WCWC 2025: Bangladesh seal spot as WI fall short

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With West Indies(WI)’ heartbreaking defeat to Thailand in the final match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup (WCWC) Qualifiers 2025, Bangladesh have punched their ticket to the marquee tournament.
Bangladesh have made their way into the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 to be held later in the year in India, following a sizzling Qualifier campaign where they won three out of five matches.
They join hosts Pakistan as the two teams who sealed their spot from the Qualifier.
Bangladesh progressed through on the basis of a higher Net Run Rate (a difference of 0.013) from the West Indies, after the latter missed out qualification by the narrowest of margins.
Heartbreak for West Indies as they miss out on a spot in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 by the narrowest of margins.
This will be their second appearance at the marquee ICC Women’s event, after finishing second-last in the 2022 edition in New Zealand.
Bangladesh will join Pakistan, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England and hosts India at the tournament later this year.
Bangladesh began their campaign with a mammoth 178-run win against Thailand.
Bangladesh beat Thailand by a massive margin of 178 runs in their opening match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025.
Following it up, the Nigar Sultana Joty-led side defeated Ireland by two wickets in a closely-contested game and later came out on top against Scotland to make it three wins on the trot to kickstart their campaign.
The fourth game saw Bangladesh stumble against West Indies, leaving them needing a win against Pakistan in their final game to seal the second spot available. With Bangladesh’s defeat against Pakistan, West Indies’ hopes of qualification remained alive.
Skipper Joty, alongside Sharmin Akhter and Ritu Moni were the standout performers with the bat, while Fahima Khatun, Jannatul Ferdus and Rabeya Khan shone with the ball throughout the campaign.
With both West Indies and Bangladesh in the hunt for the final World Cup spot, a thrilling finale unfolded in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025 on Saturday in Lahore.
West Indies needing to chase down 167 in just 10.1 overs to secure qualification. There was a narrow margin for error-they could stretch the chase to 11 overs only if they leveled the scores at 166 and then finished it off with a six.
As the 10th over concluded, West Indies found themselves 11 runs short. Heading into the final two balls, the equation was clear: a four and a six were needed to keep their World Cup hopes alive. In a moment packed with drama, Stafanie Taylor launched a powerful hit over long-on. The ball sailed over the ropes-but it was a six too early.
The dramatic finish ended West Indies’ qualification hopes and confirmed Bangladesh’s place in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.