Because the cricketing world turns its consideration to the upcoming ICC Girls’s Cricket World Cup 2025, six groups are set to compete in a high-stakes qualifier match. Scheduled from April 9 to 19, 2025, in Pakistan, this occasion will decide the ultimate two members for the distinguished match later this 12 months in India. The groups vying for these coveted spots are Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, Eire, Scotland, and Thailand. Every squad brings a novel mix of expertise and rising expertise, setting the stage for an exciting competitors.
Qualification standards: Pathway to the World Cup
The qualification course of for the ICC Girls’s Cricket World Cup 2025 is structured to make sure a aggressive and merit-based choice of groups. The highest six groups from the ICC Girls’s Championship 2022–25 have secured direct entry into the World Cup. These groups embrace Australia, India, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and New Zealand. Notably, New Zealand clinched the ultimate automated spot by surpassing Bangladesh primarily based on the variety of wins, regardless of each groups ending with 21 factors.
The remaining 4 groups from the Girls’s Championship—Bangladesh, West Indies, Pakistan, and Eire—now have a second alternative to qualify via the upcoming qualifier match. They’re joined by Scotland and Thailand, the following best-ranked groups within the ICC Girls’s ODI Group Rankings, finishing the six-team lineup for the qualifier.
Within the qualifier, every group will play towards each different group as soon as in a round-robin format. A win awards two factors. In any case matches are accomplished, the highest two groups within the standings will safe their locations within the ICC Girls’s Cricket World Cup 2025.
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Squads:
Pakistan
Fatima Sana (c), Najiha Alvi, Gull Feroza, Sidra Amin, Omaima Sohail, Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sundhu, Muneeba Ali, Rameen Shamim, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Syeda Aroob Shah, Natalia Parvaiz, Sidra Nawaz
West Indies
Hayley Matthews (c), Shemaine Campbelle, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher, Cherry Ann Fraser, Shabika Gajnabi, Jannillea Glasgow, Chinelle Henry, Zaida James, Qiana Joseph, Mandy Mangru, Ashmini Munisar, Karishma Ramharack, Stafanie Taylor, Rashada Williams
Bangladesh
Nigar Sultana Joty (c), Nahida Akter, Ishma Tanjim, Dilara Akter, Sharmin Akter Supta, Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Jannatul Ferdus Sumona, Rabeya, Fahima Khatun, Fariha Islam Trisna, Farzana Haque, Shanjida Akther Maghla, Marufa Akter, Ritu Moni
Eire
Gaby Lewis (c), Ava Canning, Christina Coulter Reilly, Alana Dalzell, Laura Delany, Sarah Forbes, Amy Hunter, Arlene Kelly, Louise Little, Sophie MacMahon, Jane Maguire, Kia McCartney, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast.
Scotland
Kathryn Bryce (c), Chloe Abel, Abbi Aitken-Drummond, Sarah Bryce, Darcey Carter, Priyanaz Chatterji, Katherine Fraser, Ailsa Lister, Abtaha Maqsood, Megan McColl, Hannah Rainey, Nayma Sheikh, Rachel Slater, Pippa Sproul, Ellen Watson.
Thailand
Naruemol Chaiwai (c), Sunida Chaturongrattana, Nannapat Khoncharoenkai, Suleeporn Laomi, Suwanan Khiaoto, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Natthakan Chantham, Nannaphat Chaihan, Chanida Sutthiruang, Aphisara Suwanchonrathi, Nattaya Boochatham, Chayanisa Phengpaen, Phannita Maya, Rosenanee Kanoh, Thipatcha Putthawong
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This text was first printed at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times firm.
