2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier
The 2019 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament that was held in August and September 2019 in Scotland. It was the fourth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier and was the qualification tournament for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament. The top two teams from the qualifier tournament progressed to the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. In June 2019, Cricket Scotland confirmed the tournament dates, format and venues. The full schedule was confirmed on 8 August 2019.
| Dates | 31 August – 7 September 2019 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | WT20I |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stages, playoffs |
| Host(s) | Scotland |
| Champions | Bangladesh (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Thailand |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 20 |
| Player of the series | Chanida Sutthiruang |
| Most runs | Kathryn Bryce (168) |
| Most wickets | Chanida Sutthiruang (12) |
In July 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Zimbabwe Cricket, with the team barred from taking part in ICC events, which put their participation in the tournament in doubt. The following month, with Zimbabwe banned from taking part in international cricket tournaments, the ICC confirmed that Namibia would replace them in the tournament.
Bangladesh were the first team to qualify for the Women's T20 World Cup, after they beat Ireland by four wickets in their semi-final match. Thailand qualified for their first Women's T20 Would Cup in the other semi-final, defeating Papua New Guinea by eight wickets. The final was played at Forthill, and saw Bangladesh claim their second title, beating Thailand by 70 runs in the final.