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Pakistan is reportedly set to host the Women’s World Cup Qualifiers in Lahore, starting on April 4th — a historic moment that could inspire generations of young female cricketers across the country. This is more than just a tournament; it's a powerful statement about the growing recognition and support for women’s cricket in Pakistan, a nation where the sport holds deep cultural significance.


For years, Pakistani women cricketers have struggled with limited resources, infrastructure challenges, and a lack of visibility. Hosting such a prestigious ICC event would bring their efforts to the forefront, showcase their talent on home soil, and prove to aspiring players that a future in cricket is within reach. Seeing international teams compete in Lahore could ignite dreams in girls across the country, encouraging them to pick up a bat or ball and imagine themselves on the world stage.


The magnitude of this event is undeniable. It’s not just about qualifying for the 2025 Women’s World Cup in India — it’s about creating a sustainable pathway for women’s cricket to thrive. Local fans, especially young girls, will witness firsthand what’s possible when female athletes are allowed to shine. The visibility of the qualifiers could also drive more investment into domestic women’s cricket, improving facilities, coaching, and grassroots development.


Of course, there’s a geopolitical angle, with Pakistan possibly playing their World Cup matches at neutral venues due to ongoing tensions. But that’s a secondary issue compared to the broader significance of hosting the qualifiers. The real victory lies in what this moment represents: resilience, progress, and a giant leap forward for women’s sports in Pakistan.


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sweep_shot said:
All the best. May the tournament be a success.

Since there is no India, I expect it to be smooth and drama-free. :inti
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Simply Lovely Transformation :hamster:

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Post in thread 'Women's cricket - Do you care?'

I want women to succeed in everything they do.

Having said that, I do not believe women's cricket should be a thing. Maybe they can play for fun but cricket boards shouldn't waste money on actual women's cricket. Women's cricket is not serious cricket due to basic biology.

Women should play these sports only --> volleyball, golf, snooker, tennis, badminton, and swimming.

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Women cricket is boring due to the fact that aussie women literally have the biggest unfair advantage.

CA is the only board that invests in women talent while even boards like bcci do not care much and even if they did, unlike men, aussie women have a clear genetic advantage over women cricketers.

men and women have biological differences, Hence Men can compete and close the gap of genetics through pure raw skill.

That's not the case for women, aussie women have such a genetic advantage over any other nation that's its rare to see them lose. Some of their women cricketers can bowl at 135 to 140 speeds which is too much for their meek 100 to 110 kph minds
 
Match schedule for ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025 in Pakistan announced

Hosts Pakistan take on Ireland at the Gaddafi Stadium while the West Indies play Scotland at the Lahore City Cricket Association on the opening day of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025 which runs across the two venues in Lahore from 9 to 19 April.

The sixth edition of the Qualifier sees teams from four Full Members – Bangladesh, Ireland, Pakistan and the West Indies – compete with Associate Members Scotland and Thailand in the 15-match league tournament that will decide the two qualifiers for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 to be held later this year.

Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka apart from hosts India, have already qualified for the World Cup by virtue of finishing in the top six of the 10-team ICC Women’s Championship (2022-25).

Bangladesh, Ireland, Pakistan and the West Indies play in the Qualifier as they finished from places seventh to 10th in the Women’s Championship, while Thailand and Scotland made it as the next two best ranked sides in the ICC Women’s ODI Team Rankings as of 28 October 2024.

Some exciting matchups in the tournament include Pakistan taking on the West Indies on 14 April in a day-night game at the Gaddafi Stadium, Bangladesh going up against the West Indies at LCCA on 17 April and sub-continental rivals Pakistan and Bangladesh clash at the LCCA on 19 April.

ICC CEO, Geoff Allardice said: “We are pleased to announce the match schedule for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025.

“The six competing teams are just one step away from the Women’s Cricket World Cup and I am sure they will all be eagerly looking forward to the competition.

“On behalf of the ICC, I would like to wish the teams all the best for the tournament in Lahore as part of the build-up to the Cricket World Cup later this year.”

ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025 match schedule (day matches begin at 09h30 and day/night matches at 14h00 local time)

Wednesday, 9 April
Pakistan vs Ireland – Gaddafi Stadium (Day)
West Indies vs Scotland – LCCA (Day)
Thursday, 10 April
Thailand vs Bangladesh – LCCA (Day)
Friday, 11 April
Pakistan vs Scotland – LCCA (Day)
Ireland vs West Indies – Gaddafi Stadium (Day)
Sunday, 13 April
Scotland vs Thailand - LCCA (Day)
Bangladesh vs Ireland – Gaddafi Stadium (D/N)
Monday, 14 April
Pakistan vs West Indies – Gaddafi Stadium (D/N)
Tuesday, 15 April
Thailand vs Ireland – LCCA (Day)
Scotland vs Bangladesh – Gaddafi Stadium (D/N)
Thursday, 17 April
Bangladesh vs West Indies – LCCA (Day)
Pakistan vs Thailand – Gaddafi Stadium (D/N)
Friday, 18 April
Ireland vs Scotland – Gaddafi Stadium (D/N)
Saturday, 19 April
Pakistan vs Bangladesh – LCCA (Day)
West Indies vs Thailand – Gaddafi Stadium (D/N)
 
Snehal Pradhan, Sana Mir and Bismah Maroof look forward to the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier in Pakistan

The strength in the depth of women’s cricket will be on full display at the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier in Pakistan.

ICC Manager - Women’s Cricket and former India international cricketer, Snehal Pradhan, is looking forward to the event in Pakistan where six teams will compete for two spots at the Women’s Cricket World Cup in India later this year.

Hosts Pakistan will be joined by ICC Full Members Bangladesh, Ireland and West Indies along with Associate Members Thailand and Scotland, for the Qualifier, and Pradhan believes that with the standard rising across the board, predicting who will come through qualifying is almost impossible.

She said: “It’s very high stakes cricket in terms of what is up for grabs. The last Cricket World Cup in New Zealand was an extremely successful event. We saw just how high-profile that event is and that is the opportunity that two of the six teams are going to be fighting it out for.

“Cricket with context, huge outcomes on the line, great opportunities so it’s a brilliant tournament, everyone is excited about it. We’ve got four full members, two associate members, so this is an extremely competitive pack of six teams.

“It really is hard to pick the two teams who are going to get through. We saw Thailand make it to the T20 World Cup in 2020, so they have shown that they are able to get to the world stage, Scotland got to the T20 World Cup in 2024 so they can do it as well. No team will be taken lightly.”

The growth of the game has been evident across the board in recent years, with New Zealand and South Africa playing out the last ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final, while Nigeria and USA produced some stellar performances at the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup earlier this year.

For Pradhan, these improved displays at all levels are a result of a focus on increasing the opportunities for teams through the ICC Women’s Championship, which provides context to bilateral ODI cricket in between World Cup events.

She explained: “There are a couple of decisions that we reflected on in the last few years that mean that we are in the position that we are now. The ICC Women’s Championship expanding to 10 teams and the awarding of ODI status to five Associate Member teams at the start of this ODI cycle has created a large pool of teams who are in the race for an eight-team Women’s Cricket World Cup.

“We had a group of 16 teams who were eligible for an eight-team event. The volume of matches that we have seen in the calendar because of the structure that the ICC Women’s Championship has meant that the standard of cricket has gone up.

“That is incredibly encouraging, you are seeing now the value of all those decisions and investments with the ICC confirming the first-ever commercial partner for dedicated women’s cricket events with Unilever coming on board and starting their association at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.”

The result of this growth is a move towards expansion, both at T20 level, and also in ODIs, with the next World Cup set to be contested by 10 teams.

Former Pakistan captain Sana Mir has welcomed that decision, and the approach taken by the ICC to grow the game.

Looking forward to the event on home soil, she said: “One of the great things about the ICC Women's Championship, which I benefited from hugely in my career, is that it has been expanded to 10 teams. I feel that plays a huge role, especially for countries like Bangladesh and Ireland now that they have been part of that.

“It is a very exciting time in women’s cricket and if we keep doing things right, there will be more than four or five teams who people want to see playing against each other.

“In the last World Cup, a lot of matches went down to the last couple of overs and that’s what you want to see as an audience. Women’s cricket is providing that.”

That jeopardy is on the up at all levels, and the hope now is that fans will see plenty of it in Pakistan over the next few weeks.

Bismah Maroof, who succeeded Sana as Pakistan captain, added: “Women’s cricket has improved massively in the past few years and it’s going from strength to strength.

“The associate countries are playing really well, Scotland and Thailand have come a long way and as a full member country, Ireland have grown a lot.

Pradhan concluded: “If we get to the last round of matches and it is absolutely down to the wire to see who gets through, that will be the biggest sign of success.”
 
Good luck to Thai women’s cricket team. Their team is studded with some of finest finishers and i will be rooting for them.
 
Umpires, match officials revealed for Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier

The umpires and match officials have been announced for this month's ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

The six-team tournament will take place in Pakistan between April 9-19, with two sides to earn their place at this year's ICC Women's Cricket World Cup as a result.

The panel will consist of 10 umpires and three match referees, with host nation Pakistan to be represented by on the umpiring panel by Faisal Khan Afridi and Saleema Imtiaz.

Amazing footage of umpire's perspective of excellent catch | U19WC 2025

Last year Saleema became the first woman from Pakistan to join an ICC panel of umpires and she said at the time that she would inspire a new generation of umpires from the Asian country.

"This isn't just a win for me, it's a win for every aspiring female cricketer and umpire in Pakistan," Saleema said.

"I hope my success motivates countless women who dream of making their mark in the sport.”

Bangladesh also have two umpires on the panel in Masudur Rahman Mukul and Shatira Jakir Jesy, while Zimbabwe's Sarah Dambanevana will feature along with Donovan Koch, Babs Gcuma, Candace la Borde, Dedunu de Silva and Shaun Haig.

Ali Naqvi, Shandre Fritz and Trudy Anderson will be in place as match referees and ICC Senior Manager – Umpires and Referees, Sean Easey believes the tournament will provide the entire panel with an excellent opportunity to show their credentials.

“This is an exciting opportunity for our appointed match officials, overseeing this important tournament which is the last step for teams on the path to the World Cup," Easey said.

“Our officials are experienced and well prepared, and we look forward to seeing them participate in this event.”

Referees: Ali Naqvi (Pakistan), Shandre Fritz (South Africa), Trudy Anderson (New Zealand).

Umpires: Babs Gcuma (South Africa), Candace la Borde (West Indies), Dedunu de Silva (Sri Lanka), Donovan Koch (Australia), Faisal Khan Afridi (Pakistan), Masudur Rahman Mukul (Bangladesh), Saleema Imtiaz (Pakistan), Sarah Dambanevana (Zimbabwe), Shathira Jakir Jesy (Bangladesh), Shaun Haig (New Zealand).

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Sana Mir looks forward to competitive ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier on home soil

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There are few players who are better versed in navigating ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier events than Sana Mir and the former Pakistan skipper believes the next instalment could be the most competitive yet.

Sana helped Pakistan through three Qualifiers in her playing days, in 2008, 2011 and 2017, captaining her country in the latter two.

Pakistan are the hosts this year as they bid to claim one of the final two spots on offer for the showpiece in India later this year, and Sana is looking forward to seeing how it plays out in the coming weeks.

“There is a lot of excitement, and everyone is looking forward to it,” she said.

“It will be a tough competition. West Indies have done brilliantly in the last couple of years, especially under Hayley Matthews, Bangladesh have done quite well in ODIs in the last couple of years, they have beaten India in an ODI and done well against South Africa and Ireland.

“For Pakistan, I feel there are quite a lot of changes. Fatima Sana is a good captain, she has done really well since taking on that role, but it will not be an easy competition.

“Ireland have looked good, they were able to beat England last year, Scotland have also played well under Kathryn Bryce, they have more international and league exposure than before.

“You can never write Thailand off with the work ethic they have, they put in so much hard work, and if more opportunities are given to associate nations, they will rise up really quickly.

“With all these things put together, it will be a close tournament. West Indies are perhaps favourites but the rest are quite neck-and-neck.”

Pakistan have been ever-present on the World Cup stage – both ODI and T20 – since 2009, when a side featuring Sana ended a 12-year wait for an appearance at the competition. They did so by overcoming a rocky start against Ireland, a match which they won despite suffering six run-outs – with Isobel Joyce responsible for five of them.

“That first match was so nerve-wracking, it was very low scoring, but we were able to get the win,” she recalled.

“That tournament is a very special memory, both for myself and the team. I as named joint player of the series and we were able to qualify.

“Another one that sticks out is the 2011 Qualifier in Bangladesh. I was captain then and we were able to beat South Africa for the first time in ODIs in that Qualifier. That was a see-saw Qualifier, we were always tense about how it would go, but that was another special one.

“These Qualifiers take the most energy out of you as the moment you take a wrong step, there is pressure on you for the rest of the tournament. For all teams, it is really important to start well.”

Pakistan’s class of 2025 will be captained by Fatima Sana as they bid to progress. She leads a young squad who will hope to follow in the footsteps of Sana and her teammates, with the former captain hoping the pressure brings out the best in them.

“I’m always of the opinion that if you want to set up youngsters to succeed, they have to learn from senior players,” she said. “There is Sidra Ameen at the top, Muneeba (Ali) has good experience, Aliya (Riaz) is in the middle with Fatima Sana, and Diana (Baig) is back in good rhythm with the ball.

“In the ODI format, the batting needs to be there for any team to have consistent results and the youngsters will have to step up. Hopefully they will be able to execute when it matters.”

About the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier

The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier is the final step in the qualification pathway to the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.

The sixth edition of the Qualifier is hosted by Pakistan where matches will be played at Gaddafi Stadium and Lahore City Cricket Association.

Fans will see teams from four Full Members – Bangladesh, Ireland, Pakistan and the West Indies – compete with Associate Members Scotland and Thailand in the 15-match league tournament that will decide the two qualifiers for the main event in India later this year.

Day matches will begin at 09h30 and day/night matches at 14h00 local time.
 

Thailand women's team reach Pakistan for ICC World Cup Qualifier​

LAHORE: The Thailand women's cricket team arrived in Pakistan on Thursday to participate in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

The 19-member squad, led by captain Naruemol Chaiwai, traveled from Bangkok to Lahore ahead of the tournament.

Warm-up matches for the highly anticipated event will begin tomorrow in Lahore.

Pakistan’s squad, captained by Fatima Sana, has already reported to a local hotel along with the team management and coaching staff.

The Women in Green will play their first warm-up match against Thailand on April 4 at Gaddafi Stadium.

The sixth edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier is set to commence on April 9, featuring four full-member teams—Pakistan, Bangladesh, West Indies, and Ireland—alongside associate members Scotland and Thailand.

A total of 15 matches will be played across two venues: the newly renovated Gaddafi Stadium and the Lahore City Cricket Association (LCCA) Ground.

The tournament opener will see hosts Pakistan take on Ireland on April 9.

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mominsaigol said:
Women cricket is boring due to the fact that aussie women literally have the biggest unfair advantage.

CA is the only board that invests in women talent while even boards like bcci do not care much and even if they did, unlike men, aussie women have a clear genetic advantage over women cricketers.

men and women have biological differences, Hence Men can compete and close the gap of genetics through pure raw skill.

That's not the case for women, aussie women have such a genetic advantage over any other nation that's its rare to see them lose. Some of their women cricketers can bowl at 135 to 140 speeds which is too much for their meek 100 to 110 kph minds
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You also told @Mesozoic that he is a woman and should go to the kitchen thereby showing your mentality. You should change your zehniyat bro. Women deserve to play cricket too.
 
RizwanT20Champ said:
You also told @Mesozoic that he is a woman and should go to the kitchen thereby showing your mentality. You should change your zehniyat bro. Women deserve to play cricket too.
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At the time we didn't like each other, now I have no issues with him, he's one of the best posters on PP.

Besides if I am to apologise I will apologise to him if he brings it up, not a troll like you lol.

And when did I say anything about women cricket. Unlike you I actually know Bismah maroof irl and am fond of her as a cricket fan. I've met her family too.
 
mominsaigol said:
At the time we didn't like each other, now I have no issues with him, he's one of the best posters on PP.

Besides if I am to apologise I will apologise to him if he brings it up, not a troll like you lol.

And when did I say anything about women cricket. Unlike you I actually know Bismah maroof irl and am fond of her as a cricket fan. I've met her family too.
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You can tell him what you want. I am commenting on your zehniyat (racist and misogynist language is a mentality). Take care bro. And say hi to BM in your head...as that's where everything happens like Rohit playing 2011 WC.
 

Final two places up for grabs at ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier​

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Media Release

The pre-tournament photographs featuring all the participating captains can be downloaded at the ICC Online Media Zone

The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 is a few short months away and by 19 April, all eight teams will have confirmed their places at the tournament.

Hosts, India are ready to welcome the best and the brightest of women’s One Day International cricket as one of the six teams to have already qualified.

Defending champions Australia, secured their ticket to the 13th edition of the World Cup by finishing top of the ICC Women’s Championship (IWC) 2022-25.

The IWC 2022-25 saw ten nations compete with their ODI results across a three-year period totted up providing context to all ODI cricket played between these teams during that period.

With 18 wins and just three losses, Australia finished two points above India, with England rounding out the top three.

While Australia and England contended a record-breaking final in Christchurch in 2022, India did not make it out of the group stages and continue their search for their first ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup trophy.

The only other team to have won the Women’s Cricket World Cup besides multiple-time winners Australia and England are New Zealand, the hosts in 2022, having triumphed on home soil in 2000.

The White Ferns, who are the holders of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, earned a place at the 2025 edition by virtue of finishing as one of the top five teams, excluding hosts India, in the Women’s Championship table.

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.

The other team to have already booked their spot is Sri Lanka, who failed to qualify for the previous edition of the tournament, with the final qualifying spots for the 2022 tournament done on ranking due to the Covid-19 pandemic disrupting the cricketing schedule.

Bangladesh missed out on a spot in the Women’s Championship top six, and have joined the three other teams that competed in the Women’s Championship in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier in Pakistan set to begin next week.

Captain Nigar Sultana will be hoping for an immediate return to the Women’s Cricket World Cup after Bangladesh made their debut at the 2022 edition.

At least one team from the previous tournament will not make it to India, with the West Indies and Pakistan also taking part in the Qualifier.

Ireland finished bottom of the ICC Women’s Championship and are searching for a return to the World Cup for the first time in 20 years.

The two other teams vying to qualify have never played in an ODI World Cup before, with Scotland and Thailand reaching the qualifiers based on their ICC Women’s ODI Rankings.

The former have very recent experience on a World Cup stage, however, playing in the last year’s Women’s T20 World Cup, but are still searching for a win.

Thailand had a memorable debut at the 2020 edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup, having come through the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier of 2019, but like Scotland, went without a victory.

Only the top two teams at the end of the round-robin format tournament will make it to India.

Two venues in Lahore will host all of the matches, which begin on 9 April and sees hosts Pakistan take on Ireland, while Scotland face off against the West Indies.

About the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier
The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier is the final step in the qualification pathway to the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.

The sixth edition of the Qualifier is hosted by Pakistan where matches will be played at Gaddafi Stadium and Lahore City Cricket Association.

Fans will see teams from four Full Members – Bangladesh, Ireland, Pakistan and the West Indies – compete with Associate Members Scotland and Thailand in the 15-match league tournament that will decide the two qualifiers for the main event in India later this year.

Day matches will begin at 09h30 and day/night matches at 14h00 local time.

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Scores in brief:

ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025 - warm-ups

Bangladesh beat Pakistan 'A' by 167 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Bangladesh 276 all out, 49.4 overs (Nigar Sultana Joty 70, Farzana Haque 50 retired out, Jannatul Ferdus 46 not out; Umm-e-Hani 3-51, Waheeda Akhtar 3-58, Tania Saeed 2-30)

Pakistan 109 all out, 39.1 overs (Dua Majid 32, Umm-e-Hani 26; Rabeya 2-7, Marufa Akter 2-8, Fatima Khatun 2-11)
 
mominsaigol said:
Women cricket is boring due to the fact that aussie women literally have the biggest unfair advantage.

CA is the only board that invests in women talent while even boards like bcci do not care much and even if they did, unlike men, aussie women have a clear genetic advantage over women cricketers.

men and women have biological differences, Hence Men can compete and close the gap of genetics through pure raw skill.

That's not the case for women, aussie women have such a genetic advantage over any other nation that's its rare to see them lose. Some of their women cricketers can bowl at 135 to 140 speeds which is too much for their meek 100 to 110 kph minds
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Which women cricketer bowls at 140kph??
 
jamie smith fan said:
Which women cricketer bowls at 140kph??
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140 was an exaggeration, I was mostly referring to why they have an unfair advantage however fun fact

UTS( University of technology Sydney) and Usyd (University of Sydney) currently are running a program called Project 130

Project 130 is a project run by cricket new south wales for the Aussie women cricket club. Their teaching their women and developing them to Crack the 130KPH barrier while fast bowling.

Currently Elyssa perry holds the record from Australia bowling at 130.5KPH but usually she bowls at 125-127, and the fastest overall was a SA women bowler who bowled at 132.

Project 130 aims to develop all their women to consistently bowl at 130-131, not just Perry.

^^ it is for this reason woman cricket is boring. Icc doesn't give a cahoots about developing women cricket however Australian women have the advantage of Excellent University programs that they have access to even after graduation as theirs no limit on how much an alumini can contribute towards a student run club.

Australian women will remain dominant cause Australia is the only country that cares about women cricket.

And trust me ik some of these girls at University. I guarantee you, these girls would completly destroy and Dominante my Pakistani schools men team and this includes my former class mate and son of Inzimam Ibtisam ul Haq.

Yei halat hai Pakistan ki.
 
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Pakistan Women vs Ireland Women, 1st Match:

Ireland Women have won the toss and have opted to field

Pak women are currently 50/1 in 13 overs....
 
ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2025

Pakistan Women set a target of 218 runs for Ireland Women.

Pakistan Women: 217-10 (49 ov)
 
Scotland beat West Indies by 11 runs

Hayley Mathews fought long battle. She got retired hurt twice during her innings but returned. Remained unbeaten on 114*. Great effort but in vain.
 
I get that logistically it makes much more sense for them to schedule alot of the matches at the LCCA ground, but really feel like some matches should have been scheduled at Bagh-e-Jinnah. It is one of the most beautiful, picturesque and historical cricket grounds in Pakistan.
 
Pakistan and Scotland claim opening wins despite Matthews brilliance

Hosts Pakistan got their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier campaign off to a winning start as they defeated Ireland.

In the opening day’s other match, Scotland pulled off a famous win despite the best efforts of West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews.

Matthews century in vain as Scotland triumph

Scotland earned an 11-run victory over the West Indies in their opener despite four wickets and an unbeaten century for Hayley Matthews, to get their pursuit of a maiden Women's Cricket World Cup appearance off to a flyer.

Scotland’s innings got off to a confident start as openers Abbi Aitken-Drummond and Darcey Carter put on 48 having been put into bat.

Aitken-Drummond was the first wicket to fall before Carter and Kathryn Bryce departed to leave Scotland at 69 for three in the 16th over, with Matthews taking all three wickets.

Wicket-keeper Sarah Bryce provided the resistance for Scotland as she top-scored with 55 off 56 balls before becoming Matthews’ last victim as the Windies skipper returned figures of four for 56.

Chinelle Henry affected two runouts either side of Bryce’s dismissal as Scotland slipped to 194 for six before they lost wickets at regular intervals to post 244 all out in the 45th over.

In response, Matthews unsurprisingly led the way and was supported early on by Zaida James, who made 45 before being dismissed to leave the Windies at 120 for two.

Scotland made steady inroads without being able to get the prized wicket of Matthews before the captain had to retire hurt on 95.

Katherine Fraser then bowled namesake Cherry-Ann Fraser for a duck to see the Windies slip to 194 for seven.

With the game on a knife-edge, Matthews came back out to partner Aaliyah Alleyne, reaching her century before being left stranded on 114 not out as Alleyne was trapped in front by Abtaha Maqsood for 17 with the West Indies 12 runs away from completing their chase.

Hosts Pakistan deny Ireland

Pakistan's steady wicket-taking powered them to a 38-run win over Ireland to get their qualifying campaign up and running.

Having been put into bat, Pakistan had to rally after Gull Feroza was caught behind on four.

Muneeba Ali and Sidra Amin put together a decent partnership, with Amin kicking on to a half-century before she was dismissed for 51 from 112 balls.

Aliya Riaz top-scored with 52 at a much quicker pace, bringing up her half-century in 54 balls to add impetus to the hosts’ innings.

Her dismissal saw Ireland begin to apply the squeeze as Pakistan lost their final five wickets for 23 and were dismissed for 217, Jane Maguire picking up three for 33.

Gaby Lewis and Amy Hunter led the chase for Ireland, both compiling 44 runs as they shared a second-wicket partnership of 69.

Orla Prendergast then took over the scoring as she made 37 before Ireland wobbled to sit at 178 for nine with Diana Baig taking four wickets.

With Ireland’s chances growing slimmer, Pakistan completed the victory with the run out of Cara Murray.

Scores in brief

Scotland v West Indies – Lahore City Cricket Association Ground, Lahore

Scotland 244 all out in 45.0 overs (Sarah Bryce 55, Megan McColl 45; Hayley Matthews 4/56, Aaliyah Alleyne 2/31)

West Indies 233 all out in 46.2 overs (Hayley Matthews 114 not out, Zaida James 45; Katherin Fraser 3/50, Chloe Abel 2/31)

Result: Scotland win by 11 runs

Pakistan v Ireland – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Pakistan 217 all out in 49.0 overs (Aliya Riaz 52, Sidra Amin 51; Jane Maguire 3/33, Arlene Kelly 2/34)

Ireland 179 all out in 44.0 overs (Amy Hunter 44, Gaby Lewis 44; Diana Baig 4/35, Nashra Sandhu 3/41)

Result: Pakistan win by 38 runs
 
The fact that this tournament isn't even being broadcasted tells you how seriously the ICC take women's cricket. Really pathetic stuff, especially considering this tournament features alot of countries where cricket isn't as popular and you have the potential to grow the game.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
The fact that this tournament isn't even being broadcasted tells you how seriously the ICC take women's cricket. Really pathetic stuff, especially considering this tournament features alot of countries where cricket isn't as popular and you have the potential to grow the game.
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It is on icc website.
 
Aliya Riaz and Mubeeba Ali struck valuable half-centuries to help Pakistan defeat Scotland by six wickets here at the LCCA Ground in their second game of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025 on Friday afternoon

In a rain-shortened 32-over game, Pakistan chased down the revised 182-run target in 30.4 overs with player of the match Aliya remaining unbeaten for 68 off 70 balls with the help of seven fours and one six.

Muneeba Ali contributed 71 off 72 hitting nine fours and one six in her match-winning 93-run partnership with Aliya off 99 balls. The duo got together in the middle when Pakistan had lost Gull Feroza and Sidra Amin with 36 runs on the board in 7.2 overs.

For Scotland, Chloe Abel picked up two wickets for 42 runs.

After being put in to bat, Scotland faced early setbacks with Sadia Iqbal dismissing opener Abbi Aitken-Drummond for one. Debutant Pippa Sproul contributed nine runs before she fell to Diana Baig.

Captain Kathryn Bryce then steadied the ship for Scotland with a crucial 96-ball 91, lifting her side to 186-9 in their allocated 32 overs. Five runs were deducted off Scotland’s final total during Pakistan’s innings owing to a fielding penalty imposed by the on-field umpires.

For the hosts, skipper Fatima Sana led from the front, picking up four wickets for 23 runs in her five overs, while Sadia Iqbal dismissed two batters.

Scores in brief:

Pakistan beat Scotland by seven wickets at the LCCA Ground

Toss: Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first

Scotland 181-9 (five runs deducted for fielding penalty), 32 overs (Kathryn Bryce 91, Ailsa Lister 31, Sarah Bryce 21; Fatima Sana 4-23, Sadia Iqbal 2-43)

Pakistan 185-4, 30.4 overs (Muneeba Ali 71, Aliya Riaz 68 not out; Chloe Abel 2-42)

Player of the match: Aliya Riaz (Pakistan Women)

Pakistan fixtures in ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier, 2025

vs Ireland - 9 April - Pakistan won by 38 runs

vs Scotland - 11 April – Pakistan won by six wickets

vs West Indies - 14 April - 2:00 PM PKT

vs Thailand - 17 April - 2:00 PM PKT

vs Bangladesh - 19 April - 9:30 AM PKT
 
Scotland bounced back from defeat by Pakistan to earn a 58-run victory over Thailand in Lahore and strengthen their hopes of qualifying for the Women's World Cup.

Captain Kathryn Bryce led from the front with a 58-ball 60 and was well supported by 57 from Megan McColl as the Scots made 206.

Rachel Slater then made an immediate impact with the ball, removing the top three batters in a superb spell of three for nine from six overs to leave Thailand struggling on 46 for three and they never recovered.

Natthakan Chantham's 63 was the only resistance as Katherine Fraser and Abtaha Maqsood claimed three wickets each, with Thailand bowled out for 148 in 31.3 overs.

Scotland now have two wins from their matches as they pursue a top-two finish to secure a place in the tournament.

Source:BBC
 
When you get a player of Hayley Matthews' caliber first ball, you are always in with a good chance against Windies.

Pak spinners are very good and capable of choking any opposition on the right surface
 
Pakistan maintained their unbeaten record in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier with a comprehensive, 65-run victory over the West Indies.

The hosts made it three wins from three matches to go top of the standings, as captain Fatima Sana starred with the ball to power her side to victory at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

The result puts Pakistan in pole position to qualify for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 alongside Bangladesh, as the two remaining unbeaten sides in the qualifier.

Matthews and Fletcher restrict Pakistan batters

Pakistan elected to bat but Hayley Matthews struck early to remove Gull Feroza for two in the fourth over, leaving the hosts six for one.

Muneeba Ali and Sidra Amin built a strong foundation for the innings, combining to bring up Pakistan’s half century before Muneeba was trapped leg before for 33 by Afy Fletcher.

The West Indies continued to chip away at regular intervals, as Aliya Riaz and Omaima Sohail fell for 20 and 16 respectively, and Sidra brought up her half century before she was bowled out by Ashmini Munisar for 54.

Sidra Nawaz chipped in with 23 useful runs but two wickets apiece for Matthews, Karishma Ramharack and Afy Fletcher helped the West Indies dismiss Pakistan for 191, the final wicket falling from the penultimate ball of innings’ last over.

Pakistan made the perfect start with the ball, as Fatima dismissed fellow skipper Matthews leg before wicket with the first ball of the innings.

Shemaine Campbelle immediately sought to get the West Indies’ innings up and running and was beginning to find boundaries when she was run out for 14 to leave her side 15 for two.

Opener Zaida James was also run out for four as the West Indies slipped to 29 for three.
Jannillea Glasgow and Chinelle Henry looked to rebuild and brought their side over the half century mark before both fell in the same over to Nashra Sandhu.

Stafanie Taylor and Shabika Gajnabi picked up the mantle as the West Indies sought to resurrect their run chase, but Taylor was caught by Muneeba off the bowling of Rameen Shamim for 17 to bring a promising partnership to an end.

Gajnabi’s 21 dragged her side towards three figures but was bowled by Fatima to leave her side requiring 95 runs with three wickets in hand.

That proved too much for the West Indies’ tail, despite a valiant 22 from Aaliyah Alleyne, as they were bowled out for 126, Fatima leading the way with three for 16.

Scores in brief

Pakistan v West Indies – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Result: Pakistan win by 65 runs

Pakistan 191 all out in 49.5 overs (Sidra Amin 54, Muneeba Ali 33; Matthews 2/30, Afy Fletcher 2/39)

West Indies 126 all out in 39.2 overs (Aaliyah Alleyne 22, Shakiba Gajnabi 21; Fatima 3/16, Rameen 2/26)
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Fantastic win by the girls today. A win against Thailand should get us through to the WC.
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If they win against Thailand, the world cup will be hybrid model. Sri Lanka / Bangladesh is the real winners if we win 50% of our remaining matches. Interesting times ahead
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
If they win against Thailand, the world cup will be hybrid model. Sri Lanka / Bangladesh is the real winners if we win 50% of our remaining matches. Interesting times ahead
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Yes I think Sri Lankan/Bangladeshi pitches will really suit our spinners. I think we are more than capable of causing a few upsets on spin-friendly tracks.
 
All qualification scenarios for ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2025

A complete guide on what each team needs to do to find their way to the marquee tournament in India later this year.
The Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers are well and truly underway with all the thrills and spills we love to see in the sport.

The six sides have been giving it their all to secure their place in the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in India later this year.

Only two spots remain for the marquee tournament later this year. As we enter the final stage of the qualifiers, here’s what each side needs to do to punch their tickets.

Pakistan: (3 wins, 6 points, NRR: +0.856)

The hosts are in a relatively strong position with three wins from as many outings, boasting six points in hand already. They had comprehensive wins against Scotland and Ireland by 38 runs and 6 wickets respectively and most recently sealed a 65 run victory over West Indies.

Pakistan have been bolstered by various players stepping up during key moments from their three outings so far at the Qualifier.

They will face Thailand and Bangladesh in their final fixtures, and another win will put them in a strong position to make it to the Women’s World Cup in India later this year.


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All qualification scenarios for ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2025

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