Bangladesh's batters Murshida Khatun and Fargana Hoque during the 2nd semifinal match against Thailand at Women's T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Friday — ICC Bangladesh beat Thailand by 11 runs in Abu Dhabi on Friday to qualify for the main round of the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa, report agencies.
The Tigresses batted first after losing the toss in the second semifinal of the World Cup qualifiers. They scored 113-5 in 20 overs. Rumana Ahmed (28) was the highest run-getter for the Tigresses. Murshida Khatun scored 26.
For Thailand, Rosenan Kanoh, Phannita Maya and Onnicha Kamchomphu took one wicket each.
Chasing 114, Thailand fell short of 11 runs despite 64 runs from Natthakan Chantham. Apart from Natthakan, other Thai batters failed to impress, and they lost the chance to qualify for the World Cup.
Thailand managed to score 102-6 in 20 overs. For Bangladesh, Sanjida Akter Meghla took two wickets.
"We came here to qualify for the T20 World Cup, and we did it. We have been playing together for so many years, this is our time to show the world how good we are, how much we have improved as a side," Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty said.
"There are a lot of experienced and talented players in our side, and we need to show the kind of potential we have. It was a little disappointing that we could not do well in batting today. But I was confident about my bowling side, and I am happy at the way we handled the pressure."
Bangladesh women now set up Qualifiers' Final against Ireland. Ireland booked their spot earlier in the day with a dramatic win over Zimbabwe in the first semi-final of the qualifiers in Abu Dhabi.
Bangladesh first played in the T20 World Cup in 2014. They played that edition directly as the hosts of the event. However, later for the next three times in 2015, 2018 and 2109 they had to play the tournament by overcoming the Qualifiers. In 2015, they though became runners-up, last two times, they were champions of the Qualifiers.
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