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Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament -
Ireland fell again to the Bangladeshi spinners, and so finish sixth out of ten in the
Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Salma Khatun won the
toss for the host nation and decided to bat. Her openers rewarded her with a century
partnership, Sharma Akhter Supta being run out by Jill Whelan for 52 off the last ball of
the 30th over. Over the next ten overs Ireland got themselves back into match, Whelan
bowling Suktara Rahaman for 53, and Laura Cullen, in for Laura Delany, having Farjan Hoque
caught behind by Mary Waldron then bowling the captain. But Lata Mondal and Rumana Ahmed
took the game away again, putting on 61 in nine overs. In the final over, bowled by Whelan,
Lata Mondal was stumped for 27, Shathira Jakir caught and bowled and Panna Ghosh run out (by
Whelan). Rumana Ahmed was 36* out of 210-
each completed ten overs, Laura Cullen took 2/34 off nine, Jill Whelan 3/31 off 8 and Louise
McCarthy 0/29 off 7.
Ireland made a promising start, Cecilia Joyce back as opener with Melissa
Scott-
Khatun for 11. Jill Whelan was run out for 3, Clare Shillington bowled for 7, but Ireland
reached 79-
Isobel Joyce run out next ball without facing, Kim Garth bowled by Khadiza Tul Kubra for 1
and Louise McCarthy stumped for a duck to leave them 87-
was bowled by leg break bowler Rumana Ahmed for 42 in the 32nd over, when Laura Cullen
joined keeper Waldron for a defiant eleven over stand of 23 before Cullen was bowled by off
spinner Salma Khatun for 9. Elena Tice kept Waldron company for three more overs and a
dozen more runs, but became the fourth run out victim, Ireland all out for 128 in 45.4
overs, Mary Waldron 25*. Salma Khatun took 3/34 off her ten, Player of the Match Rumana
Ahmed 2/10 off 10 and Khadiza Tul Kubra 1/16 off 7.
The competition was won by West Indies, who outplayed Pakistan in the final. Merissa
Aguilleira won the toss, opted to bat, and watched Stafanie Taylor score 32 out of 45, when
she was bowled by Asmavia Iqbal in the tenth over. Shanel Daley scored 20 of the next 31
runs in ten overs before she was caught and bowled by Bismah Maroof. Juliana Nero completed
her fifty and was third out for 63 out of 135 in the 37th over. The skipper didn't last
long, run out for 5, allowing in Stacy-
ten overs with Deandra Dottin (95 off 83 balls, with five fours and seven sixes). The
Windies closed on 250-
Sana Mir 0/39 from her ten.
Daley had Nida Dar lbw in the fifth over, but the Pakistanis worked themselves into a useful
position, reaching 65-
off spinner Anisa Mohammed got her first wicket, Bismah Maroof lbw. Taylor had Javeria Khan
stumped by Aguilleira, then Qanita Jalil was caught off Mohammed for 53, and Pakistan were
81-
Mohammed took the last five wickets in her seventh, eighth and ninth over to finish with a
Magnificent Seven for 14 as Pakistan were bowled out for 120 in 37.3 overs. Taylor took
2/19 and the Player of the Match award, and Daley 1/13.
The third place play-
Africa won the toss and decided to set a score. Trisha Chetty was bowled by Weerakkody in
the fifth over, then Dane van Niekerk scored 27 in 23 balls before being caught behind off
Kaushalya in the 13th over. Cri-
Africa to 92-
Brits was run out for 14, skipper Mignon du Preez caught off de Alwis for 4, Kapp caught off
Ravikumar and Kirstie Thomson caught off de Alwis to leave the Proteas on 104-
Loubser stopped the rot, adding 53 in 13 overs with Fritz, but was lbw to Dolawatte for 24
in the 41st over, then Fritz was caught in Dolawatte's next over for 68, Akhona Nyiki lbw
second ball, and the Saffies were 158-
in a 37 ball 31, caught off the final ball of the 50th over. South Africa finished on 192,
a decent total but not out of sight. Dolawatte took 3/23 in four overs, de Alwis 2/33 in
her ten, Siriwardene 1/28 in nine and Ravikumar 1/25 in seven.
Jayangane and Mendis put on 116 for the first wicket, and when Mendis was caught off Nyiki
for 47, Sri Lanka needed only 77 more runs in 22.4 overs. But Jayangani was caught off
Marizanne Kapp for 60, Nyiki trapped de Alwis lbw for 5, Kapp had Siriwardene lbw for 5,
skipper Surangika was caught off Loubser for 3, and Sri Lanka were 143-
runs in 14.3 overs. Kaushalya and Dolawatte got them most of the way there, but Kaushalya
was stumped for 25 with eight still needed, Weerakkody caught four runs later, and victory
achieved by three wickets with two balls to spare, Player of the Match Dolawatte unbeaten on
29. Loubser took 1/25 in 10, Kapp 2/32 in 10, Nyiki 2/32 in 9 and Ismail 1/29 in 7. South
Africa, having won Group A with four straight wins, finished with two defeats and fourth
place.
In the 7th/8th place play-
Doris Francis and asked the Dutch to set a score. They duly obliged, running up 293-
overs. The top five filled their boots, Miranda Verigmeier with 48, Denise Hannema with 39,
skipper Helmien Rambaldo with 53, Kerry-
sixes) and Esther Lanser with a 29 ball 34. Only Arora (0/40 off 10) of the American
bowlers went for less than fives. Erica Rendler and Nadia Gruny ground out an opening
partnership of 61, Gruny being caught behind off Tomlinson for 6 (off 74 balls) in the 24th
over. Tomlinson had both Ramautar and Shebani Bhaskar first ball for a hat-
Francis belted four fours in a 9 ball 17 before the game went back to snooze mode. Ritu
Bhargava was bowled by Lanser for a duck, Rendler was run out for 36 and Delkash Shahriarian
caught off Leonie Bennett to make it 87-
Anahita Arora (32) put on 72 before Arora was bowled by Tomlinson in the 47th over. USA
closed on 167-
bowled her ten overs for ten runs, Lanser took 1/22 in her ten and Bennett 1/24 in 7.