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Tigresses taste defeat to West Indies in WC Qualifiers
Dhaka, 17 April -Bangladesh Women's team were kept waiting to make an entry to World Cup after tasting a three-wicket defeat to West Indies in their fourth game of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Lahore City Cricket Association Ground today.
A victory in this match would have confirmed Bangladesh's participation to the World Cup with a game to spare but the defeat ruined that prospect. Still, Bangladesh top the point table, edging Pakistan by better run rate.
Bangladesh now need a victory against Pakistan in their last match but in case of defeat, they still would have the chance to make it World Cup had the other teams like West Indies or Scotland failed to maintain healthy run rate.
The middle order collapse basically dug Bangladesh's graveyard in this match despite getting a good start from the top order yet again.
After opting to bat first, Bangladesh were restricted to 227-9, following a middle order collapse that saw them losing six wickets for 49 runs.
Despite losing opener Shobhana Mostary cheaply, Bangladesh got going well, thanks to inform Farzana Hoque Pinky and Sharmin Akhter Supta. They put on 118-run for the second wicket as Bangladesh looked to take the stranglehold.
Aaliyah Alleyene broke the partnership by removing Pinky for 42 to spark the collapse as Bangladesh were reduced to 183-8 from 134-2 in just 16.3 overs.
During the collapse, they lost Supta who made team-high 67 and in form skipper Nigar Sultana Joty. After making three fifty plus scores including a century in the previous three matches, Joty this time added just 5.
Alleye was the wrecker-in-chief with 4-29.
Nahida Akter with 25 and Rabeya Khan with 23 not out helped the side propel pats 200-plus.
But that was not enough as West Indies overhauled the target in 46 overs with 228-7. Chinelle Henry hit an unbeaten 51 to lead the charge while Stafanie Taylor and captain Hayley Matthews scored 36 and 33 runs respectively.
Bangladesh will take on Pakistan in their last match on Saturday.BSS