Bangladesh’s hopes of securing direct qualification for the ICC Ladies’s World Cup 2025 had been dashed after an eight-wicket defeat to West Indies within the third and ultimate ODI of the sequence on January 24 in Basseterre, St. Kitts (January 25 in Bangladesh).
The loss left Bangladesh with 21 factors from 24 matches within the ICC Ladies’s Championship 2022–25, the identical as New Zealand. Nonetheless, the White Ferns edged out the Tigresses for the ultimate qualification spot resulting from their superior Web Run Charge (NRR).
A missed alternative for Bangladesh
After their victory within the second ODI against West Indies, Bangladesh had raised hopes of a dramatic qualification. The ultimate match grew to become a vital decider with the potential to upset the qualification race. Nonetheless, Bangladesh batters fell brief on the day that mattered most, failing to ship the efficiency wanted to safe their crew a spot within the ICC match.
With New Zealand’s qualification confirmed, the highest six groups heading to the Ladies’s World Cup 2025 are India (hosts), Australia, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
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Qualifier match beckons
Bangladesh will now must compete within the ICC Ladies’s World Cup 2025 Qualifiers to maintain their World Cup goals alive. The six-team qualifier match will decide the ultimate two spots within the World Cup, scheduled to happen in India.
Bangladesh will enter the qualifiers because the top-ranked crew and might be joined by West Indies, Pakistan and Eire, who completed within the backside 4 of the ICC Ladies’s Championship. Moreover, Thailand and Scotland, the 2 highest-ranked groups outdoors the Championship, may also take part within the qualifiers.
The schedule and venue for the qualifier match are but to be introduced, leaving Bangladesh and the opposite groups with a while to arrange for the high-stakes competitors.
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This text was first revealed at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times firm.
