The ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) during the Board met in Dubai, following New Zealand’s victory in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, have decided on the mechanism for ODI status for the five (5) Associate Member Women’s teams of the sixteen (16) for the 2025-2029 cycle for the Women’s World Cup. It will consist of a maximum of two (2) Associate Member teams that qualify for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025, with the remaining three (3) slots determined by the ICC T20I team rankings at the time of the annual update.
The ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) have also confirmed that the Women’s rankings annual update will now move to 01st May from 01st October of each year and teams will now need to have played a minimum of eight (8) matches from the previous six (6) matches, due to the significant increase in Women’s International cricket in the T20 format (specifically) and ODI format (among the 5 Associate Member teams).
