The 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa was a
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
tournament that was held in Zimbabwe in May 2019.
The matches in the tournament were played as
Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), with the top team progressing to both the
2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier
The 2019 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament that was held in August and September 2019 in Scotland. It was the fourth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier and was the qualification tour ...
and the
2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament that was held in Zimbabwe in November and December 2021. The tournament was the final part of the qualification process for the 2022 Women's Cricket Wor ...
tournaments.
Uganda won the previous Africa qualifier tournament, when it was held in
Windhoek in 2017.
The fixtures took place at
Harare Sports Club,
Old Hararians
Old Hararians Sports Club is a sports club and multi-purpose stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe. The ground is also known as Old Hararians 'B' Field, it is mostly used for cricket matches, and has served as the cricket venue in Zimbabwe since its founda ...
and
Takashinga Cricket Club
Takashinga Cricket Club is a cricket club in Highfield, Harare. Some of its famous members include Andy Flower and Tatenda Taibu. The club's ground is located at the Zimbabwe grounds in the Highfield. As of 2007-08, it is one of the strongest c ...
in
Harare. The teams in the Qualifier are split into two groups, with the winner of each group progressing to the final on 12 May 2019. All the squads were confirmed on 1 May 2019.
Namibia were undefeated in Group B to progress to the final of the qualifier tournament.
Zimbabwe were also undefeated in winning Group A, to join Namibia in the qualifier's final. Zimbabwe beat Namibia by 50 runs in the final to win the tournament.
However, in July 2019, the
International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended
Zimbabwe Cricket, with the team barred from taking part in ICC events. The following month, with Zimbabwe banned from taking part in international cricket tournaments, the ICC confirmed that Namibia would replace them in the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.
Teams
The following teams competed in the tournament:
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Fixtures
Group A
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Group B
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Final
References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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2019 in women's cricket
International women's cricket competitions in Zimbabwe
International cricket competitions in 2019
2019 in Zimbabwean cricket
2019 in Zimbabwean women's sport