Windies Face Scotland in Opener of Women’s World Cup Qualifier

West Indies will take on Scotland while Ireland face hosts Pakistan on the opening day of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier in April.

Six teams will compete in the 15-match round-robin tournament in Lahore from April 9 to 19 as they chase two places at the finals in India in October-November.

Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and hosts India have already qualified for the World Cup after finishing in the top six of the 10-team ICC Women’s Championship.

Full members Bangladesh, Ireland, Pakistan and the West Indies made the qualifier after they finished between seventh to 10th.

Associate members Scotland and Thailand made it as the next two best-ranked sides in the ICC Women’s ODI Team Rankings as of October 28.

The Windies start their campaign against Scotland in a day game at Lahore City Cricket Association at the same time as the Irish take on Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium.

West Indies conclude their campaign by facing Thailand on April 18 in a day/night game at Gaddafi Stadium.