Dates | 18 – 25 September 2022 |
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Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Group stages, playoffs |
Host(s) | United Arab Emirates |
Champions | Bangladesh (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Ireland |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 20 |
Player of the series | Nigar Sultana |
Most runs | Tanya Ruma (198) |
Most wickets | Kelis Ndhlovu (11) |
The 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament held in September 2022.[1][2] It was the fifth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier and served as the qualification tournament for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament.[3] The top two teams from the qualifier tournament progressed to the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa.[4]
At the conclusion of the group stage, Bangladesh, Ireland, Thailand and Zimbabwe progressed to the semi-finals which would determine the two places at the T20 World Cup.[5] In the first semi-final, Ireland narrowly defeated Zimbabwe by 4 runs to secure a place in the T20 World Cup.[6] Bangladesh claimed the remaining place in the World Cup by defeating Thailand by 11 runs in the second semi-final.[7] Bangladesh went on to defeat Ireland by seven runs in the final.[8]