- In just a few months, all eight teams will have secured their spots in the ICC Women World Cup 2025 by April 19.
- As one of the six countries that have already qualified, hosts India are prepared to welcome the top and brightest of women’s One Day International cricket.
- Australia, the reigning champions, won the ICC Women’s Championship (IWC) 2022–25, guaranteeing their place in the 13th World Cup.
- Ten countries participated in the IWC 2022–25, and the sum of their ODI performances over the course of three years gave context to all of the ODI matches played between these teams during that time.
- Australia finished two points ahead of India with 18 victories and just three defeats, while England completed the top three.
- India failed to go past the group stages and is still chasing their first ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup championship, while Australia and England fought in a record-breaking final in Christchurch in 2022.
- New Zealand, the hosts in 2022, is the only team other than serial winners Australia and England to have won the Women’s Cricket World Cup. They did so on home soil in 2000.
- The White Ferns, the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup champions, qualified for the 2025 tournament by placing among the top five teams in the Women’s Championship standings, omitting the host nation of India.
- Finishing above them were three-time, semi-finalists South Africa, who are also still searching for a maiden ICC World Cup trophy after two near-misses at the Women’s T20 World Cups of 2023 and 2024.
- Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interfering with cricket’s schedule, Sri Lanka, who did not qualify for the previous event, is the other team that has already secured their place. The final qualifying positions for the 2022 tournament will be determined by ranking.
- Bangladesh has joined the three other teams that participated in the Women’s Championship in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier in Pakistan, which is scheduled to start next week, after missing out on a berth in the top six of the Women’s Championship.
- Following Bangladesh’s debut at the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup, captain Nigar Sultana will be looking for an instant comeback.
- At least one side from the previous tournament will not be able to travel to India because Pakistan and the West Indies are also competing in the qualifier.
- Ireland is aiming for their first World Cup appearance in 20 years after finishing last in the ICC Women’s Championship.
- Scotland and Thailand made it to the qualifiers based on their ICC Women’s ODI Rankings, and the other two nations competing for a spot had never participated in an ODI World Cup.
- Although they participated in the Women’s T20 World Cup last year, the former have relatively recent World Cup experience and are still without a victory.
- After qualifying through the 2019 Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier, Thailand made a remarkable debut in the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup, but like Scotland, they failed to win.
- The round-robin type tournament will only send the top two teams to India.
- All of the matches, which start on April 9 and pit hosts Pakistan against Ireland and Scotland against the West Indies, will be held at two locations in Lahore.
- These qualifiers present a golden opportunity for lesser-known talents from teams like Thailand, Scotland, and Ireland to make a name on the world stage and attract attention from major leagues.
- The qualifier will be broadcast and live-streamed across major platforms, bringing the excitement of women’s cricket to fans around the globe and increasing visibility for up-and-coming teams.
- While the final two teams fight for qualification, India continues preparations to host the 2025 Women’s World Cup, promising state-of-the-art venues, record-breaking crowds, and a platform for unforgettable cricketing moments.
