The 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier is reaching its orgasm, with Ireland to deal with Scotland and Sri Lanka to tackle UAE in 2 winner-takes-all clashes on Sunday, May 5.
The two-week lengthy occasion, organized in Abu Dhabi, consists of 10 teams, with 2 taking place to dip into the Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh later on this year. Bangladesh have actually certified as hosts, while Australia, England, India, South Africa, West Indies and New Zealand made it as the leading 6 teams at the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup, while Pakistan certified through an exceptional position to Sri Lanka at the February 2023 cut-off.
In the UAE, 2 teams of 5 have actually been competing to sign up with that 8, with the leading 2 in each advancing in the direction of 2 semi-finals. While the victors of those video games will certainly object to a last, with 2 areas up for grabs, it’s the semis that actually issue.
Sri Lanka’s team, together with Scotland, likewise had Thailand, Uganda and U.S.A.. Sri Lanka were pre-tournament favourites to win the occasion, and have actually warranted that tag with leading bowling screens versus Thailand, Scotland and Uganda, bowling each of those sides out for 55, 94 and 87 specifically. U.S.A. pressed the Full Member side better, obtaining within 18 runs of their 123-4.
The 2nd area because team constantly looked most likely ahead to a shootout in between Scotland andThailand Scotland have actually never ever shown up at a Women’s World Cup in any type of style, yet made the last four at both the 2015 and 2018 Women’sWorld Cup Qualifiers Thailand, among world cricket’s fastest advancing sides, shocked Ireland at the 2019 qualifier, prior to acquitting themselves well at the 2020 occasion, setting up 150-3 in 20 overs versus Pakistan prior to rainfall rinsed the game.
Each beat Uganda and U.S.A. to establish what was successfully a quarter-final. Scotland restricted Thailand to 99-5, with an unbeaten 58-ball 63 from talismanic captain Kathryn Bryce seeing her side home.
In the various other team, Full Member side Ireland, like Sri Lanka, have actually warranted their tag as favourites to advance. They have actually gotten 3 of the last four T20 World Cups, and travelled with Group B with four victories from four without much in the method of a scare. Below them, nonetheless, has actually been a bun defend 2nd location, with all teams looking with the ability of defeating any person.
Vanuatu’s minute to enjoy
Though at some point ending up last, Vanuatu have actually been the tale of the competitors. With a populace of simply 300,000, and having actually needed to crowdfund for set in the lead-up, they stunned Full Member Zimbabwe on the opening day, restricting the African side to 61 prior to relieving home. Though they could not include in that triumph, it provided a minute to enjoy.
History in the making! Vanuatu have actually gone and beat complete participant Zimbabwe in their very first suit of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier pic.twitter.com/mZ45FjY1kf
— Vanuatu Cricket (@vanuatu_cricket) April 25, 2024
Elsewhere, Zimbabwe defeated UAE, that themselves defeated Netherlands, while Netherlands beatZimbabwe That left Netherlands requiring triumph over Ireland to advance, with net run price counting versus them or else. They were not able to do so, and UAE secured 2nd location.
UAE have actually never ever gotten the Women’s T20 World Cup, with this their very first time making it to the last four of the qualifier. Sri Lanka will certainly be hefty favourites for that game.
Ireland and Scotland, nonetheless, share an eager competition. The 2 sides shared a two-match T20I collection in October 2023. Ireland will certainly be favourites for that game, yet Scotland will certainly be confident of accomplishing one of the most seismic cause their females’s cricketing background.
Their game occurs initially, at 11am GMT, while UAE play Sri Lanka at 330pm GMT.
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