Tigresses out to make direct qualification for World Cup

Bangladesh Women's team is confident of making a direct entry to the ICC World Cup despite knowing that the equation is quite tough for them, reports BSS.

To ensure a direct entry to the World Cup, to be held in India next year, the Tigresses would have to win all of their six remaining matches in the ICC Women's ODI Super League.

These include three home matches against Ireland and three away matches against the West Indies.

"We have six matches at hands before the World Cup---three against Ireland and three against West Indies. We know the equation is tough but playing World Cup is everyone's dream. So we'll try our best to do well," Habibul Bashar, the head of BCB's Women's Wing, said in a press conference on Thursday where the title sponsor for the Bangladesh-Ireland series was announced.

The Irish Women's team will arrive in Dhaka on November 22 for three ODIs and as many T20Is as part of the ICC FTP programme. The three ODIs will be played in Mirpur on November 27, November 30 and December 02, while the T20Is will take place in Sylhet on December 05, 07 and 09.