2025 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualification
The 2025 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualification is a series of regional qualification tournaments to determine the final five teams for the 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. Qualification tournaments were held in Africa, Asia, East-Asia Pacific and Europe.
| Dates | 14 May – 13 November 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council (ICC) |
| Cricket format | Limited-overs (20 overs) |
| Participants | 24 |
Qualified teams
[edit]| Region | Team |
|---|---|
| Africa |  Nigeria |
| Americas |  United States |
| Asia | |
| East Asia-Pacific |  Samoa |
| Europe |  Scotland |
East Asia-Pacific
[edit]The East Asia-Pacific qualifier was held in Indonesia from 14 to 20 May 2024.[1] Samoa finished at the top of the table to qualify for the World Cup, becoming the first Samoan team to qualify for a Cricket World Cup in any format.[2]
Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.837 | Advanced to the 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup |
| 2 |  Indonesia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.898 | |
| 3 |  Papua New Guinea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.449 | |
| 4 |  Fiji | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −3.574 |
Source: Cricclubs
Fixtures
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Jasvil Rokoro 13 (26) Hilva Noor 3/11 (3 overs) | I Gusti Pratiwi 13 (22) Abigail Raikatalau 2/9 (1 over) |
- Indonesia won the toss and elected to field.
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Dadina Gaudi 20 (36) Masina Tafea 3/22 (4 overs) | Verra Farane 44 (31) Gabe Thomas 2/16 (4 overs) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
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Dika Lohia 80* (63) Mele Waqanisau 2/45 (4 overs) | Mele Waqanisau 8* (13) Gabe Thomas 3/3 (2 overs) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
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Jeanifer Ngana 12 (30) Olive Lefaga 3/13 (4 overs) | Verra Farane 23 (28) Derni Bangi 2/10 (4 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to field.
v | ||
Dadina Gaudi 15 (23) Ni Murtiari 3/4 (4 overs) | Rohmalia Rohmalia 13 (30) Duna Alex 2/9 (4 overs) |
- Indonesia won the toss and elected to field.
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Verra Farane 79 (43) Maurea Isimeli 2/26 (4 overs) | Mele Waqanisau 19 (16) Masina Tafea 3/15 (4 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Miliana Wati 22 (32) Intan Yofentri Penun 2/18 (4 overs) | Sandra Irianti 22* (45) Maurea Isimeli 1/18 (4 overs) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Oala Kevere 39* (35) Masina Tafea 2/8 (4 overs) | Verra Farane 13 (14) Dika Lohia 3/10 (4 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to field.
v | ||
Angel Sootaga 24 (38) Intan Yofentri Penun 5/11 (4 overs) | Jeanifer Ngana 20 (27) Silepea Polataivao 6/15 (4 overs) |
- Indonesia won the toss and elected to field.
v | ||
Lakshmi Rajadurai 35 (30) Mele Waqanisau 3/22 (4 overs) | Mele Waqanisau 43 (53) Dika Lohia 4/8 (3.1 overs) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Mele Waqanisau 38* (43) Olive Lefaga 2/7 (4 overs) | Angel Sootaga 29 (36) Mele Waqanisau 4/14 (3.2 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to field.
v | ||
Lakshmi Rajadurai 15 (25) Rohmalia Rohmalia 2/7 (2 overs) | Rohmalia Rohmalia 22* (26) Dika Lohia 4/12 (3.4 overs) |
- Indonesia won the toss and elected to field.
Europe
[edit]The Europe qualifier was contested as a three-match series between Netherlands and Scotland that was held from 1 to 4 August 2024 in Scotland.[3][4] Scotland won the series 3–0 to secure qualification for the 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup as a result of this match.[5]
20-over series
[edit]1st 20-over match
[edit]v | ||
Myrthe van den Raad 10 (10) Mollie Parker 3/8 (4 overs) | Pippa Kelly 26 (21) |
- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
2nd 20-over match
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Carlijn Van Koolwijk 26 (23) Kirsty McColl 3/24 (3 overs) | Pippa Sproul 29 (27) Carlijn Van Koolwijk 2/12 (2 overs) |
- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd 20-over match
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Emma Walsingham 73* (49) Ana Wijffels 2/19 (4 overs) | Rosalie Lawrence 22 (38) Ammy Baldie 3/9 (4 overs) |
- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
Americas
[edit]For the second time in a row, United States of America received automatic qualification for the World Cup as they were still the only team in the region to fulfill the criteria required to enter the qualification pathway.[6]
Africa
[edit]The Africa qualifier was divided into two divisions with Division 2 held from 21st to 27th August in Kigali, Rwanda. A total of 7 women's Under-19 teams from the region competed against each other in a single round-robin format following which the top two teams (Kenya and Malawi) of the Division 2 tournament advanced to the main Africa qualifier. The participating teams in Division 2 were the Under-19 women's teams from Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Sierra Leone. The top two teams from the Division 2 qualifier (Kenya and Malawi) joined the under 19 women's teams from Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe in the Division 1 tournament.[7]
| Division 2 | Division 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
Division 2
[edit]Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malawi | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.632 | Advanced to Division 1 |
| 2 |  Kenya | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5.749 | |
| 3 |  Sierra Leone | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2.232 | |
| 4 |  Botswana | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −1.011 | |
| 5 |  Mozambique | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −1.730 | |
| 6 |  Eswatini | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −5.158 | |
| 7 |  Lesotho | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −5.522 |
Source: Cricheroes[8]
Fixtures
[edit]v | ||
Shabalala Lihle 4 (7) Evah Kabwere 6/5 (4 overs) | Mercy Kudimba 14* (11) Lindokuhle Mamba 1/17 (2 overs) |
- Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
v | ||
Amelia Mundundo 51 (46) Lesego Koogile 3/19 (4 overs) | Oratile Tsimako 25* (20) Delerosa Navingo 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Melvin Khagoitsa 96* (51) Tshowana Ntobo 1/54 (4 overs) | Boitumel Tlali 5 (13) Stella Idagiza 3/3 (4 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Fatu Conteh 30 (26) Alinafe Alfonso 1/3 (1 over) | Mercy Kudimba 36* (31) Isatu Sah 1/15 (3 overs) |
- Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
v | ||
Wisley Bucuane 49* (54) Mamba Kendokuhle 2/23 (4 overs) | Sithole Temazikodze 9 (16) Delerosa Navingo 3/6 (3 overs) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to field.
v | ||
Mercy Dipogiso 52* (60) | Lerato Mating 11 (42) Lame Rasina 3/5 (2 overs) |
- Lesotho won the toss and elected to field.
v | ||
Janet Makau 44* (50) Alice Fillie 2/33 (4 overs) | Emma Kamara 31 (25) Melvin Khagoitsa 2/15 (4 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Wisley Bucuane 7 (5) Lucy Malino 3/6 (4 overs) | Euless Chilarile 13* (17) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
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Melvin Khagoitsa 98* (59) Segaba Keganne 1/18 (4 overs) | Celeste Aaron 6 (29) Janet Makau 3/2 (3 overs) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
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Sithole Temazikodze 4 (11) Emma Kamara 3/11 (4 overs) | Emma Kamara 15* (14) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to field.
v | ||
Mercy Kudimba 88* (56) Lesego Kooagile 2/21 (4 overs) | Lesego Kooagile 11* (28) Evah Kabwere 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
v | ||
Amelia Mundundo 11 (11) Lintle Mohloai 3/12 (4 overs) | Tshowana Ntobo 5 (14) Leonar Mandhate 3/10 (4 overs) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Febbe Malefula 77 (50) Boitumel Tlali 2/17 (4 overs) | Lintle Mohloai 4* (8) Esther Richard 5/4 (4 overs) |
- Malawi won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Oratile Tsimako 33 (33) Simelane Lulama 2/17 (3 overs) | Sithole Temazikodze 17 (28) Lesego Kooagile 3/12 (4 overs) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Kreeshna Mehta 116* (69) Yudney Murrure 1/35 (4 overs) | Amelia Mundundo 23 (37) Roshele Atamba 1/8 (2 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Emma Kamara 66 (61) Lindiwe Polaki 1/28 (4 overs) | Lerato Mating 20 (46) Emma Kamara 1/0 (4 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Kreeshna Mehta 93 (67) Dlamini Owami 1/27 (3 overs) Tsabedze Nomazwi 1/27 (3 overs) | Sithole Temazikodze 6 (13) Melvin Khagoitsa 7/3 (3.3 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Amantle Letuba 20 (28) Susan Sesay 4/12 4 overs) | Emma Kamara 47* (38) Segaba Keganne 1/10 (4 overs) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Reabetsoe Matilda 3 (9) Mkhonta Nomphilo 2/11 (3 overs) | Shabalala Lihle 33* (27) Matseliso Setintana 2/1 (1 over) |
- Lesotho won the toss and elected to bat.
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Melvin Khagoitsa 56 (37) Evah Kabwere 3/20 (4 overs) | Ketrina Chingaipe 28* (23) Stella Idagiza 5/14 (4 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
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Emma Kamara 108* (74) Leonar Mandhate 2/20 (4 overs) | Wisley Bucuane 37 (29) Mariama Jalloh 3/17 (4 overs) |
- Sierra Leone won the toss and elected to bat.
Division 1
[edit]The top two teams from the Division 2 qualifier (Kenya and Malawi) joined the under 19 women's teams from Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe in the Division 1 tournament which was held from 22-29 September 2024.[9]
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uganda | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.760 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 |  Rwanda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.400 | |
| 3 |  Namibia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.620 | Advanced to the 5th place play-off |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.659 | Advanced to the 7th place play-off |
Source: CricHeroes
Fixtures
[edit]v | ||
Shakila Niyomuhoza 29 (35) Janet Nthenya 2/17 (4 overs) | Melvin Khagoitsa 7 (12) Ruth Uwimana 3/6 (3 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
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Malisa Ariokot 27 (26) Mekelaye Mwatile 2/27 (4 overs) | Mekelaye Mwatile 28 (35) Lorna Anyait 3/14 (3.5 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Zainab Hamisi 15 (26) Lonah Anyait 7/6 (3 overs) | Patricia Timong 14* (30) Janet Nthenya 1/13 (3 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Mekelaye Mwatile 33 (28) Sonia Umuringa 3/18 (4 overs) | Rosette Shimwamana 37* (52) Leigh-Marie Visser 1/6 (1 over) |
- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Engela Van Der Merwe 70* (56) Kreeshna Mehta 2/26 (4 overs) | Zainab Hamisi 48* (48) Unombuiro Kaanjosa 3/24 (4 overs) |
- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Mallsa Arlokot 33 (24) Grace Mugwaneza 4/14 (4 overs) | Shakila Niyomuhoza 10 (20) Patricia Apolot 2/6 (1.4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.812 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 |  Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.600 | |
| 3 |  Tanzania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.255 | Advanced to the 5th place play-off |
| 4 | Malawi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −4.117 | Advanced to the 7th place play-off |
Source: CricHeroes
Fixtures
[edit]v | ||
Beloved Biza 86 (57) Evah Kabwere 1/48 (4 overs) | Mercy Kudimba 21 (37) Beloved Biza 5/5 (2 overs) |
- Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
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Jenipher Kimari 64 (60) Lillian Udeh 5/12 (3 overs) | Victory Igbinedion 24 (20) Jenipher Kimari 3/17 (3 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
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Agnes Qwele 39 (32) Alinafe Alfonso 3/10 (2.4 overs) | Febbe Malefula 17 (25) Jenipher Kimari 2/14 (4 overs) |
- Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
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Beloved Biza 33 (36) Anointed Akhigbe 3/2 (1.4 overs) | Omosigho Eguakun 15 (20) Runyararo Pasipanodya 2/8 (2 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
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Victory Igbinedion 66 (72) Evah Kabwere 2/25 (4 overs) | Esther Richard 11 (16) Lucky Piety 2/5 (3 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
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Runyararo Pasipanodya 35 (39) Lightness Eladius 2/16 (4 overs) | Jenipher Kimari 47 (45) Chipo Moyo 2/6 (3 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
Play-offs & Semi-finals
[edit]7th place play-off
[edit]v | ||
Zainabu Hamisi 24 (36) Christina Bwanali 4/13 (4 overs) | Euless Chilarile 27 (39) Janet Makau 1/15 (3 overs) |
- Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
5th place play-off
[edit]v | ||
Mekelaye Mwatile 51 (65) Agnes Kwele 4/9 (4 overs) | Jenipher Kimari 28 (26) Veronika Tobias 1/3 (0.3 overs) |
- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
Semi-final 1
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Lorraine Pemhiwa 35* (27) Irene Mutonyi 2/6 (3 overs) | Immaculate Nandera 24 (30) Runyararo Pasipanodya 2/0 (0.2 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
Semi-final 2
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Victory Igbinedion 59* (61) Rosette Shimwamana 2/14 (4 overs) | Mukamusoni Anifa 18 (31) Annointed Akhigbe 4/1 (2.4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd place play-off
[edit]v | ||
Patricia Timong 19 (30) Umukundwa Nasira 2/8 (4 overs) | Utagushimaninde Fanny 25 (46) Mischelle Ariago 2/7 (2.5 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
The Final
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Victory Igbinedion 23 (18) Runyararo Pasipanodya 2/5 (2 overs) | Kelis Ndhlovu 8* (6) Usen Peace 1/0 (0.3 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Nigeria qualified for the 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup as a result of finishing above Zimbabwe in group stage.[10][11]
Asia
[edit]The Asia qualifier is scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates from 6-13 November 2024, where teams from Kuwait, Nepal, Thailand and hosts United Arab Emirates play with each other in a double round-robin format.[12]
Squads
[edit] United Arab Emirates |  Nepal |  Thailand |  Kuwait |
|---|---|---|---|
Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Nepal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 6 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Fixtures
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