2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier
The 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament held in September 2022. It was the fifth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier and served as the qualification tournament for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament. The top two teams from the qualifier tournament would progress to the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa.
| Dates | 18 – 25 September 2022 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stages, playoffs |
| Host(s) | United Arab Emirates |
| Champions | Bangladesh (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Ireland |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 20 |
| Player of the series | Nigar Sultana |
| Most runs | Tanya Ruma (198) |
| Most wickets | Kelis Ndhlovu (11) |
At the conclusion of the group stage, Bangladesh, Ireland, Thailand and Zimbabwe progressed to the semi-finals which would determine the two places at the T20 World Cup. In the first semi-final, Ireland narrowly defeated Zimbabwe by 4 runs to secure a place in the T20 World Cup. Bangladesh claimed the remaining place in the World Cup by defeating Thailand by 11 runs in the second semi-final. Bangladesh went on to defeat Ireland by seven runs in the final.