10 teams to contest for last four spots for 2013 Women’s World Cup

England won the 2009 edition of the ICC Women’s World Cup © Getty Images

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Dubai: Aug 17, 2011

Ten teams, including USA and Japan, will vie for the four remaining spots of the 2013 ICC Women World Cup through a qualifying tournament to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from November 14 to 25.

Hosts Bangladesh will feature in a five-team Group B, which will have West Indies, Pakistan, Ireland and Japan as the other teams.

South Africa, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, Zimbabwe and USA will compete in Group A.

England, Australia, India and New Zealand have already qualified for the event by virtue of finishing in the top four at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2009.

“The ICC WWCQ 2011 will be played at four venues in Dhaka, namely Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Narayanganj Osmani Stadium, BKSP 1 and BKSP 2,” an ICC release said.

The main World Cup will be held in India. (PTI)