# 2024 Women's T20 World Cup qualification

The 2024 Women's T20 World Cup qualification was the process by which teams qualified for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. A series of regional qualification tournaments determined the teams which will take part in the Global Qualifier in April and May 2024, where the two finalists qualify for the World Cup. The qualification process was announced on 10 April 2022.
In total, 46 countries took part in the regional qualification process to advance to the Global Qualifier. Regional tournaments were held between May 2023 and December 2023. Europe qualifier (8 teams), EAP qualifier (7 teams), Americas qualifier (4 teams), Asia qualifier (11 teams) and Africa qualifier (14 teams) and Global Qualifier (10 teams).

## Qualified teams

| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Venues | Total times qualified | First time qualified | Last time qualified | Current consecutive appearances | Previous best performance |
| Bangladesh | Hosts | 26 July 2022 | — | 6 | 2014 | 2023 | 6 | Group stage (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2023) |
| Australia | Top 6 in 2023 | 26 February 2023 | South Africa | 9 | 2009 | 2023 | 9 | Winners (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023) |
| England | Top 6 in 2023 | 26 February 2023 | South Africa | 9 | 2009 | 2023 | 9 | Winners (2009) |
| India | Top 6 in 2023 | 26 February 2023 | South Africa | 9 | 2009 | 2023 | 9 | Runners-up (2020) |
| South Africa | Top 6 in 2023 | 26 February 2023 | South Africa | 9 | 2009 | 2023 | 9 | Runners-up (2023) |
| New Zealand | Top 6 in 2023 | 26 February 2023 | South Africa | 9 | 2009 | 2023 | 9 | Runners-up (2009, 2010) |
| West Indies | Top 6 in 2023 | 26 February 2023 | South Africa | 9 | 2009 | 2023 | 9 | Winners (2016) |
| Pakistan | ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings | 27 February 2023 | – | 9 | 2009 | 2023 | 9 | Group stage (nine times) |
| Scotland | Finalists in Global Qualifier | 5 May 2024 | United Arab Emirates | – | – | – | – | Debut |
| Sri Lanka | Finalists in Global Qualifier | 5 May 2024 | United Arab Emirates | 9 | 2009 | 2023 | 9 | Group stage (nine times) |

## Africa Qualifier

The African qualifier had two stages, the sub-regional qualifier and the regional final. With the top two teams from the sub-regional qualifiers advancing to the regional final. The sub-regional qualifiers were held in Botswana.

### Sub-regional qualifier

The top two from the Sub-regional qualifier reach the Regional Final.
| Group A | Group B |
| Pos Teamvte Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Kenya 3 3 0 0 6 6.719 Advanced to the play-offs 2  Botswana 3 2 1 0 4 1.117 3  Malawi 3 1 2 0 2 1.445 4  Lesotho 3 0 3 0 0 −8.617 Source: Report | Pos Teamvte Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Sierra Leone 3 3 0 0 6 6.195 Advanced to the play-offs 2  Cameroon 3 2 1 0 4 0.587 3  Mozambique 3 1 2 0 2 0.140 4  Eswatini 3 0 3 0 0 −5.183 Source: Report |

#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A2 | Botswana | 131/7 (20) | | | |
| B1 | Sierra Leone | 114/5 (20) | | | |
| B1 | Sierra Leone | 114/5 (20) | A2 | Botswana | 52 (14.2) |
| | | | A1 | Kenya | 53/1 (8.1) |
| A1 | Kenya | 156/5 (20) | A1 | Kenya | 53/1 (8.1) |
| B2 | Cameroon | 38 (14.4) | 3rd place play-off | 3rd place play-off | 3rd place play-off |
| | | | B2 | Cameroon | 68/6 (20) |
| | | | B1 | Sierra Leone | 72/3 (9.5) |

### Regional final

The two finalists from the Sub-regional qualifier advanced to the Global qualifier. The regional Final was held in Uganda between 9–17 December 2023. Those teams were Zimbabwe and hosts Uganda.
| Group A | Group B |
| Pos Teamvte Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 6 3.524 Advanced to the play-offs 2  Tanzania 3 2 1 0 4 0.779 3  Kenya 3 1 2 0 2 −1.491 4  Botswana 3 0 3 0 0 −4.530 Source: Report | Pos Teamvte Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Uganda 3 3 0 0 6 0.960 Advanced to the play-offs 2  Namibia 3 2 1 0 4 0.204 3  Nigeria 3 1 2 0 2 −0.687 4  Rwanda 3 0 3 0 0 −0.726 Source: Report |

#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Zimbabwe | 150/6 (20) | | | |
| B2 | Namibia | 64 (16.2) | | | |
| B2 | Namibia | 64 (16.2) | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 85/4 (14.4) |
| | | | Uganda | Uganda | 79 (20) |
| A2 | Tanzania | 89 (19.2) | Uganda | Uganda | 79 (20) |
| B1 | Uganda | 99/4 (20) | 3rd place play-off | 3rd place play-off | 3rd place play-off |
| | | | Namibia | Namibia | |
| | | | Tanzania | Tanzania | |

## Americas Qualifier

The Americas qualifier was a four-team double round-robin group that was held in Los Angeles, United States from the 4–11 September 2023. United States would win all their matches to qualify for the Global Qualifier.

### Group standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.674 | Advanced to the global qualifier |
| 2 | Canada | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1.508 | |
| 3 | Brazil | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −0.903 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −3.170 | |

## Asia Qualifier

The Asia qualifier was held in Malaysia between 31 August to 9 September 2023. Thailand and the United Arab Emirates qualified for the Global Qualifier after reaching the final of the qualifier
| Group A | Group B |
| Pos Teamvte Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  United Arab Emirates 5 4 0 1 9 3.339 Advanced to the knockout stage 2  Nepal 5 4 0 1 9 2.184 3  Malaysia 5 2 2 1 5 0.647 4  Bhutan 5 1 3 1 3 −1.306 5  Bahrain 5 1 3 1 3 −2.773 6  Qatar 5 0 4 1 1 −1.647 Source: Report | Pos Teamvte Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Thailand 4 3 0 1 7 3.558 Advanced to the knockout stage 2  Hong Kong 4 3 1 0 6 0.999 3  Kuwait 4 2 1 1 5 −0.239 4  China 4 1 3 0 2 −1.147 5  Myanmar 4 0 4 0 0 −2.550 Source: Report |

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | United Arab Emirates | 141/4 (20) | | | |
| B2 | Hong Kong | 84 (16.5) | | | |
| B2 | Hong Kong | 84 (16.5) | A1 | United Arab Emirates | 70/9 (20) |
| | | | B1 | Thailand | 64 (17.5) |
| B1 | Thailand | 105/2 (20) | B1 | Thailand | 64 (17.5) |
| A2 | Nepal | 59 (19.3) | | | |

## East Asia-Pacific Qualifier

In East Asia-Pacific, a seven-team round-robin group was played to decide the sole ticket to the Global Qualifier from the region. The East Asia-Pacific qualifier was held in Port Vila, Vanuatu on 1–8 September 2023. Vanuatu won every game to reach the Global Qualifier, becoming the first cricket team from the country to reach a Global Qualifier.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.401 | Advanced to the global qualifier |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.623 | |
| 3 | Indonesia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1.071 | |
| 4 | Japan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −0.036 | |
| 5 | Samoa | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −2.003 | |
| 6 | Cook Islands | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −2.199 | |
| 7 | Fiji | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −2.964 | |

## Europe Qualifier

The European qualifier was held in two stages, Division Two and Division One. The top two from Division Two will advance to Division One to meet pre-qualified Netherlands and Scotland in a four-team round robin group, where they will fight for two spots in the Global Qualifier.

### Division Two

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.736 | Advanced to Division One |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.833 | Advanced to Division One |
| 3 | Jersey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2.674 | |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.939 | |
| 5 | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −1.408 | |
| 6 | Turkey | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −5.507 | |

### Division One

Netherlands and Scotland both finished top two and secured places to the Global Qualifier.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Scotland | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.777 | Advanced to the global qualifier |
| 2 | Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.377 | Advanced to the global qualifier |
| 3 | Italy | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −1.982 | |
| 4 | France | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −4.566 | |

## Global Qualifier

The Global Qualifier was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 25 April to 7 May 2024. This is first Women's T20 World Cup qualifier to have 10 teams, up from 8 from the previous 5 editions. The two finalists qualified for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.
Scotland and Sri Lanka both made the final and reached the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. The Scots reached the T20 World Cup for the first time ever.

### Group stage

| Group A | Group B |
| Pos Teamvte Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Sri Lanka 4 4 0 0 0 8 2.778 Advanced to the playoffs 2  Scotland 4 3 1 0 0 6 1.473 3  Thailand 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.161 4  Uganda 4 1 3 0 0 2 −2.856 5  United States 4 0 4 0 0 0 −1.813 Source: Report | Pos Teamvte Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Ireland 4 4 0 0 0 8 2.462 Advance to the playoffs 2  United Arab Emirates (H) 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.976 3  Netherlands 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.111 4  Zimbabwe 4 1 3 0 0 2 −0.844 5  Vanuatu 4 1 3 0 0 2 −2.537 Source: Report (H) Host |

#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Sri Lanka | 149/6 (20 overs) | | | |
| B2 | United Arab Emirates | 134/7 (20 overs) | | | |
| B2 | United Arab Emirates | 134/7 (20 overs) | SFW1 | Sri Lanka | 169/5 (20 overs) |
| | | | SFW2 | Scotland | 101/7 (20 overs) |
| B1 | Ireland | 110/9 (20 overs) | SFW2 | Scotland | 101/7 (20 overs) |
| A2 | Scotland | 112/2 (16.2 overs) | | | |