The 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. In an expanded qualification pathway for women's cricket in Europe, this was the first time that a second division was included. The first stage of the tournament was Division Two, held in Jersey in May and June 2023. Six teams played in Division Two, with the top two sides progressing to Division One, which was played in Spain in September 2023. The top two teams in Division One advanced to the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier along with Ireland, Sri Lanka and six other regional qualifiers.
France and Italy advanced from Division Two. Scotland and Netherlands were the top two sides in Division One and therefore advanced to the global qualifier. Scotland won the event on net run rate, but Netherlands' Iris Zwilling was named player of the tournament.
In November 2023, following the conclusion of the qualifier, it was reported that the Association France Cricket may have fabricated data about women's cricket activities in the country in order to meet ICC eligibility requirements for participation in the World Cup qualification process.
Teams
| Division Two | Division One |
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Division Two
Cricket tournament| Dates | 29 May – 2 June 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Jersey |
| Champions |  France |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs |  Christina Gough (250) |
| Most wickets | Chloe Greechan (11) |
Squads
| France
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Germany
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Italy
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Jersey
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 Sweden
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 Turkey
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | France
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.736 | Advanced to Division One |
| 2 | Italy
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.833 | |
| 3 | Jersey
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2.674 | |
| 4 | Germany
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.939 | |
| 5 | Sweden
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −1.408 | |
| 6 | Turkey
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −5.507 |
Fixtures
| 29 May 2023 11:00 Scorecard |
| Italy 42 (11.4 overs) |
v | Jersey 46/3 (7.2 overs) |
| Methnara Rathnayake 14 (13) Georgia Mallet 4/5 (3 overs) |
Charlie Miles 22* (21) Chathurika Mahamalage 1/26 (4 overs) |
| Jersey won by 7 wickets Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and David McLean (Sco) Player of the match: Georgia Mallet (Jer) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aimee Aikenhead (Jer) and Regina Suddahazai (Ita) both made their T20I debuts.
| 29 May 2023 11:00 Scorecard |
| Turkey 51/8 (20 overs) |
v | Sweden 52/0 (7 overs) |
| Gulhatun Keles 8 (20) Surya Ravuri 3/7 (4 overs) |
Signe Lundell 22* (20) |
| Sweden won by 10 wickets FB Playing Fields, St Clement Umpires: Jareth McCready (Ire) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng) Player of the match: Surya Ravuri (Swe) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
- Hareer Chamto, Saanvi Bhanushali (Swe), Rumeysa Alp, Goksu Ayan, Kubra Canavarci, Gulce Cengiz, Ozlem Essiz, Yaprak Karadogan, Gulhatun Keles, Ezgi Nur Kilic, Hatice Okcu, Rabia Sahan and Burcu Taylan (Tur) all made their T20I debuts.
| 29 May 2023 16:00 Scorecard |
| France 104/8 (20 overs) |
v | Italy 105/4 (15.4 overs) |
| Marie Violleau 22 (31) Dilaisha Nanayakkara 2/16 (4 overs) |
Emilia Bartram 44* (31) Thea Graham 2/11 (3.4 overs) |
| Italy won by 6 wickets Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Heath Kearns (Jer) Player of the match: Emilia Bartram (Ita) |
- France won the toss and elected to bat.
- Prabhashi Mahawattage (Fra) made her T20I debut.
| 29 May 2023 16:00 Scorecard |
| Turkey 57 (18.1 overs) |
v | Germany 58/0 (7 overs) |
| Gulce Cengiz 11* (26) Asmita Kohli 2/5 (4 overs) |
Anne Bierwisch 24* (22) |
| Germany won by 10 wickets FB Playing Fields, St Clement Umpires: Ryan Milne (Sco) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng) Player of the match: Asmita Kohli (Ger) |
- Germany won the toss and elected to field.
- Rameesha Shahid (Ger) made her T20I debut.
| 30 May 2023 11:00 Scorecard |
| Jersey 121/6 (20 overs) |
v | Germany 122/1 (18.4 overs) |
| Grace Wetherall 57* (40) Anuradha Doddaballapur 3/12 (4 overs) |
Christina Gough 70* (69) Chloe Greechan 1/16 (3.4 overs) |
| Germany won by 9 wickets Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour Umpires: David McLean (Sco) and Ryan Milne (Sco) Player of the match: Christina Gough (Ger) |
- Germany won the toss and elected to field.
- The unbroken partnership (101) between Analise Merritt and Grace Wetherall (Jer) was a record for the seventh wicket in T20Is.
| 30 May 2023 11:00 Scorecard |
| France 149/5 (20 overs) |
v | Sweden 101/8 (20 overs) |
| Ines McKeon 94 (65) Anya Vaidya 2/16 (4 overs) |
Gunjan Shukla 31 (33) Anika Bester 2/16 (4 overs) |
| France won by 48 runs FB Playing Fields, St Clement Umpires: Heath Kearns (Jer) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng) Player of the match: Ines McKeon (Fra) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
| 30 May 2023 16:00 Scorecard |
| Turkey 52 (18.5 overs) |
v | Jersey 54/1 (6 overs) |
| Hatice Okcu 12* (30) Erin Gouge 3/6 (2.5 overs) |
Charlie Miles 23 (17) Goksu Ayan 1/14 (1 over) |
| Jersey won by 9 wickets Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour Umpires: Jareth McCready (Ire) and Ryan Milne (Sco) Player of the match: Erin Gouge (Jer) |
- Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
- Havva Karaduman and Merve Sert (Tur) both made their T20I debuts.
| 30 May 2023 16:00 Scorecard |
| Italy 134/5 (20 overs) |
v | Sweden 98 (18.1 overs) |
| Chathurika Mahamalage 53* (62) Gunjan Shukla 2/12 (4 overs) |
Anya Vaidya 51 (37) Sharon Withanage 2/6 (1.1 overs) |
| Italy won by 36 runs FB Playing Fields, St Clement Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Heath Kearns (Jer) Player of the match: Chathurika Mahamalage (Ita) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
| 1 June 2023 11:00 Scorecard |
| Germany 142/3 (20 overs) |
v | Italy 143/3 (19.4 overs) |
| Christina Gough 87* (60) Regina Suddahazai 2/22 (4 overs) |
Dilaisha Nanayakkara 36 (30) Milena Beresford 1/11 (2 overs) |
| Italy won by 7 wickets Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour Umpires: Heath Kearns (Jer) and Ryan Milne (Sco) Player of the match: Christina Gough (Ger) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to field.
| 1 June 2023 11:00 Scorecard |
| France 169/4 (20 overs) |
v | Turkey 41 (11.4 overs) |
| Poppy McGeown 58* (48) Ezgi Nur Kilic 3/35 (4 overs) |
Kubra Canavarci 9 (18) Prabhashi Mahawattage 3/16 (3.4 overs) |
| France won by 128 runs FB Playing Fields, St Clement Umpires: Jareth McCready (Ire) and David McLean (Sco) Player of the match: Poppy McGeown (Fra) |
- Turkey won the toss and elected to field.
| 1 June 2023 16:00 Scorecard |
| Sweden 139/6 (20 overs) |
v | Germany 140/3 (18.2 overs) |
| Signe Lundell 49 (42) Anuradha Doddaballapur 2/19 (4 overs) |
Christina Gough 72* (59) Imali Jayasooriya 1/10 (2 overs) |
| Germany won by 7 wickets Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour Umpires: Heath Kearns (Jer) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng) Player of the match: Christina Gough (Ger) |
- Germany won the toss and elected to field.
| 1 June 2023 16:00 Scorecard |
| France 110/8 (20 overs) |
v | Jersey 104 (19.3 overs) |
| Ines McKeon 35 (32) Grace Wetherall 3/15 (3 overs) |
Trinity Smith 21 (29) Anika Bester 4/20 (4 overs) |
| France won by 6 runs FB Playing Fields, St Clement Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Jareth McCready (Ire) Player of the match: Anika Bester (Fra) |
- France won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sophia Hanson (Jer) made her T20I debut.
| 2 June 2023 11:00 Scorecard |
| Italy 163/5 (20 overs) |
v | Turkey 75/9 (20 overs) |
| Sharon Withanage 58 (50) Kubra Canavarci 2/23 (4 overs) |
Burcu Taylan 36 (38) Regina Suddahazai 3/8 (4 overs) |
| Italy won by 88 runs Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and David McLean (Sco) Player of the match: Sharon Withanage (Ita) |
- Turkey won the toss and elected to field.
| 2 June 2023 11:00 Scorecard |
| Jersey 129/7 (20 overs) |
v | Sweden 21 (9.3 overs) |
| Chloe Greechan 27 (27) Gunjan Shukla 2/15 (4 overs) |
Kanchan Rana 4 (6) Chloe Greechan 5/4 (4 overs) |
| Jersey won by 108 runs FB Playing Fields, St Clement Umpires: Jareth McCready (Ire) and Ryan Milne (Sco) Player of the match: Chloe Greechan (Jer) |
- Sweden won the toss and elected to field.
- Chloe Greechan became the first woman for Jersey to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is.
| 2 June 2023 16:00 Scorecard |
| France 112/9 (20 overs) |
v | Germany 99/6 (20 overs) |
| Poppy McGeown 34 (23) Christina Gough 3/11 (4 overs) |
Sharanya Sadarangani 32* (43) Thea Graham 1/11 (2 overs) |
| France won by 13 runs Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour Umpires: David McLean (Sco) and Jasmine Naeem (Eng) Player of the match: Poppy McGeown (Fra) |
- France won the toss and elected to bat.
Division One
Cricket tournament| Dates | 6 – 12 September 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | European Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Spain |
| Champions |  Scotland |
| Runners-up |  Netherlands |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Player of the series | Iris Zwilling |
| Most runs | Sarah Bryce (176) |
| Most wickets | Robine Rijke (11) |
| ← 2021 | |
Squads
The following squads were named for the tournament.
| France
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Scotland
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Ahead of the tournament, Niamh Robertson-Jack and Ellen Watson were added to Scotland's squad to replace the unavailable pair of Abbi Aitken-Drummond and Olivia Bell.
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Scotland
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.777 | Advanced to the global qualifier |
| 2 | Netherlands
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.377 | |
| 3 | Italy
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −1.982 | |
| 4 | France
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −4.566 |
Fixtures
| 6 September 2023 10:30 Scorecard |
| France 83/9 (20 overs) |
v | Netherlands 84/2 (8.1 overs) |
| Marie Violleau 38 (39) Robine Rijke 3/15 (4 overs) |
Iris Zwilling 36 (18) Thea Graham 1/12 (1 over) |
| Netherlands won by 8 wickets Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería Umpires: Heath Kearns (Jer) and Adnan Khan (Esp) Player of the match: Iris Zwilling (Ned) |
- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
| 6 September 2023 15:30 Scorecard |
| Italy 88/7 (20 overs) |
v | Scotland 89/1 (8.3 overs) |
| Methnara Rathnayake 30 (26) Hannah Rainey 2/13 (4 overs) |
Ailsa Lister 54* (28) Dilaisha Nanayakkara 1/10 (1 over) |
| Scotland won by 9 wickets Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Heath Kearns (Jer) Player of the match: Ailsa Lister (Sco) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chloe Abel, Maryam Faisal and Niamh Robertson-Jack (Sco) all made their T20I debuts.
| 7 September 2023 10:30 Scorecard |
| Netherlands 134/7 (20 overs) |
v | Scotland 99 (19 overs) |
| Sterre Kalis 68 (55) Hannah Rainey 2/22 (4 overs) Chloe Abel 2/22 (4 overs) |
Chloe Abel 25 (16) Phebe Molkenboer 3/11 (3 overs) |
| Netherlands won by 35 runs Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Adnan Khan (Esp) Player of the match: Sterre Kalis (Ned) |
- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
| 7 September 2023 15:30 Scorecard |
| Italy 137/5 (20 overs) |
v | France 75 (17.3 overs) |
| Emilia Bartram 50* (44) Thea Graham 2/22 (4 overs) |
Ines McKeon 14 (11) Kumudu Peddrick 4/10 (4 overs) |
| Italy won by 62 runs Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería Umpires: Heath Kearns (Jer) and Adnan Khan (Esp) Player of the match: Emilia Bartram (Ita) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
| 8 September 2023 10:30 Scorecard |
| Italy 74/8 (20 overs) |
v | Netherlands 75/1 (10.1 overs) |
| Regina Suddahazai 26* (49) Caroline de Lange 2/10 (4 overs) |
Sterre Kalis 28* (23) Kumudu Peddrick 1/20 (3 overs) |
| Netherlands won by 9 wickets Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Heath Kearns (Jer) Player of the match: Iris Zwilling (Ned) |
- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
| 8 September 2023 15:30 Scorecard |
| France 106/7 (20 overs) |
v | Scotland 109/3 (12.4 overs) |
| Ines McKeon 56 (40) Kathryn Bryce 3/8 (4 overs) |
Kathryn Bryce 51 (33) Anika Bester 2/23 (4 overs) |
| Scotland won by 7 wickets Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Adnan Khan (Esp) Player of the match: Kathryn Bryce (Sco) |
- France won the toss and elected to bat.
| 10 September 2023 10:30 Scorecard |
| Scotland 200/6 (20 overs) |
v | Italy 83 (19.4 overs) |
| Sarah Bryce 67 (40) Kumudu Peddrick 2/26 (3 overs) |
Chathurika Mahamalage 21 (30) Darcey Carter 3/12 (4 overs) |
| Scotland won by 117 runs Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería Umpires: Heath Kearns (Jer) and Adnan Khan (Esp) Player of the match: Sarah Bryce (Sco) |
- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
| 10 September 2023 15:30 Scorecard |
| France 73 (20 overs) |
v | Netherlands 75/1 (6.2 overs) |
| Amy Seddon 26 (32) Robine Rijke 4/7 (4 overs) |
Heather Siegers 47 (18) Emma Patel 1/12 (1 over) |
| Netherlands won by 9 wickets Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Heath Kearns (Jer) Player of the match: Robine Rijke (Ned) |
- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
| 11 September 2023 10:30 Scorecard |
| France 80 (19.3 overs) |
v | Italy 81/1 (14.3 overs) |
| Amy Seddon 23 (26) Chathurika Mahamalage 2/5 (3 overs) |
Sharon Withanage 37 (55) Prabhashi Mahawattage 1/8 (3 overs) |
| Italy won by 9 wickets Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Adnan Khan (Esp) Player of the match: Chathurika Mahamalage (Ita) |
- France won the toss and elected to bat.
| 11 September 2023 15:30 Scorecard |
| Scotland 122/7 (20 overs) |
v | Netherlands 63 (15.3 overs) |
| Sarah Bryce 49 (43) Eva Lynch 2/21 (4 overs) |
Heather Siegers 23 (12) Darcey Carter 3/11 (4 overs) |
| Scotland won by 59 runs Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería Umpires: Heath Kearns (Jer) and Adnan Khan (Esp) Player of the match: Sarah Bryce (Sco) |
- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
| 12 September 2023 10:30 Scorecard |
| Scotland 204/4 (20 overs) |
v | France 49 (14.2 overs) |
| Ailsa Lister 68* (36) Emma Patel 2/40 (3 overs) |
Amy Seddon 16 (20) Priyanaz Chatterji 3/7 (3 overs) |
| Scotland won by 155 runs Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Heath Kearns (Jer) Player of the match: Kathryn Bryce (Sco) |
- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
| 12 September 2023 15:30 Scorecard |
| Italy 78/7 (20 overs) |
v | Netherlands 79/4 (10.3 overs) |
| Regina Suddahazai 21* (30) Robine Rijke 2/14 (4 overs) |
Robine Rijke 36 (19) Emilia Bartram 2/12 (4 overs) |
| Netherlands won by 6 wickets Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Adnan Khan (Esp) Player of the match: Robine Rijke (Ned) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
- Myrthe van den Raad (Ned) made her T20I debut.
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External links
| 2024 Women's T20 World Cup | |
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| Stages | |
| Qualification | |
| Statistics | |
| Information | |
| ← 2023 Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Women's T20 World Cup → | |