West Indies Girls fell agonizingly wanting qualifying for the 2025 ICC Girls’s World Cup later this yr regardless of a heroic efficiency towards Thailand of their ultimate match of the World Cup Qualifiers.
Needing to attain 167 in 10.1 overs to spice up their web run charge (NRR) above Bangladesh Girls’s after dismissing Thailand for 166 in 46.1 overs, the West Indies Girls completed on 168 for 4 off 10.5 overs, 4 balls too many.
The consequence left West Indies Girls and Bangladesh Girls tied on six factors, however Bangladesh Girls claimed the ultimate qualifying spot with a NRR of 0.639, whereas the West Indies’ NRR was 0.626.
The regional facet, got here into the match realizing that solely a large victory over Thailand would give them an opportunity of qualifying.
On the Gaddafi Stadium, Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets within the day’s opening match to present them hope earlier than Hayley Matthews received the toss and despatched Thailand in to bat.
Thailand bought a good begin with openers Nattaya Boochatham (29) and Chanida Sutthiruang, who made 21, together with Nannapat Koncharoenkai as they progressed to 64 for one.
However as soon as Boochatham was bowled by Aliyah Alleyne, spinner Afy Fletcher took 4 fast wickets inflicting them to break down to 85 for six.
Natthakan Chantham scored a half century to revive the innings, making 66 from 98 balls earlier than she was final out, as Thailand’s final 4 wickets added 81 runs.
Fletcher ended with 4-20, whereas Alleyne (3-41) and Ashmini Munisar (2-15).
Confronted with the duty of scoring nearly 17 runs an over, West Indies Girls bought a fantastic begin from Matthews and Joseph, scoring simply 9 runs from the opening over, Matthews then smacked offspinner Nattaya Boochatham for a six and two fours within the subsequent over which yielded 17 runs.
Matthews then scored 19 runs off the subsequent over earlier than Joseph joined in hitting Boochatham for 18 runs because the West Indies reached 63 with out loss after 4 overs.
Matthews then introduced up her half century in 21 balls when she hit Chanida Sutthiruang for 3 boundaries within the fifth over.
The partnership ended when Thipatcha Putthawong dismissed Joseph for 26 with the rating on 81.
In addition they misplaced the essential wicket of Matthews for 70 off 29 balls, inclusive of 11 fours and two sixes, to depart them 105 for 2 after seven overs.
Shemaine Campbelle and Chinelle Henry shared a 41-run partnership off 16 balls earlier than the Campbelle was run out for 9, leaving the West Indies 146 for 3 off 9.4 overs and requiring 21 runs from 3 balls.
The West Indies nonetheless had a chance to advance, however they wanted to tie the rating after which hit a 6 off the final ball of the tenth over.
Nevertheless, Stafanie Taylor hit a six with the rating on 162 to finish the competition and seal the West Indies’ destiny.
