2025 Women’s World Cup: Six teams qualify directly, Bangladesh miss out.
Bangladesh hope to directly confirm the qualification ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 They were wiped out after an eight-wicket defeat by the West Indies in the third and final ODI of the series on January 24 at Basseterre, St. Kitts (January 25 in Bangladesh).
The defeat left Bangladesh with 21 points from 24 matches. ICC Women’s Championship 2022–25Same with New Zealand. But the White Ferns edged out the Tigres for the last qualifying spot due to their superior Net Run Rate (NRRR).
A missed opportunity for Bangladesh
After their victory in Second ODI against West IndiesBangladesh had high hopes of a spectacular performance. The final turned out to be a crucial decider with the potential to upset the qualifiers. However, the Bangladeshi batsmen failed on the most important day, unable to show the performance required to take their team into the ICC tournament.
New Zealand qualified for 2025 Women’s World Cup The top 6 teams are India (host), Australia, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
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The qualifying competition begins
Bangladesh should compete now ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Qualifiers To keep their World Cup dreams alive. The six-team qualifiers will decide the final two spots for the World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in India.
Bangladesh top the qualifiers and are joined by the West Indies, Pakistan and Ireland who finished in the bottom four of the ICC Women’s Championship. In addition, Thailand and Scotland, the top teams outside the championship, will also participate in the qualifiers.
The schedule and venue of the qualifiers are yet to be announced, giving Bangladesh and other teams some time to prepare for the big tournament.
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This article was originally published by WomenCricket.comThe Cricket Times Company.