The 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. In an expanded qualification pathway for women's cricket in Europe, this was the first time that a second division was included.[1] The first stage of the tournament was Division Two, held in Jersey in May and June 2023.[2] Six teams played in Division Two, with the top two sides progressing to Division One, which was played in Spain in September 2023.[3] The top two teams in Division One advanced to the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier along with Ireland, Sri Lanka and six other regional qualifiers.[4][5]
France and Italy advanced from Division Two.[6][7] Scotland and Netherlands were the top two sides in Division One and therefore advanced to the global qualifier.[8][9] Scotland won the event on net run rate, but Netherlands' Iris Zwilling was named player of the tournament.[10]
In November 2023, following the conclusion of the qualifier, it was reported that the Association France Cricket may have fabricated data about women's cricket activities in the country in order to meet ICC eligibility requirements for participation in the World Cup qualification process.[11]
Teams
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Division Two
edit| Dates | 29 May – 2 June 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Jersey |
| Champions |  France |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs |  Christina Gough (250) |
| Most wickets | Chloe Greechan (11) |
Squads
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Germany[13]
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Italy[14]
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Jersey[15]
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 Sweden[16]
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 Turkey[17]
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Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | France
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.736 | Advanced to Division One |
| 2 | Italy
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.833 | |
| 3 | Jersey
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2.674 | |
| 4 | Germany
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.939 | |
| 5 | Sweden
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −1.408 | |
| 6 | Turkey
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −5.507 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[18]
Fixtures
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Methnara Rathnayake 14 (13)
Georgia Mallet 4/5 (3 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aimee Aikenhead (Jer) and Regina Suddahazai (Ita) both made their T20I debuts.
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Gulhatun Keles 8 (20)
Surya Ravuri 3/7 (4 overs) |
Signe Lundell 22* (20)
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- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
- Hareer Chamto, Saanvi Bhanushali (Swe), Rumeysa Alp, Goksu Ayan, Kubra Canavarci, Gulce Cengiz, Ozlem Essiz, Yaprak Karadogan, Gulhatun Keles, Ezgi Nur Kilic, Hatice Okcu, Rabia Sahan and Burcu Taylan (Tur) all made their T20I debuts.
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Marie Violleau 22 (31)
Dilaisha Nanayakkara 2/16 (4 overs) |
Emilia Bartram 44* (31)
Thea Graham 2/11 (3.4 overs) |
- France won the toss and elected to bat.
- Prabhashi Mahawattage (Fra) made her T20I debut.
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Gulce Cengiz 11* (26)
Asmita Kohli 2/5 (4 overs) |
Anne Bierwisch 24* (22)
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- Germany won the toss and elected to field.
- Rameesha Shahid (Ger) made her T20I debut.
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- Germany won the toss and elected to field.
- The unbroken partnership (101) between Analise Merritt and Grace Wetherall (Jer) was a record for the seventh wicket in T20Is.[19][20][21]
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Ines McKeon 94 (65)
Anya Vaidya 2/16 (4 overs) |
Gunjan Shukla 31 (33)
Anika Bester 2/16 (4 overs) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
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Hatice Okcu 12* (30)
Erin Gouge 3/6 (2.5 overs) |
Charlie Miles 23 (17)
Goksu Ayan 1/14 (1 over) |
- Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
- Havva Karaduman and Merve Sert (Tur) both made their T20I debuts.
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Chathurika Mahamalage 53* (62)
Gunjan Shukla 2/12 (4 overs) |
Anya Vaidya 51 (37)
Sharon Withanage 2/6 (1.1 overs) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
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Dilaisha Nanayakkara 36 (30)
Milena Beresford 1/11 (2 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to field.
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Poppy McGeown 58* (48)
Ezgi Nur Kilic 3/35 (4 overs) |
Kubra Canavarci 9 (18)
Prabhashi Mahawattage 3/16 (3.4 overs) |
- Turkey won the toss and elected to field.
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Signe Lundell 49 (42)
Anuradha Doddaballapur 2/19 (4 overs) |
- Germany won the toss and elected to field.
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Trinity Smith 21 (29)
Anika Bester 4/20 (4 overs) |
- France won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sophia Hanson (Jer) made her T20I debut.
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Sharon Withanage 58 (50)
Kubra Canavarci 2/23 (4 overs) |
Burcu Taylan 36 (38)
Regina Suddahazai 3/8 (4 overs) |
- Turkey won the toss and elected to field.
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Chloe Greechan 27 (27)
Gunjan Shukla 2/15 (4 overs) |
Kanchan Rana 4 (6)
Chloe Greechan 5/4 (4 overs) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
- Chloe Greechan became the first woman for Jersey to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is.[22][23]
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Poppy McGeown 34 (23)
Christina Gough 3/11 (4 overs) |
Sharanya Sadarangani 32* (43)
Thea Graham 1/11 (2 overs) |
- France won the toss and elected to bat.
Division One
edit| Dates | 6 – 12 September 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Spain |
| Champions |  Scotland |
| Runners-up |  Netherlands |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Player of the series | Iris Zwilling |
| Most runs | Sarah Bryce (176) |
| Most wickets | Robine Rijke (11) |
Squads
editThe following squads were named for the tournament.[24]
| France[25]
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Italy[26]
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Netherlands[27]
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Scotland[28]
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Ahead of the tournament, Niamh Robertson-Jack and Ellen Watson were added to Scotland's squad to replace the unavailable pair of Abbi Aitken-Drummond and Olivia Bell.[29]
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Scotland
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.777 | Advanced to the global qualifier |
| 2 | Netherlands
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.377 | |
| 3 | Italy
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −1.982 | |
| 4 | France
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −4.566 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[30]
Fixtures
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Marie Violleau 38 (39)
Robine Rijke 3/15 (4 overs) |
Iris Zwilling 36 (18)
Thea Graham 1/12 (1 over) |
- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
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Methnara Rathnayake 30 (26)
Hannah Rainey 2/13 (4 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chloe Abel, Maryam Faisal and Niamh Robertson-Jack (Sco) all made their T20I debuts.
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Chloe Abel 25 (16)
Phebe Molkenboer 3/11 (3 overs) |
- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
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Emilia Bartram 50* (44)
Thea Graham 2/22 (4 overs) |
Ines McKeon 14 (11)
Kumudu Peddrick 4/10 (4 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
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Sarah Bryce 67 (40)
Kumudu Peddrick 2/26 (3 overs) |
Chathurika Mahamalage 21 (30)
Darcey Carter 3/12 (4 overs) |
- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
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Amy Seddon 26 (32)
Robine Rijke 4/7 (4 overs) |
Heather Siegers 47 (18)
Emma Patel 1/12 (1 over) |
- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
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Amy Seddon 23 (26)
Chathurika Mahamalage 2/5 (3 overs) |
Sharon Withanage 37 (55)
Prabhashi Mahawattage 1/8 (3 overs) |
- France won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
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Robine Rijke 36 (19)
Emilia Bartram 2/12 (4 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
- Myrthe van den Raad (Ned) made her T20I debut.
References
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- ^ "France and Italy secure a spot in the Europe Regional Qualifier in Spain". Female Cricket. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "T20 World Cup European Qualifier: Scotland beat Netherlands by 59 runs to seal progress". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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- ^ "Netherlands defeats Italy, Scotland tournament winner". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ O'Brien, Peter; Thompson, Gregor (7 November 2023). "Allegations of fake matches, murky finances plague cricket in France". France 24. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Selection Equipe de France Feminine – France Women squad". France Cricket (via Facebook) (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ @Cricket_Germany (24 May 2023). "The Golden Eagles are travelling to Jersey this week to compete for 1 of the top 2 spots in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier Div 2!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "La Nazionale Femminile pronta a giocarsi la qualificazione ai Mondiali del 2024. Il 29 il debutto nella Qualifier European Division Two" [The Women's National Team ready to compete in the 2024 World Cup qualification. Debuting in the European Division Two Qualifier on the 29th]. Federazione Cricket Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ @cricketinjersey (17 May 2023). "Here are the 14 players selected to represent Jersey at the upcoming @ICC Women's T20 World Cup European Division 2 qualifier" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Europe ICC Qualifiers - WNT squad selection". Cricket Sweden. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Kriket kadin milli takim aday kadrosu" [Cricket women's national team candidates]. Turkish Cricket Board (in Turkish). Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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- ^ "Jersey set record but lose to Germany, then beat Turkey". CricketEurope. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "T20 World Cup qualifier: Jersey lose to Germany but beat Turkey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Lionesses' captain shows her pride". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "T20 World Cup qualifier: Jersey thrash Sweden by 108 runs for record victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Jersey aim to build on record-breaking week of cricket". The Gantry. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Europe Qualifier ready to get underway in Spain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "L'équipe de France féminine s'envolera pour l'Espagne en début de semaine prochaine pour le Tournoi de Qualification à la Coupe du Monde T20I Europe D1 qui se tiendra à Desert Springs du 6 au 12 septembre en Espagne" [The French women's team will fly to Spain early next week for the Qualification Tournament for the T20I Europe D1 World Cup which will be held in Desert Springs from September 6 to 12 in Spain]. France Cricket (via Facebook) (in French). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "La Nazionale Femminile dal 6 al 12 in Spagna sul campo di Desert Springs per giocare il torneo di qualificazione ai Mondiali T20 2024" [The Women's National Team from 6 to 12 in Spain on the Desert Springs ground to play the qualifying tournament for the 2024 T20 World Cup]. Federazione Cricket Italiana (via Facebook) (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Young talents included in selection Dutch women's team". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Scotland women's squad named for ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Ellen Watson and Niamh Robertson-Jack added to T20 World Cup Qualifier squad". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2023.