Indian women’s team has sealed its berth in the ICC women’s ODI world cup that will take place in 2021.
India And Pakistan Shared Points As The Series Could not Go Ahead
The team secured its place following the cancellation of a bilateral series with its arch-rivals Pakistan which is a part of the qualification for the championship.
The BCCI was unable to get clearance from the government to play against Pakistan. The India-Pakistan round was supposed to be held between the months of July and November last year but was always subject to the government’s clearance.
The two teams will share points due to the cancellation of the series.
The ICC released a statement which stated,” The India v Pakistan series could not be played because of a Force Majeure event after the BCCI demonstrated that it was unable to obtain the necessary government clearances to allow India to participate in the bilateral series against Pakistan, which forms a part of the ICC Women’s Championship.”
“The India-Pakistan series was originally scheduled in the sixth round of the competition, between July and November 2019, but despite the best efforts of both the boards, it was unable to take place,” it said.
As a result of sharing the points for the canceled series, India has qualified for the 2021 50-overs world cup which will be held in New Zealand.
Five Teams Qualified For The Championships Until Now
All the eight teams in the 2017-20 edition of the Championship are supposed to play against each other in a 3-match series. The top four teams of the table along with the hosts New Zealand will directly enter the quadrennial event.
“Australia (37 points), England (29), South Africa (25) and now India (23) have qualified by virtue of being the top four. Pakistan (19), New Zealand (17), West Indies (13) and Sri Lanka (5) complete the table,” the statement added.
The remaining three places of qualification will be decided by a tournament where 10 teams compete.
The teams which will be vying in the qualifying competition are Sri Lanka, Pakistan and West Indies from the ICC Women’s Championship, the two other teams with ODI status, Bangladesh and Ireland, and the winners of the five regional qualifiers – Thailand (Asia), Zimbabwe (Africa), Papua New Guinea (East Asia Pacific), United States of America (Americas) and Netherlands (Europe).
