Tigresses qualify for Women's ODI World Cup

Bangladesh qualified for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup'2025 by virtue of better net run rate despite losing to hosts Pakistan by seven wickets in their last qualifying round match at the Lahore City Cricket Association ground on Saturday, reports UNB.

After the six-team qualifying round matches, hosts Pakistan smartly reached the eight -team final round of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup' 2025 as the champions with all-win record securing full ten points from all the five matches with net run rate of 1.074.

In the day's other match, West Indies earned the 3rd win in their 5th and last qualifying round match beating lowly Thailand by six wickets with 235 balls remaining at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore Saturday evening.

Sent into bat first, Thailand were all out for 166 runs in 46. 1 overs and later West Indies easily reach their target scoring 168 runs for the loss of four wickets in only 10.5 overs, but missed World Cup berth due to run rate.

On completion of the qualification round matches on Saturday, both the Bangladesh and West Indies secured six points each from all the five matches, but Bangladesh qualified for the Women's World Cup '2025 as the 2nd best team with net run rate of 0.639 while West Indies eliminated from the meet with net run rate of 0.626.

The eight nation ICC Women's World Cup'2025 with two qualified teams and other six direct qualified teams ---hosts India, holders Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka ---will be held in India from September 29 to October 26.