STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Bangladesh moved to sixth on the ICC Women’s Championship standings after clinching the three-match ODI series against Pakistan with a seven-wicket win in the final game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

The top six teams on the table will qualify for the 2025 World Cup directly, while the other two spots will be filled through qualifiers, in the eight-team tournament which will take place in India.

Bangladesh have 11 points from 12 matches, with three wins, a solitary tie, four losses and as many no results.

“We are moving ahead keeping in mind that we want to avoid playing in the [World Cup] qualifiers. The more points we can collect, the better our chances will become to play the tournament directly. Our focus is just that going into every series,” skipper Nigar Sultana Joty told the reporters after the game yesterday.

A poor batting display let Bangladesh down in the opening match last week when they were bundled out for 81, while bowlers bailed them out in the second match where they posted 169. The batters finally showed up yesterday as a record 125-run opening partnership for Bangladesh from Murshida Khatun and Fargana Haque set up a 167-run chase.

Fargana scored a 113-ball 62 as she put away five fours

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