The 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier EAP was a
cricket
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tournament that was held in Vanuatu in May 2019.
The matches in the tournament were played as
Women's Twenty20 International
Women's Twenty20 international (WT20I) is the shortest form of women's international cricket. A women's Twenty20 international is a 20 overs-per-side cricket match between two of the International Cricket Council (ICC) members. The very firs ...
s (WT20Is), with the top team progressing to both the
2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier and the
2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournaments.
The opening days of fixtures saw
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
win both their matches, with
Ravina Oa taking a
five-wicket haul
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, equivalent to a century from a batter.
Takin ...
against
Vanuatu
Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (; ), is an island country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, east o ...
in the first match, and
Natasha Ambo taking five wickets in the second match, against
Indonesia
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.
In the final match of the tournament, Papua New Guinea beat
Samoa
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by seven wickets to win the EAP Qualifier.
However, on 8 November 2021, Papua New Guinea announced that they had been forced to withdraw from the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament due to several players recording positive tests for
COVID-19
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The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
.
Teams
The following teams competed in the tournament:
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Points table
Fixtures
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References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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2019 in women's cricket
International women's cricket competitions in Vanuatu
International cricket competitions in 2019