Scots face West Indies and Irish take on Pakistan in opening qualifiers
Scotland will take on West Indies 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 9-19 April 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 28 October.The Scots start their campaign against West Indies in a day game at Lahore City Cricket Association at the same time as the Irish take on Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium.Ireland and Scotland conclude their campaign by facing one another on Friday, 18 April in a day/night game at Gaddafi Stadium.
Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier schedule
Day matches begin at 04:30 GMT and day/night matches at 11:00Wednesday, 9 April - Pakistan v Ireland (day, Gaddafi Stadium)West Indies v Scotland – (day, LCCA)Thursday, 10 April - Thailand v Bangladesh (day, LCCA)Friday, 11 April - Pakistan v Scotland (day, LCCA)Ireland v West Indies (day, Gaddafi Stadium)Sunday, 13 April - Scotland v Thailand (day, LCCA (Day)Bangladesh v Ireland (day/night, Gaddafi Stadium)Monday, 14 April - Pakistan v West Indies (day/night, Gaddafi Stadium)Tuesday, 15 April - Thailand v Ireland (day, LCCA)Scotland v Bangladesh (day/night, Gaddafi Stadium)Thursday, 17 April - Bangladesh v West Indies (day, LCCA)Pakistan v Thailand (day/night, Gaddafi Stadium)Friday, 18 April - Ireland v Scotland (day/night, Gaddafi Stadium)Saturday, 19 April - Pakistan v Bangladesh (day, LCCA)West Indies v Thailand (day/night, Gaddafi Stadium)
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