2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Women's One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin |
| Host(s) | Various |
The 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship is the third edition of the ICC Women's Championship, a Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) 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 host naiton India,[2] will qualify directly for the World Cup.[3] The bottom four teams and the top two teams from the WODI 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]
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 WODI 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 | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia (Q)
|
19 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 2.116 | Advance to the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup[a] |
| 2 |  England (Q)
|
22 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 1.369 | |
| 3 |  India (Q)
|
16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0.616 | |
| 4 |  South Africa (Q)
|
22 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0.393 | |
| 5 |  Sri Lanka
|
24 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 22 | −0.107 | |
| 6 |  New Zealand
|
21 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0.306 | |
| 7 |  Bangladesh
|
21 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 | −0.662 | Advance to the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 8 |  Pakistan (A)
|
24 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 17 | −0.613 | |
| 9 |  West Indies
|
18 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 | −1.121 | |
| 10 |  Ireland (A)
|
21 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 8 | −1.939 |
(A) Advances to a further round; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ India qualify automatically as hosts.
Fixtures
2022
Pakistan v Sri Lanka
Ireland v South Africa
Sri Lanka v India
England v India
2022–23
West Indies v New Zealand
19 September 2022
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New Zealand won by 5 runs (DLS Method)
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua Points: West Indies 0, New Zealand 2 |
22 September 2022
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New Zealand won by 2 wickets
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua Points: West Indies 0, New Zealand 2 |
25 September 2022
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West Indies won by 4 wickets
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua Points: West Indies 2, New Zealand 0 |
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
West Indies v Ireland
Ireland v Australia
References
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- ^ "Twelve teams to get automatic entry into 2024 men's T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "ICC Board Meeting outcomes". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "South Africa to host inaugural ICC U19 T20 World Cup". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Two new teams in next edition of ICC Women's Championship". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Haynes, Jonassen see Aussies equal record win streak". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Bowlers, Healy power Australia to record 18th ODI win in a row". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh, Ireland could feature in next Women's Championship cycle". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Tigresses could feature in next Women's Championship cycle". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier called off; Bangladesh, Pakistan, West Indies to qualify for New Zealand 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021 called off". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "ICC Women's CWC Qualifier in Zimbabwe abandoned amid Covid-related uncertainty". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "€1.5M investment in women's cricket; full-time playing contracts, international fixtures and more". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Ireland women: Seven players handed full-time professional contracts for first time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "PCB unveils bumper women's cricket season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan announce home series against Ireland, Sri Lanka; to tour Australia next year". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Qualification for ICC Women's World Cup 2025 unveiled with launch of expanded ICC Women's Championship". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh, Ireland added to 2022-25 Women's Championship; no India vs Pakistan series slotted". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "ICC Women's Championship 2022-25 Matchups". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "ICC Women's Championship 2022/23-2025". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Standings | ICC Women's Championship 2022-2025". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 December 2024.