 Flag of Qatar | ||||||||||
| Association | Qatar Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (1999) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| Women's international cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v.  Bhutan at Kuala Lumpur; 3 July 2009 | |||||||||
| Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WT20I | v.  Oman at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha; 17 January 2020 | |||||||||
| Last WT20I | v.  Indonesia at Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran; 13 February 2024 | |||||||||
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| As of 15 May 2024 | ||||||||||
The Qatar women's national cricket team represents the country of Qatar in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the Qatar Cricket Association, which has been a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1999.
Qatar made its international debut at the 2009 ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship in Malaysia.[5] The team won only a single match in the group stage, against Iran,[6] and were eventually ranked eleventh after defeating Kuwait in the eleventh-place play-off.[7] Qatar did not participate in the tournament's 2011 edition, despite it being hosted by nearby Kuwait, but returned for the 2013 tournament in Thailand.[5] The team again only won a single group-stage match, against Kuwait, but this was enough to place them fourth in their group (out of six teams).[8] Qatar were easily beaten in the seventh-place play-off, however, losing to Malaysia by 36 runs.[9] In December 2014, Qatar competed in the inaugural edition of the Gulf Cricket Council (GCC) Women's Twenty20 Championship, which was also contested by Kuwait, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.[10] The team placed last, but at the following year's tournament, which Qatar hosted, lost to the UAE in the final.[11]
In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Qatar women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.[12] Qatar played their first matches with WT20I status in January 2020 during a triangular series against Oman and Kuwait, which was held in Doha.[13]
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- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ a b Other women's matches played by Qatar Archived 9 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Table: Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2009 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Kuwait Women v Qatar Women, Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2009 (11th Place Play-off) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Table: Asian Cricket Council Women's Championship 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Malaysia Women v Qatar Women, Asian Cricket Council Women's Championship 2012/13 (7th Place Play-off) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ (11 December 2014). "Gulf women gather" – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ (6 December 2015). "UAE women retain Gulf T20 cricket title" – Emirates 24/7. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Kuwait National Women's team is all set to participate in a triangular series with Qatar and Oman that is scheduled to commence from tomorrow in Doha". Kuwait Cricket Official (via Facebook). Retrieved 16 January 2020.