The 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship is the third edition of the ICC Women's Championship, a One Day International (ODI) cricket competition that is being contested by ten teams, to determine qualification for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup.[1] The top five teams, along with the hosts India,[2] will qualify directly for the World Cup.[3] The bottom four teams of this tournament and the top two teams from the ICC ODI rankings will progress to a Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament.[4] Each team will play a total of eight three-match series, with four of them played at home, and four played away.[5]
Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
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Cricket format | One Day International |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Host(s) | Various |
Australia are the two-time defending champions,[6] having won the 2014–2016 ICC Women's Championship and the 2017–2020 ICC Women's Championship.[7] England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies also competed in the first two editions of the Women's Championship.
In September 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that they were exploring the option to expand the Women's Championship from eight teams to ten teams, therefore including Bangladesh and Ireland in future editions of the competition.[8][9] When the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier was called off midway through due to the discovery of a new variant of COVID-19 in Southern Africa,[10] Bangladesh and Ireland joined the ICC Women's Championship for this cycle,[11] based on their ODI rankings.[12]
In March 2022, Cricket Ireland was the first cricket board to confirm fixtures for the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship,[13] when they announced Ireland's home series against South Africa for June 2022.[14] Later in March 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed three series,[15] with two of those at home, against Sri Lanka and Ireland, and a tour to Australia.[16] Pakistan's home series against Sri Lanka was the first series of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.[17]
Teams
The following teams were part of the Women's Championship:[18]
Schedule
The ICC announced the following home and away schedule for each team:[19]
Points table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Australia (Q) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2.002 | Qualification for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup |
2 | England | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1.273 | |
3 | South Africa | 18 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0.671 | |
4 | New Zealand | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0.392 | |
5 | Pakistan (E) | 24 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | −0.613 | Qualification for the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
6 | India (Q) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.948 | Qualification for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup |
7 | West Indies | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −0.776 | |
8 | Sri Lanka | 18 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | −1.021 | Qualification for the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
9 | Bangladesh | 18 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | −1.178 | |
10 | Ireland | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2.097 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Fixtures
2022
Pakistan v Sri Lanka
Ireland v South Africa
Sri Lanka v India
England v India
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2022–23
West Indies v New Zealand
19 September 2022 Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 5 runs (DLS Method) Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Points: West Indies 0, New Zealand 2 |
22 September 2022 Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 2 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Points: West Indies 0, New Zealand 2 |
25 September 2022 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 4 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Points: West Indies 0, New Zealand 2 |
Pakistan v Ireland
West Indies v England
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New Zealand v Bangladesh
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Australia v Pakistan
2023
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
4 May 2023 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 58 runs Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo Points: Sri Lanka 2, Bangladesh 0 |
West Indies v Ireland
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Sri Lanka v New Zealand
27 June 2023 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (DLS method) Galle International Stadium, Galle Points: Sri Lanka 2, New Zealand 0 |
3 July 2023 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (DLS method) Galle International Stadium, Galle Points: Sri Lanka 2, New Zealand 0 |
England v Australia
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Bangladesh v India
16 July 2023 Scorecard |
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Bangladesh won by 40 runs (DLS method) Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka Points: Bangladesh 2, India 0 |
Ireland v Australia
Pakistan v South Africa
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England v Sri Lanka
2023–24
South Africa v New Zealand
Australia v West Indies
Bangladesh v Pakistan
4 November 2023 Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Points: Bangladesh 0, Pakistan 2 |
7 November 2023 Scorecard |
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Match tied (Bangladesh won the Super Over) Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Points: Bangladesh 2, Pakistan 0 |
10 November 2023 Scorecard |
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Bangladesh won by 7 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Points: Bangladesh 2, Pakistan 0 |
New Zealand v Pakistan
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South Africa v Bangladesh
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Australia v South Africa
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South Africa won by 84 runs (DLS method) North Sydney Oval, Sydney Points: Australia 0, South Africa 2 |
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Bangladesh v Australia
21 March 2024 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 118 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Points: Bangladesh 0, Australia 2 |
24 March 2024 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Points: Bangladesh 0, Australia 2 |
27 March 2024 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 8 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Points: Bangladesh 0, Australia 2 |
New Zealand v England
South Africa v Sri Lanka
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2024
Pakistan v West Indies
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England v Pakistan
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