Pakistan has secured a spot in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 as the highest-ranked team outside the six direct qualifiers. 

The direct qualifiers for the 2023 edition of the tournament were Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England, India, and the West Indies. 

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Bangladesh qualified as the host, while Pakistan earned its place in the ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings as of February 27, 2023. The remaining two spots will be filled through a Global Qualifier to be held in early 2024, with dates and venues yet to be announced.

In this year's tournament, Sri Lanka and Ireland failed to secure direct qualification, with the Lankan team ranked eighth and the Irish team ranked 10th in the current rankings. 

Australia won the Women's T20 World Cup for the sixth time, beating South Africa by 19 runs in the final at Newlands. Beth Mooney was instrumental in anchoring the Australian innings, scoring an unbeaten 74 in a total of 156 for six. 

Despite Laura Wolvaardt's 61 off 48 balls, South Africa was unable to match the required run rate and was restricted to 137 for six.