2025 Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier
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Dates9 – 15 September 2025
AdministratorICC East Asia-Pacific
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group Round-robin and playoffs
| Dates | 9 – 15 September 2025 |
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| Administrator | ICC East Asia-Pacific |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group Round-robin and playoffs |
| Host |  Fiji |
| Champions |  Papua New Guinea |
| Runners-up |  Vanuatu |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 28 |
| Most runs | Rachel Andrew (267) |
| Most wickets |  Regina Lili'i (9) Pauke Siaka (9) |
The 2025 ICC Women's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup.[1] The tournament was hosted by Fiji in September 2025.[2] Papua New Guinea won the tournament and advanced to the Global Qualifier.
 Cook Islands[3] |
Fiji[4] |
 Indonesia[5] |
 Japan[6] |
Papua New Guinea[7] |
 Philippines[8] |
Samoa[9] |
Vanuatu[10] |
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Ayaka Kato-Stafford was replaced by Mamta Kaswan in Japan's squad after the former was selected for the Australian under-19 team.
Fiji v Japan series
| Japan women's cricket team in Fiji in 2025 | |||
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| Fiji | Japan | ||
| Dates | 5 – 6 September 2025 | ||
| Captains | Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga | Mai Yanagida | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Japan won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Serafina Sigaiwasa (30) | Mai Yanagida (53) | |
| Most wickets | Akosita Levaci (3) | Erika Toguchi-Quinn (6) | |
Ahead of the qualifier, the hosts Fiji played a two-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Japan.
1st T20I
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Shimako Kato 21 (27) Serafina Sigaiwasa 2/6 (3 overs) |
- Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd T20I
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Mai Yanagida 43 (37) Akosita Levaci 2/21 (3 overs) |
Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 14 (21) Erika Toguchi-Quinn 5/6 (3.3 overs) |
- Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mamta Kaswan (Jpn) made her T20I debut.
Other preparations
Indonesia played a three-match series against Western Australia to prepare for the qualifiers, which they won by a 3–0 margin.[11]
Group stage
Group A
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Papua New Guinea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.333 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.283 | |
| 3 | Samoa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.156 | Advanced to the play-offs |
| 4 | Philippines |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −6.756 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[12]
Fixtures
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Konio Oala 50 (39) Shimako Kato 2/16 (2 overs) |
Haruna Iwasaki 31 (17) Isabel Toua 3/8 (3.5 overs) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
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Karri Keen 15 (10) Regina Lili'i 3/3 (3.3 overs) |
Angel Sootaga 16* (12) Karri Keen 1/23 (3 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to field.
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Mai Yanagida 40 (36) Taalili Iosefo 2/28 (4 overs) |
Angel Sootaga 11 (8) Nonoha Yasumoto 4/11 (4 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to field.
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Konio Oala 130* (66) Reyven Castillo 1/34 (4 overs) |
Karri Keen 19 (29) Pauke Siaka 5/1 (3.4 overs) |
- Philippines won the toss and elected to field.
- Konio Oala became the first player for Papua New Guinea to score a century in women's T20Is.[citation needed]
- Pauke Siaka (PNG) took her first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[citation needed]
Group B
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Vanuatu |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.254 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Indonesia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.583 | |
| 3 | Fiji |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.953 | Advanced to the play-offs |
| 4 | Cook Islands |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −3.052 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[12]
Fixtures
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Gabby Sullivan 21 (27) Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 2/10 (4 overs) |
Sulia Vuni 44* (44) Aketa Vailoa 1/31 (3 overs) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
- Tabatha Saville (Fij) made her T20I debut.
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Rachel Andrew 85* (71) Dara Paramitha 1/14 (2 overs) |
Maria Corazon 40 (34) Rachel Andrew 3/10 (4 overs) |
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Ni Putu Ayu Nanda Sakarini 44 (47) Silvia Kijiana 2/15 (4 overs) |
Tabatha Saville 33 (23) Ni Made Putri Suwandewi 2/19 (3 overs) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
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Zamera Ikiua 52* (53) Vanessa Vira 1/24 (3 overs) |
Valenta Langiatu 45 (30) Aketa Vailoa 1/2 (1 over) |
- Cook Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
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Desi Wulandari 54* (54) Zamera Ikiua 2/30 (4 overs) |
Gabby Sullivan 11 (12) Ni Luh Dewi 2/9 (3 overs) |
- Cook Islands won the toss and elected to field.
Play-offs
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Regina Lili'i 46 (30) Lily Lamb 2/25 (3 overs) |
Zamera Ikiua 48 (50) Taalili Iosefo 2/19 (4 overs) Olive Lefaga 2/19 (4 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.
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Alex Smith 11 (14) Ana Gonerara 3/9 (4 overs) |
Mele Waqanisau 21* (21) Alex Smith 2/21 (3 overs) |
- Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
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Sonnia Vaia 22 (20) Karri Keen 3/17 (4 overs) |
Katie Donovan 31 (27) Gabby Sullivan 3/9 (4 overs) |
- Cook Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
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Avetia Mapu 29 (19) Ilisapeci Waqavakatoga 3/26 (3 overs) |
- Samoa won the toss and elected to bat.