Eire have certified for the Tremendous Six stage of the Ladies’s Twenty20 World Cup qualifier event regardless of dropping their third group sport by 9 runs to Bangladesh on Saturday.
Participant-of-the-match Sharmin Akhter scored 52 as Bangladesh amassed 153-7 off their 20 overs, with Irish captain Gaby Lewis shining with 73 as her aspect fell in need of their goal with 144-4.
Outcomes elsewhere in Group A be sure that Eire, who defeated Papua New Guinea and the USA of their opening two fixtures, will advance to the subsequent part.
The highest 4 within the Tremendous Six will qualify for the World Cup.
Opening batter Dilara Akter smashed 35 off 27 balls as her second-wicket partnership of 70 with Akhter proved a central platform for her aspect’s complete.
Later within the innings, Sobhana Mostary hit 30 off 16 balls earlier than turning into Arlene Kelly’s second sufferer, the Eire bowler ending with figures of 2-44.
Eire’s reply bought off to a formidable begin as they progressed to 71 earlier than Orla Prendergast turned the primary wicket to fall for 12 within the eleventh over, Leah Paul following her two balls later for a duck.
Opener Amy Hunter had been pressured to come back off the sector with an damage on 25 however later returned to complete on 35 not out.
The 20-year-old was making her one hundredth look for Eire within the match.
Lewis’s contribution of 73 got here off 58 balls and included one six and 10 fours, whereas Shoma Akter was the choose of the Bangladesh bowlers with 2-17.
Laura Delany (13) and Lewis out on 47 for the third wicket.
Bangladesh qualify for the Tremendous Six as undefeated group champions, successful all 4 of their matches.
