# 2015 Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

The 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament held in Thailand from 28 November to 5 December 2015. It was the second edition of the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier.
Eight teams contested the tournament, with the hosts, Thailand, being joined by the bottom two teams from the 2014 World Twenty20 and five regional qualifiers. Ireland defeated Bangladesh in the final by two wickets, with both teams qualifying for the 2016 World Twenty20 tournament in India. Bangladesh's Rumana Ahmed was the player of the tournament and was the leading wicket-taker, while Ireland's Cecelia Joyce led the tournament in runs. All matches were played in Bangkok, with two grounds being used (the Thailand Cricket Ground and the Asian Institute of Technology Ground).

## Qualification and format

The tournament involved eight teams, the same number as at the inaugural 2013 edition. For the preliminary stages of the tournament, the teams were divided into two groups of four, with the top two in each group moving into the semi-finals. The two winners of the semi-finals qualified for the 2016 World Twenty20. As in the 2013 tournament, the four teams that failed to make the semi-finals played off in a repechage competition (referred to as the Shield).
Of the eight teams, two (Bangladesh and Ireland) qualified automatically by finishing in the last two places at the 2014 World Twenty20. Thailand qualified for the tournament as the host, while the other five teams qualified through regional tournaments. Teams from the ICC Americas region were unable to qualify for the tournament, as funding had been withdrawn for the ICC Americas Women's Championship in 2014, leading to its cancellation. Instead, Europe was given an additional qualification spot. Bangladesh, China, Papua New Guinea, and Scotland participated in the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier for the first time.
| Team | Qualification |
| Thailand | Tournament host |
| Bangladesh | 2014 World Twenty20 |
| China | ACC representative |
| Ireland | 2014 World Twenty20 |
| Netherlands | ICC Europe representative (1) |
| Papua New Guinea | ICC East Asia-Pacific representative |
| Scotland | ICC Europe representative (2) |
| Zimbabwe | ICC Africa representative |

## Squads

| Bangladesh Coach: Janak Gamage | China | Ireland Coach: Aaron Hamilton | Netherlands Coach: Peter Cantrell |
| Jahanara Alam (c) Ayasha Rahman (vc) Rumana Ahmed Sharmin Akhter Nahida Akter Fargana Hoque Panna Ghosh Khadija Tul Kubra Fahima Khatun Salma Khatun Lata Mondal Ritu Moni Shaila Sharmin Nigar Sultana (wk) | Huang Zhuo (c) Caiyun Zhou Chai Yudian (wk) Han Lili Li Yingying Liu Jie Reziye Song Fengfeng Sun Meng Yao Tian Qi Wang Meng Wu Juan Xiang Ruan Zhao Ning | Isobel Joyce (c) Catherine Dalton Laura Delany Kim Garth Jenny Gray Cecelia Joyce Shauna Kavanagh Amy Kenealy Gaby Lewis Robyn Lewis Ciara Metcalfe Lucy O'Reilly Clare Shillington Mary Waldron (wk) | Esther de Lange (c) Miranda Veringmeier (vc, wk) Carmela Appel Esther Corder Christine Erkelens Sterre Kalis Lisa Klokgieters Babette de Leede (wk) Juliët Post Robine Rijke Heather Siegers (wk) Cher van Slobbe Annemijn Thomson Coco Toussaint |
| Papua New Guinea Coach: Rodney Maha | Scotland Player-coach: Kari Anderson | Thailand | Zimbabwe Coach: Trevor Phiri |
| Norma Ovasuru (c) Tanya Ruma (vc) Seilosi Ambo Kaia Arua Helen Buruka Veru Frank Sibona Jimmy Kopi John Varoi Morea (wk) Ravina Oa Kari Seura Pauke Siaka Brenda Tau Mairi Tom | Abbi Aitken (c) Kari Anderson Kathryn Bryce Sarah Bryce (wk) Annette Drummond Kirstie Gordon Samantha Haggo Lorna Jack (wk) Abtaha Maqsood Katie McGill Liz Priddle Ollie Rae Rachel Scholes Fiona Urquhart | Sornnarin Tippoch (c) Nattaya Boochatham Naruemol Chaiwai (wk) Premwadee Doungsin Onnicha Kamchomphu Nannapat Koncharoenkai Suleeporn Laomi Soraya Lateh Wongpaka Liengprasert Sirintra Saengsakaorat Sainammin Saenya Kanokwan Saesong Rattana Sangsoma Chanida Sutthiruang | Chipo Mugeri (c) Precious Marange (vc) Christabel Chatonzwa Tasmeen Granger Sharne Mayers Audrey Mazvishaya Thandakwenkosi Mlilo Pellagia Mujaji Modester Mupachikwa (wk) Mary-Anne Musonda Nomatter Mutasa Josephine Nkomo Nonhlahla Nyathi (wk) Loreen Tshuma |

## Group stages
### Group A

Source: ESPNcricinfo
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.518 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.831 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.603 |
Key :
* Advanced to finals stage
* Advanced to shield stage
* 28 November 2015 10:00 Scorecard
| Bangladesh 105/6 (20 overs) | v | Thailand 32 (14.4 overs) |
| Ayasha Rahman 30 (32) Suleeporn Laomi 2/17 (4 overs) | | Chanida Sutthiruang 13 (18) Fahima Khatun 2/1 (1.4 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 73 runs Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Allan Haggo (Sco) and Claire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match: Ayasha Rahman (Ban)
* Thailand won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 November 2015 13:45 Scorecard
| Papua New Guinea 53 (19.2 overs) | v | Scotland 55/2 (15.4 overs) |
| Sibona Jimmy 13 (22) Abtaha Maqsood 2/9 (4 overs) | | Kari Anderson 24* (40) Pauke Siaka 1/11 (4 overs) |
* Scotland won by 8 wickets Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Kathy Cross (NZ) and Nigel Morrison (Van) Player of the match: Kari Anderson (Sco)
* Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
* 29 November 2015 10:00 Scorecard
| Scotland 53 (19.1 overs) | v | Bangladesh 54/2 (12.4 overs) |
| Kathryn Bryce 12 (18) Rumana Ahmed 3/9 (4 overs) | | Sharmin Akhter 26 (35) Rachel Scholes 1/6 (2 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 8 wickets Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Rumana Ahmed (Ban)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
* 29 November 2015 13:45 Scorecard
| Thailand 70/6 (20 overs) | v | Papua New Guinea 71/3 (17 overs) |
| Naruemol Chaiwai 22 (46) Norma Ovasuru 3/13 (4 overs) | | Norma Ovasuru 36 (52) Sornnarin Tippoch 1/10 (3 overs) |
* Papua New Guinea won by 7 wickets Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Nigel Morrison (Van) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Norma Ovasuru (PNG)
* Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
* 1 December 2015 10:00 Scorecard
| Thailand 74/7 (20 overs) | v | Scotland 75/4 (18.2 overs) |
| Chanida Sutthiruang 21 (25) Kari Anderson 2/13 (4 overs) | | Rachel Scholes 32 (43) Sornnarin Tippoch 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Scotland won by 6 wickets Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Rachel Scholes (Sco)
* Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
* 1 December 2015 10:00 Scorecard
| Bangladesh 100/7 (20 overs) | v | Papua New Guinea 59 (19.5 overs) |
| Fargana Hoque 28 (30) Kari Seura 2/2 (3 overs) | | Veru Frank 13* (19) Khadija Tul Kubra 5/11 (4 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 41 runs Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Kathy Cross (NZ) and Nigel Morrison (Van) Player of the match: Khadija Tul Kubra (Ban)
* Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.

### Group B

Source: ESPNcricinfo
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.743 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.221 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.489 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.036 |
Key :
* Advanced to finals stage
* Advanced to shield stage
* 28 November 2015 10:00 Scorecard
| Netherlands 90/6 (20 overs) | v | Ireland 91/2 (11.5 overs) |
| Miranda Veringmeier 53 (46) Isobel Joyce 3/18 (4 overs) | | Cecelia Joyce 39 (30) Sterre Kalis 1/9 (2 overs) |
* Ireland won by 8 wickets Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Nigel Morrison (Van) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Miranda Veringmeier (Ned)
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28 November 2015 13:45 Scorecard
| China 88/5 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 89/0 (18.2 overs) |
| Huang Zhuo 24* (28) Audrey Mazvishaya 1/11 (3 overs) | | Chipo Mugeri 51* (61) |
* Zimbabwe won by 10 wickets Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Allan Haggo (Sco) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Chipo Mugeri (Zim)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
* 29 November 2015 10:00 Scorecard
| Ireland 104/6 (20 overs) | v | China 76/7 (20 overs) |
| Isobel Joyce 41* (36) Xiang Ruan 1/12 (2 overs) | | Huang Zhuo 39* (34) Isobel Joyce 2/11 (4 overs) |
* Ireland won by 28 runs Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Kathy Cross (NZ) and Claire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match: Isobel Joyce (Ire)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 November 2015 13:45 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 110/5 (20 overs) | v | Netherlands 108/4 (20 overs) |
| Precious Marange 24* (21) Esther de Lange 2/16 (4 overs) | | Sterre Kalis 49 (62) Tasmeen Granger 1/13 (4 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 2 runs Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Allan Haggo (Sco) and Claire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match: Precious Marange (Zim)
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
* 1 December 2015 13:45 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 78 (19 overs) | v | Ireland 79/3 (15.2 overs) |
| Modester Mupachikwa 15 (30) Isobel Joyce 4/20 (4 overs) | | Cecelia Joyce 36 (37) Chipo Mugeri 1/17 (4 overs) |
* Ireland won by 7 wickets Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Isobel Joyce (Ire)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
* 1 December 2015 13:45 Scorecard
| Netherlands 101/6 (20 overs) | v | China 103/5 (18.4 overs) |
| Miranda Veringmeier 26 (25) Liu Jie 1/15 (4 overs) | | Huang Zhuo 40* (54) Heather Siegers 2/17 (3 overs) |
* China won by 5 wickets Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Kathy Cross (NZ) and Allan Haggo (Sco) Player of the match: Huang Zhuo (Chn)
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

## Shield competition
### Shield semi-finals

* 3 December 2015 10:00 Scorecard
| Netherlands 105/4 (20 overs) | v | Papua New Guinea 106/9 (20 overs) |
| Sterre Kalis 33* (46) Norma Ovasuru 1/15 (3 overs) | | Pauke Siaka 34 (29) Christine Erkelens 3/9 (4 overs) |
* Papua New Guinea won by 1 wicket Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Nigel Morrison (Van) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Pauke Siaka (PNG)
* Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
* 3 December 2015 13:45 Scorecard
| China 82 (20 overs) | v | Thailand 77/8 (20 overs) |
| Caiyun Zhou 31 (40) Suleeporn Laomi 2/16 (4 overs) | | Onnicha Kamchomphu 11* (13) Li Yingying 2/3 (4 overs) |
* China won by 5 runs Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Allan Haggo (Sco) and Nigel Morrison (Van) Player of the match: Li Yingying (Chn)
* Thailand won the toss and elected to field.

### Shield final

* 5 December 2015 13:45 Scorecard
| China 93/4 (20 overs) | v | Papua New Guinea 94/3 (18.4 overs) |
| Caiyun Zhou 26 (37) Ravina Oa 1/14 (3 overs) | | Tanya Ruma 37* (39) Song Fengfeng 1/20 (3 overs) |
* Papua New Guinea won by 7 wickets Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Allan Haggo (Sco) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Tanya Ruma (PNG)
* China won the toss and elected to bat.

## Finals
### Semi-finals

* 3 December 2015 10:00 Scorecard
| Bangladesh 89/5 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 58 (19.1 overs) |
| Fargana Hoque 43 (43) Josephine Nkomo 2/12 (4 overs) | | Pellagia Mujaji 10 (10) Rumana Ahmed 4/8 (4 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 31 runs Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Kathy Cross (NZ) and Claire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match: Rumana Ahmed (Ban)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
* 3 December 2015 13:45 Scorecard
| Scotland 77/9 (20 overs) | v | Ireland 79/1 (11.3 overs) |
| Fiona Urquhart 21 (32) Lucy O'Reilly 3/16 (4 overs) | | Cecelia Joyce 36* (34) Kirstie Gordon 1/33 (3 overs) |
* Ireland won by 9 wickets Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Lucy O'Reilly (Ire)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

### Final

* 5 December 2015 13:45 Scorecard
| Bangladesh 105/3 (20 overs) | v | Ireland 106/8 (20 overs) |
| Nigar Sultana 41 (57) Ciara Metcalfe 3/14 (4 overs) | | Cecelia Joyce 32 (30) Rumana Ahmed 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Ireland won by 2 wickets Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Kathy Cross (NZ) and Claire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match: Rumana Ahmed (Ban)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Catherine Dalton and Robyn Lewis (Ire) both made their T20I debuts.

## Placement matches
### 3rd place play-off

* 5 December 2015 10:00 Scorecard
| Scotland 94/4 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 95/7 (19.5 overs) |
| Fiona Urquhart 19 (21) Chipo Mugeri 2/17 (4 overs) | | Chipo Mugeri 47* (59) Kirstie Gordon 3/21 (4 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Chipo Mugeri (Zim)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

### 7th place play-off

* 5 December 2015 10:00 Scorecard
| Netherlands 70 (19 overs) | v | Thailand 71/1 (14.1 overs) |
| Sterre Kalis 21 (28) Sornnarin Tippoch 2/11 (4 overs) | | Naruemol Chaiwai 34* (51) Esther de Lange 1/12 (4 overs) |
* Thailand won by 9 wickets Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok Umpires: Nigel Morrison (Van) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Naruemol Chaiwai (Tha)
* Thailand won the toss and elected to field.

## 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 |
| Cecelia Joyce | Ireland | 152 | 5 | 38.00 | 107.04 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Huang Zhou | China | 122 | 5 | 122.00 | 88.41 | 40* | 0 | 0 |
| Sterre Kalis | Netherlands | 122 | 5 | 30.50 | 67.77 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| Chipo Mugeri | Zimbabwe | 120 | 5 | 40.00 | 75.00 | 51* | 0 | 1 |
| Miranda Veringmeier | Netherlands | 119 | 5 | 23.80 | 100.85 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo

### 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 |
| Rumana Ahmed | Bangladesh | 19.0 | 14 | 3.64 | 8.14 | 2.68 | 4/8 |
| Isobel Joyce | Ireland | 18.0 | 10 | 8.10 | 10.80 | 4.50 | 4/20 |
| Kirstie Gordon | Scotland | 18.0 | 8 | 11.62 | 13.50 | 5.17 | 3/21 |
| Khadija Tul Kubra | Bangladesh | 20.0 | 7 | 6.14 | 17.14 | 2.87 | 5/11 |
| Ciara Metcalfe | Ireland | 15.0 | 7 | 10.71 | 12.86 | 3.75 | 3/14 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo

## Final standings

| Position | Team |
| 1st | Ireland |
| 2nd | Bangladesh |
| 3rd | Zimbabwe |
| 4th | Scotland |
| 5th | Papua New Guinea |
| 6th | China |
| 7th | Thailand |
| 8th | Netherlands |
Qualified for the 2016 World Twenty20.