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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Fixtures announced for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2011

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the schedule for the upcoming ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2011 (WWCQ).The event which is scheduled to be played from 14 to 25 November in Dhaka, Bangladesh will feature 10 teams playing in four venues across the city.Host Bangladesh will be joined by teams from South Africa, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Zimbabwe, USA, West Indies, Pakistan, Ireland and Japan to battle it out for the four remaining spots at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2013 which will be hosted by India.England, Australia, India and New Zealand have already qualified for the event by virtue of finishing in the top four at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2009.The ICC WWCQ 2011 will be played at four venues in Dhaka, namely Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Narayanganj Osmani Stadium, BKSP 1* and BKSP 2.The teams have been split into two groups for the event and the full schedule can be viewed either in the PDF attached or on the ICC website here.
The two groups are as follows:
Group A
South Africa, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Zimbabwe, USA
Group B
West Indies, Pakistan, Ireland, Japan, Bangladesh
Notes:
*BKSP stands for Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (Bangladesh Institute of Sports)