Preview: ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2021
Published at 28 October, 2021On Sunday, November 21, the Dutch women start the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021. Throughout the group stage, the women will attempt to qualify for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup, in New Zealand. Nine teams divided into two groups are trying to qualify. The best 3 teams per group will go to the Super 6. The top 3 teams of the Super 6 will qualify and will join New Zealand, Australia, England, South Africa, and India for the World Cup next year. We are playing our first group matches against Ireland, Sri Lanka, and West Indies. Papua New Guinea has withdrawn from the upcoming Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier after multiple positive COVID-positive tests within the playing group.
The team will travel to Zimbabwe on November 7 to acclimatize and prepare for the tournament. Coach Shane Deitz has selected the following players:
The squad
Heather Siegers (Captain), Babette de Leede, Caroline de Lange, Eva Lynch, Frédérique Overdijk, Gwen Bloemen, Hannah Landheer, Iris Zwilling, Isabel van der Woning, Jolien van Vliet, Juliet Post, Marloes Braat, Robine Rijke, Silver Siegers, Sterre Kalis
Head Coach: Shane Deitz
Assistant Coaches: Helmien Rambaldo & Tim de Leede
Physio: Lara Nicod
Manager: Steve Nottle
UPDATED MATCH SCHEDULE
After Papua New Guinea's withdrawal from the tournament, some adjustments were made to the match schedule, also involving the Dutch women's programme. See below for the updated match schedule.
The schedule
- Friday 19 November - Warm-up match - Netherlands vs USA
- Tuesday 23 November - Netherlands vs Sri Lanka
- Thursday 25 November - Ireland vs Netherlands
- Monday 29 November - West Indies vs Netherlands
- Wednesday 1 December through Sunday 5 December: Super 6
Head Coach Shane Deitz: Nothing to lose and everything to gain
The team is very excited about this opportunity to be involved in a tournament with some of the top teams in the world. We go into this with absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain from this experience. No doubt we are the outsiders to progress from the group but that's a great place to be in, as we can play with freedom and really enjoy the tournament. So that is our focus, to enjoy, learn and soak in the whole experience and you never know, we may surprise a few teams.
We have a few changes to our squad since the T20 qualifiers in August. Miranda Veringmeier has retired from international cricket which will leave a hole in the batting, as she has been a great player for a long time, but this opens up an opportunity for someone else. We welcome back Sterre Kalis and Jolien van Vliet who will bring a lot of experience and stability to the team. I am looking forward to seeing Sterre take on some of the world's top teams and be a real leader on and off the pitch after her brilliant year in the UK this summer. We also have brought in an exciting young talent in Gwen Bloemen who has developed rapidly in the few months she has been in the squad. Gwen has a huge future ahead of her and she's truly one to keep an eye on.
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