICC confirmed that

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were the first team to qualify for the World Cup. In October 2019,

took an unassailable points lead to win the ICC Women's Championship trophy for the second time in a row. In February 2020, the Australian team were presented with the ICC Women's Championship trophy, ahead of their

(WT20I) match against India. The

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forced the cancellation of the series between South Africa and Australia in March 2020. Two unscheduled series, New Zealand against Sri Lanka and Pakistan against India, were also thrown into doubt due to the pandemic. On 3 April 2020,

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confirmed that their planned tour of Sri Lanka, scheduled to take place in April, had been cancelled due to the pandemic. However, the result of the series would have no impact on the final standings, as Sri Lanka had already been eliminated, and New Zealand had progressed to the World Cup as hosts. On 15 April 2020, the ICC confirmed that the points would be shared for the three series that were not played.

Results

The breakdown of results is as follows. During each round, each team played against its opponent three times. Notes:

Points table

Fixtures

2017–18

West Indies v Sri Lanka

Australia v England

Pakistan v New Zealand (in the UAE)

South Africa v India

New Zealand v West Indies

India v Australia

Sri Lanka v Pakistan

2018

England v South Africa

England v New Zealand

2018–19

Sri Lanka v India

West Indies v South Africa

Pakistan v Australia (in Malaysia)

New Zealand v India

Pakistan v West Indies (in the UAE)

South Africa v Sri Lanka

Australia v New Zealand

India v England

Sri Lanka v England

2019

South Africa v Pakistan

England v West Indies

2019–20

West Indies v Australia

Australia v Sri Lanka

West Indies v India

Pakistan v England (in Malaysia)

New Zealand v South Africa

Statistics

Most runs

Most wickets

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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