| Dates | 23 July – 1 August 2013 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | 20 overs,Twenty20 International |
| Host |  Ireland[a] |
| Champions |  Pakistan(shared) Sri Lanka(shared) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 20 |
| Most runs | Clare Shillington (201) |
| Most wickets |  Sharyce Saili (7) Leonie Bennett (7) |
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The2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier was an internationalcricket tournament held inDublin,Ireland, from 23 July to 1 August 2013. The tournament was the inaugural edition of theWomen's World Twenty20 Qualifier, with the top three teams advancing to the2014 World Twenty20 inBangladesh.[1]
Eight teams played in the tournament. The host,Ireland, was joined by the two lowest-placed teams from the2012 World Twenty20,Pakistan andSri Lanka, as well as five teams from regional qualifying tournaments. Pakistan and Sri Lanka both went on to be undefeated at the tournament, sharing the title afterthe final was affected by rain and despite extension to a second day Sri Lanka's innings could not start. Ireland defeatedthe Netherlands inthe third-place playoff to also qualify for the World Twenty20.[2]
Originally, the ICC had determined that only the winner of the tournament would qualify for the World Twenty20, with that tournament then having only eight teams. This decision was altered at the 2013International Cricket Council (ICC) annual conference in June 2013, as part of a concerted effort to support women's cricket.[3] The eight teams at the qualifier were divided into two groups based on their ranking, with the four teams that failed to make the semi-finals going on to participate in arepêchage tournament (the Shield).[4]
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Canada | 2012 Americas T20 Championship – first place[5] |
| Ireland | Host |
 Japan | 2012 East Asia-Pacific Championship – first place[6] |
| Netherlands | 2012 Europe T20 Qualifier – first place[7] |
| Pakistan | 2012 World Twenty20 – relegated |
| Sri Lanka | 2012 World Twenty20 – relegated |
 Thailand | 2013 ACC Women's Championship – first place[8] |
| Zimbabwe | 2012 Africa T20 Championship – first place[9] |
| Canada[10] | Ireland[11] | Japan[12] | Netherlands[13] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan[14] | Sri Lanka[15] | Thailand[16] | Zimbabwe[17] |
Source:ESPNcricinfo
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.286 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.602 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.767 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.470 |
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Source:ESPNcricinfo
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.707 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.926 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2.682 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4.301 |
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The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Shillington | Ireland | 201 | 3 | 100.50 | 144.60 | 114* | 1 | 1 |
| Helmien Rambaldo | Netherlands | 103 | 5 | 25.75 | 95.37 | 58* | 0 | 1 |
| Bismah Maroof | Pakistan | 101 | 3 | 50.50 | 127.84 | 51* | 0 | 1 |
| Nain Abidi | Pakistan | 95 | 3 | 47.50 | 123.37 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Isobel Joyce | Ireland | 94 | 3 | 47.00 | 104.44 | 72* | 0 | 1 |
Source:CricketArchive
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then bybowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazvinei Saili | Zimbabwe | 16.0 | 7 | 13.14 | 13.71 | 5.75 | 3/15 |
| Leonie Bennett | Netherlands | 18.0 | 7 | 14.57 | 15.42 | 5.66 | 3/15 |
| Chandima Gunaratne | Sri Lanka | 10.0 | 6 | 3.00 | 10.00 | 1.80 | 3/6 |
| Mai Yanagida | Japan | 12.0 | 6 | 7.83 | 12.00 | 3.91 | 4/5 |
| Christabel Chatonzwa | Zimbabwe | 17.4 | 6 | 11.00 | 17.66 | 3.73 | 4/12 |
Source:CricketArchive
| Position | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | Qualified for2014 World Twenty20 |
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| 3 | Ireland | |
| 4 | Netherlands | Relegated to regional qualifiers |
| 5 | Thailand | |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Canada | |
| Japan |