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Women’s World Cup qualifier shifted

Dubai: Security concerns and impending elections in Pakistan on Monday forced the ICC to shift the women’s cricket World Cup qualifiers from Lahore to Western Cape, South Africa.

The qualifier, scheduled to be staged in Lahore from February 18-24, will now take place in the Stellenbosch district of the Western Cape on the same dates.

“The decision was arrived at following independent security reports and extensive discussions by ICC management and the ICC Women’s Committee,” the ICC said in a statement.

The tournament was originally scheduled in Lahore last November but was postponed for security reasons until after the proposed election date of January 8.

But with the rescheduling of elections for February 18, the eight-team event was moved to South Africa. Bermuda, Ireland, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, South Africa and Zimbabwe will compete for the two places up for grabs in the 2009 Women’s World Cup in Australia.

“It is unfortunate that the timing of the event ended up clashing with the elections and forcing us to change the venue,” said ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed. — PTI

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