India qualify for Women's World Cup 2021 after ICC allocates points for cancelled series
India TV NewsThe International Cricket Council announced on Wednesday that India women's cricket team have qualified for the Women's Cricket World Cup 2021, slated to be held in New Zealand between February 6 and March 7 next year. "With respect to the India vs Pakistan series, the TC concluded that the series could not be played because of a Force Majeure event after the BCCI demonstrated that it was unable to obtain the necessary government clearances to allow India to participate in the bilateral series against Pakistan, which forms a part of the ICC Women's Championship," said the ICC in a statement. "The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier is scheduled to be played from 3-19 July in Sri Lanka, this is subject to review due to the Covid-19 pandemic. "The 10 teams vying for the three remaining places in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2021 will be the hosts, Sri Lanka, along with Pakistan and West Indies from the ICC Women's Championship, the two other teams with ODI status, Bangladesh and Ireland, and the winners of the five regional qualifiers - Thailand, Zimbabwe, Papua New Guinea, United States of America and Netherlands."