# 2013 Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

The 2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier was an international cricket tournament held in Dublin, Ireland, 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 2014 World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.
Eight teams played in the tournament. The host, Ireland, was joined by the two lowest-placed teams from the 2012 World Twenty20, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, 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 the Netherlands 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 International Cricket Council (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).
| Team | Qualification |
| Canada | 2012 Americas T20 Championship – first place |
| Ireland | Host |
| Japan | 2012 East Asia-Pacific Championship – first place |
| Netherlands | 2012 Europe T20 Qualifier – first place |
| Pakistan | 2012 World Twenty20 – relegated |
| Sri Lanka | 2012 World Twenty20 – relegated |
| Thailand | 2013 ACC Women's Championship – first place |
| Zimbabwe | 2012 Africa T20 Championship – first place |

## Squads

| Canada | Ireland | Japan | Netherlands |
| Mikaela Turik (c) Jenna Bartholemew Christine Blackadder Kim Coulter Lorraine Kenton Mahewish Khan Kamna Mirchandani Monali Patel Saniyah Zia Durriya Shabbir Suthershini Sivanantham Sheryl Tittlemier Vijayani Vithanage Jo White | Isobel Joyce (c) Laura Delany Kim Garth Cecelia Joyce Shauna Kavanagh Amy Kenealy Louise McCarthy Lucy O'Reilly Una Raymond-Hoey Eimear Richardson Melissa Scott-Hayward Clare Shillington Elena Tice Mary Waldron | Shizuka Miyaji (c) Erika Ida Miho Kanno Etsuko Kobayashi Shizuka Kubota Ayako Nakayama Kurumi Ota Chihiro Sakamoto Atsuoko Suda Manami Takada Eri Yamaguchi Mariko Yamamoto Mai Yanagida Yuka Yoshida | Denise Hannema (c) Leonie Bennett Marloes Braat Laura Brouwers Shasha Brüning Esther de Lange Hannah Hofman Lisa Klokgieters Mariska Kornet Helmien Rambaldo Heather Siegers Tessa van der Gun Cher van Slobbe Miranda Veringmeier |
| Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Zimbabwe |
| Sana Mir (c) Bismah Maroof (vc) Asmavia Iqbal Batool Fatima Iram Javed Javeria Khan Javeria Rauf Nahida Khan Nain Abidi Nida Dar Qanita Jalil Rabiya Shah Sadia Yousuf Sumaiya Siddiqi | Shashikala Siriwardene (c) Eshani Lokusuriyage (vc) Chamari Atapattu Nilakshi de Silva Sandamali Dolawatte Chandima Gunaratne Nipuni Hansika Yasoda Mendis Udeshika Prabodhani Oshadi Ranasinghe Deepika Rasangika Chamani Seneviratna Dilani Manodara Sripali Weerakkody | Sornnarin Tippoch (c) Nattaya Boochatham (vc) Naruemol Chaiwai Natthakan Chantam Premwadee Doungsin Phira-on Khamla Nantanit Konchan Wongpaka Liengprasert Ratanaporn Padunglerd Pundarika Prathanmitr Sirintra Saengsakaorat Sainammin Saenya Rattana Sangsoma Chanida Sutthiruang | Ashley Burdett (c) Nonhlanhla Nyathi (vc) Christabel Chatonzwa Tasmeen Granger Precious Marange Sharne Mayers Thandolwenkosi Mlilo Chipo Mugeri Pellagia Mujaji Mary-Anne Musonda Ashley Ndiraya Josephine Nkomo Sharyce Saili Loreen Tshuma |

## Group stages

Source: ESPNcricinfo

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.286 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.602 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.767 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.470 |
* 23 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 95/7 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 92/9 (20 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 3 runs Claremont Road, Dublin Player of the match: Nothlanthla Nyathi (Zim)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 23 July Scorecard
| Pakistan 145/6 (20 overs) | v | Thailand 76/8 (20 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 69 runs Claremont Road, Dublin Player of the match: Nain Abidi (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25 July Scorecard
| Netherlands 84/5 (20 overs) | v | Thailand 85/4 (17.5 overs) |
* Thailand won by 6 wickets The Vineyard, Dublin Player of the match: Nathakan Chantham (Tha)
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25 July Scorecard
| Pakistan 142/4 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 70/9 (20 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 72 runs The Vineyard, Dublin Player of the match: Sana Mir (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 July Scorecard
| Pakistan 72/4 (9 overs) | v | Netherlands 52/5 (9 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 20 runs Anglesea Road, Dublin Player of the match: Nain Abidi (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was reduced to 9 overs per side before the start of play, due to rain.
* 27 July Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 103/8 (20 overs) | v | Thailand 74 (18.4 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 29 runs The Vineyard, Dublin Player of the match: Christabel Chatonzwa (Zim)
* Thailand won the toss and elected to bowl.

### Group B

Source: ESPNcricinfo
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.707 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.926 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2.682 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4.301 |
* 23 July Scorecard
| Ireland 170/1 (20 overs) | v | Japan 53 (18.2 overs) |
* Ireland won by 117 runs The Vineyard, Dublin Player of the match: Clare Shillington (Ire)
* Japan won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 23 July Scorecard
| Canada 44 (17.5 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 47/1 (6.1 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets The Vineyard, Dublin Player of the match: Chandima Gunaratne (Sri)
* Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25 July Scorecard
| Ireland 146/7 (20 overs) | v | Canada 69 (19.2 overs) |
* Ireland won by 77 runs Anglesea Road, Dublin Player of the match: Clare Shillington (Ire)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25 July Scorecard
| Japan 21 (18.1 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 22/0 (1.4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets Anglesea Road, Dublin Player of the match: Eshani Kaushalya (Sri)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 27 July Scorecard
| Japan 97/5 (20 overs) | v | Canada 100/5 (19.1 overs) |
* Canada won by 5 wickets The Vineyard, Dublin Player of the match: Durriya Shabbir (Can)
* Canada won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 27 July Scorecard
| Ireland 62/9 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 63/2 (14.5 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Anglesea Road, Dublin Player of the match: Sripali Weerakkody (Sri)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl.
* The match held Twenty20 International status.

## Shield competition
### Shield semi-finals

* 29 July Scorecard
| Japan 58 (18.4 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 59/7 (16 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets Malahide, Dublin Player of the match: Mai Yanagida (Jap)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl.
* By winning, Zimbabwe qualified for the Shield final.
* 29–30 July Scorecard
| Thailand 92/6 (18 overs) | v | Canada 79/8 (18 overs) |
* Thailand won by 13 runs The Vineyard, Dublin Player of the match: Chanida Sutthiruang (Tha)
* Thailand won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was reduced to 18 overs per side before the start of play, due to rain.
* The match was scheduled for one day, but extended to two.
* By winning, Thailand qualified for the Shield final.

### Shield third-place playoff

* 31 July – 1 August Scorecard
| Canada | v | Japan |
* Match abandoned Anglesea Road, Dublin Player of the match: not awarded
* No toss made.

### Shield final

* 31 July Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 85/6 (20 overs) | v | Thailand 48/0 (7 overs) |
* Thailand won by 25 runs (D/L) Anglesea Road, Dublin Player of the match: Somnarin Tippoch (Tha)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

## Main finals
### Semi-finals

* 29 July Scorecard
| Ireland 65 (19.5 overs) | v | Pakistan 66/1 (14.1 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 9 wickets Claremont Road, Dublin Player of the match: Sadia Yousuf (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl.
* The match held Twenty20 International status.
* 29 July Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 157/6 (19 overs) | v | Netherlands 51/4 (9 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 33 runs (D/L) Claremont Road, Dublin Player of the match: Deepika Rasangika (Sri)
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.
* The match was reduced to 19 overs per side before the start of play, due to rain.

### Third-place playoff

* 31 July – 1 August Scorecard
| Ireland 136/5 (20 overs) | v | Netherlands 134/4 (20 overs) |
* Ireland won by 2 runs Claremont Road, Dublin Player of the match: Isobel Joyce (Ire)
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.
* The match was scheduled for one day, but extended to two.
* Ireland qualified for the World Twenty20 as a result of this match.

### Final

* 31 July – 1 August Scorecard
| Pakistan 112/5 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka |
* No result (title shared) Claremont Road, Dublin Player of the match: not awarded
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl.
* The match was scheduled for one day, but extended to two.
* The match held Twenty20 International status.
* Pakistan and Sri Lanka shared the title after the match was unable to be completed.

## Statistics
### Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Clare Shillington | Ireland | 201 | 3 | 100.50 | 144.60 | 114* | 1 | 1 |
| Helmien Rambaldo | Netherlands | 103 | 5 | 25.75 | 95.37 | 58* | 0 | 1 |
| Bismah Maroof | Pakistan | 101 | 3 | 50.50 | 127.84 | 51* | 0 | 1 |
| Nain Abidi | Pakistan | 95 | 3 | 47.50 | 123.37 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Isobel Joyce | Ireland | 94 | 3 | 47.00 | 104.44 | 72* | 0 | 1 |
Source: CricketArchive

### Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
| Hazvinei Saili | Zimbabwe | 16.0 | 7 | 13.14 | 13.71 | 5.75 | 3/15 |
| Leonie Bennett | Netherlands | 18.0 | 7 | 14.57 | 15.42 | 5.66 | 3/15 |
| Chandima Gunaratne | Sri Lanka | 10.0 | 6 | 3.00 | 10.00 | 1.80 | 3/6 |
| Mai Yanagida | Japan | 12.0 | 6 | 7.83 | 12.00 | 3.91 | 4/5 |
| Christabel Chatonzwa | Zimbabwe | 17.4 | 6 | 11.00 | 17.66 | 3.73 | 4/12 |
Source: CricketArchive

## Final standing

| Position | Team | Status |
| 1 | Pakistan | Qualified for 2014 World Twenty20 |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | Qualified for 2014 World Twenty20 |
| 3 | Ireland | Qualified for 2014 World Twenty20 |
| 4 | Netherlands | Relegated to regional qualifiers |
| 5 | Thailand | Relegated to regional qualifiers |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | Relegated to regional qualifiers |
| 7 | Canada | Relegated to regional qualifiers |
| 7 | Japan | Relegated to regional qualifiers |