Bangladesh book Women's T20 WC 2023 spot
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Tigresses fail to secure direct qualification for World Cup
25 Jan 25
Bangladesh have secured their place in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2023 after beating Thailand by 11 runs and 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.
Asked to bat first, Bangladesh got off to a sluggish start, ambling along to 27/0 at the end of the Powerplay. Losing Fargana Hoque immediately after dent Bangladesh further.
Thailand tightened the screws with more wickets in the second half of the innings as batters got starts without quite converting them. Skipper Nigar Sultana never got going, making 17 off 24 balls before falling in the 15th over.
It needed a late cameo from Rumana Ahmed, a 24-ball 28, to help Bangladesh post a total of 113/5, which still seemed below par.
But Bangladesh made up for that with a strong Powerplay with the ball, taking three Thailand wickets and conceding just 13 runs in the first six overs. Natthakan Chantham held the innings together from No.3, but she struggled to get support from the other end as Bangladesh kept things tight.
Sanjida Akter and Salma Khatun starred with the ball for Bangladesh, taking two wickets apiece, and bowling very economical spells.
For Thailand, Chantham made her fifth half-century, but it wasn't enough for her team to get close enough as Bangladesh beat them to the T20 World Cup in South Africa next year.
