Top-ranked Bangladesh defeated Thailand by 39 runs and the Netherlands defeated the United States by 21 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method. Bangladesh qualified for the Women's Twenty20 World Cup for the seventh consecutive time and the Netherlands for the first time.
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Bangladesh and the Netherlands have qualified for the Women's Twenty20 World Cup. The two teams secured their places in the World Cup by winning their respective Super Six matches in the ongoing Women's Twenty20 World Cup Global Qualifiers in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Top-ranked Bangladesh defeated Thailand by 39 runs and the Netherlands defeated the United States by 21 runs using the Duckworth-Lewis method. Bangladesh qualified for the Women's T20 World Cup for the seventh consecutive time and the Netherlands for the first time.
The victories of Bangladesh and the Netherlands ensured that these two teams will be in the top four in the global qualifiers. The top four teams in the Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers were scheduled to qualify for the World Cup to be held in England and Wales in June-July.
Bangladesh scored 165 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs at Upper Mulpani on the first day of the Super Six. Opener Juairia Ferdows scored 56 off 45 balls and Shobhana Mostry scored 59 off 42 balls to propel Bangladesh to a huge total. Thailand's Thipatcha Puthavong took 3 wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs and Onicha Kamchomphu took 2 wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs.
Opener Naththakan Chantham scored 46 runs off 41 balls, hitting 7 fours, but Thailand could only score 126 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Captain Naruimol Chaiwai scored 30 runs off 28 balls, hitting 3 fours. Bangladesh's Marufa Akhtar took 3 wickets, while Ritu Moni and Shorna Akhtar took 2 wickets each.
The match in Kirtipur was affected by rain. Batting first, the United States could only score 129 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. The Netherlands were in a strong position of 90 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 12 overs when the rain stopped the match. At that time, the Netherlands won by 21 runs and reached the World Cup.
Heather Sigers scored 28 runs off 12 balls and Phoebe Molkenboer scored 46 runs off 43 balls to lead the Netherlands to victory. The Netherlands, which has played the Women's ODI World Cup four times, is playing the Twenty20 World Cup for the first time.
Bangladesh and the Netherlands have 6 points each in the Super Six. As they came with 4 points from the group stage, it was easy for these two teams to qualify for the World Cup from the first match of the Super Six. Scotland has 4 points and Ireland has 2 points. The United States and Thailand are without points.
In the other match of the day, Scotland defeated Ireland by 39 runs and moved closer to the World Cup. Batting first in Kirtipur, Scotland scored 160 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. In reply, Ireland were all out for 121 runs in 19.2 overs. Kathryn Brice was named Player of the Match, taking 4 wickets for 21 runs in 4 overs.
