Ten teams participated –
Bangladesh and
Ireland qualified automatically by virtue of having
One Day International (ODI) status, while the other eight teams included the bottom four teams of the
2014–16 ICC Women's Championship and the four winners of the regional qualifiers. The top four teams at the World Cup Qualifier qualified for the World Cup. • (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship) • (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship) • (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship) • (Bottom 4 of ICC Women's Championship) • (automatic qualification – ODI status) • (automatic qualification – ODI status) • (Africa regional qualifier) • (Asia regional qualifier) • (East Asia-Pacific regional qualifier) • (Europe regional qualifier) ==Squads==