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The 2025 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup. The first stage of the tournament was Division Two which took place in Italy from 25 to 29 May 2025.[1][2] Six teams competed in Division Two, with the top two sides progressing to Division One, which was held in the Netherlands from 20 to 27 August 2025.[3] Isle of Man competed in the women's qualifier for the first time.[4] The Division Two match between Jersey and Sweden was the first time two bowlers from opposite teams – Chloe Greechan and Gaya Jayaweera – had taken hat-tricks in the same international match, across all formats and genders.[5]
The top two teams in Division One advanced to the Global Qualifier.[6] Ireland and Netherlands secured the qualification places.[7][8]
Teams
[edit]| Division Two | Division One |
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Division Two
[edit]| Dates | 25 – 29 May 2025 |
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| Administrator | ICC Europe |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Host |  Italy |
| Champions | Italy |
| Runners-up |  Germany |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs | Dilaisha Nanayakkara (173) |
| Most wickets |  Uswa Syed (9) Grace Wetherall (9) |
Squads
[edit]| Germany[9]
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 Isle of Man[10]
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Italy[11]
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Jersey[12]
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Spain
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 Sweden[13]
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Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Italy
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.273 | Advanced to Division One |
| 2 | Germany
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.540 | |
| 3 | Jersey
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.781 | |
| 4 | Sweden
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −1.318 | |
| 5 | Spain
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −1.032 | |
| 6 | Isle of Man
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −1.164 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[14]
Fixtures
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Analise Merritt 77 (56)
Kumudu Peddrick 3/28 (4 overs) |
Dilaisha Nanayakkara 86 (54)
Florence Tanguy 2/26 (4 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to field.
- Alexia Kontopirakis, Chloe Piparo, Annie Wikman (Ita) and Annabel Mossop (Jer) all made their T20I debuts.
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Eman Asim 30 (50)
Uswa Syed 2/21 (4 overs) |
Naomi Hillman-Bermejo 34* (38)
Zara Mohammad 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to bat.
- Amelia Jones (Esp) and Gaya Jayaweera (Swe) both made their T20I debuts.
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Caitlin Henery 19 (15)
Chathurika Mahamalage 3/19 (4 overs) |
- Isle of Man won the toss and elected to bat.
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Analise Merritt 25 (21)
Asmita Kohli 2/15 (4 overs) |
- Germany won the toss and elected to bat.
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Eman Asim 29 (34)
Alanya Thorpe 1/12 (3 overs) |
Lucy Barnett 77 (47)
Surya Ravuri 1/8 (1 over) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to bat.
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Alexis Hartley 41 (38)
Olivia Bastin 1/13 (4 overs) |
Aimee Aikenhead 32* (34)
Payal Chilongia 1/19 (2 overs) |
- Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
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Eman Asim 58 (56)
Emilia Bartram 1/11 (3 overs) |
Dilaisha Nanayakkara 58* (43)
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- Sweden won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Germany won the toss and elected to field.
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Ellan Cleator 33 (51)
Naomi Hillman-Bermejo 4/10 (3.2 overs) |
Alexis Hartley 46* (42)
Caitlin Henery 1/3 (1 over) |
- Isle of Man won the toss and elected to bat.
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Christina Gough 43 (40)
Zara Mohammad 2/19 (4 overs) |
Kanchan Rana 26 (29)
Ashwini Balaji 3/13 (4 overs) |
- Germany won the toss and elected to bat.
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Trinity Smith 44 (40)
Alanya Thorpe 3/25 (4 overs) |
Clare Crowe 25 (32)
Analise Merritt 4/22 (4 overs) |
- Isle of Man won the toss and elected to field.
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Methnara Rathnayake 30 (33)
Uswa Syed 2/17 (4 overs) |
Naomi Hillman-Bermejo 35 (46)
Chathurika Mahamalage 3/14 (3 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
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Eman Asim 45 (40)
Chloe Greechan 4/13 (4 overs) |
Aimee Aikenhead 58* (53)
Gaya Jayaweera 4/11 (2 overs) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kate Follain (Jer) and Malyun Yusuf (Swe) both made their T20I debuts.
- Chloe Greechan (Jer) took a hat-trick.[15]
- Gaya Jayaweera became the first player for Sweden to take a hat-trick in women's T20Is.[15]
- This was the first time two bowlers from opposite teams had taken hat-tricks in the same international match, across all formats and genders.[5]
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- Germany won the toss and elected to field.
Division One
[edit]| Dates | 20 – 27 August 2025 |
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| Administrator | ICC Europe |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format | Double round-robin |
| Host |  Netherlands |
| Champions |  Ireland |
| Runners-up | Netherlands |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Most runs | Amy Hunter (241) |
| Most wickets | Arlene Kelly (10) Iris Zwilling (10) |
Squads
[edit]| Germany[16]
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Ireland[17]
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Italy[18]
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Netherlands[19]
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Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ireland
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.309 | Advanced to the global qualifier |
| 2 | Netherlands
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2.833 | |
| 3 | Italy
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −0.906 | |
| 4 | Germany
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −5.611 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[20]
Fixtures
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Babette de Leede 52 (42)
Emma Moore 2/33 (4 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to field.
- Amaya Rajapaksha (Ita) made her T20I debut.
- This was the first women's T20I to be played at this venue.
- Iris Zwilling (Ned) took her 100th wicket in international cricket.[21]
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Amy Hunter 31* (23)
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- Germany won the toss and elected to bat.
- Amy Hunter (Ire) played in her 50th T20I match.[22]
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
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Shravya Kolcharam 35 (30)
Ilenia Sims 3/8 (4 overs) |
Chloe Piparo 37 (22)
Iris Edwards 3/13 (3 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to field.
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Rameesha Shahid 14 (15)
Iris Zwilling 3/6 (3 overs) |
- Germany won the toss and elected to field.
- Heather Siegers (Ned) scored her first century and also scored her 1,000th run in T20Is.[23][24]
- Netherlands scored their highest total in T20Is.[24]
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Ameya Kanukuntla 9 (39)
Leah Paul 2/4 (3 overs) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aishani Kishore (Ger) made her T20I debut.
- Ireland scored their highest total in T20Is.[25]
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- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lara Leemhuis (Ned) made her T20I debut.
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Laura Delany 91 (57)
Ilenia Sims 2/22 (3 overs) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Arlene Kelly captained Ireland for the first time in T20Is.[26]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cricket: First women's world cup qualifiers a 'huge' milestone". Manx Radio. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Cricket Italy and Netherlands Cricket to host Europe Qualifier's for 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup". Czarsportz. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Jersey pick squad for T20 World Cup qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Cricket: Isle of Man's women's side to contest World Cup qualifiers for first time". Isle of Man Today. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Trade of the 'tricks': Bowlers on opposite sides claim hat-tricks in international cricket first". Wisden. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Ireland announce squad for T20 World Cup European Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Ireland seal T20 progress with Netherlands win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "European teams for Women's T20WC Global Qualifier confirmed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "Squad announcement". German Cricket Federation. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Cricket: Manx women's squad announced for first ever ICC qualifiers". Manx Radio. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Ci siamo! Roma è pronta a fare la storia!" [Here we go! Rome is ready to make history!]. Italian Cricket Federation (in Italian). Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Jersey Women Travel to Rome for ICC T20 Europe Division 2". Jersey Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Damlandslaget uttaget till ICC:s Kvalturnering i Italien" [Women's national team selected for ICC Qualifying Tournament in Italy]. Sweden Cricket (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Women's T20 World Cup Europe Division 2 Qualifier - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Jersey out of T20 World Cup qualifiers after Sweden loss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "ICC Women's Division 1 Qualifiers - we're in". German Cricket Federation. Retrieved 12 August 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Ireland Women's squad selected". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Forza Azzurre! La nostra Nazionale Femminile è pronta a scendere in campo per l'ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Division 1 Qualifier!" [Our women's national team is ready to take the field for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Division 1 Qualifier!]. Italian Cricket Federation (in Italian). Retrieved 19 August 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Women's squad announced for T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Division 1 QLF - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ @KNCBcricket (20 August 2025). "𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! After taking✌️wickets today against 🇮🇹, Iris Zwilling has passed the 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ international wickets!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @cricketireland (20 August 2025). "50 T20I caps for Amy Hunter!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @KNCBcricket (23 August 2025). "𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗬 😍💥✨ Heather Siegers 106(55)* vs 🇩🇪. Heather not only brought up a brilliant century, but also reached the milestone of 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ T20I runs in our colours 🧡" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "The Netherlands breaks records in mega win over Germany". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "Hunter on the century prowl". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ @cricketireland (27 August 2025). "🚨 New captain alert 🚨 Gaby Lewis and Orla Prendergast will both rest today, so Arlene Kelly will stand-in as captain for the first time!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.