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West Indies Women registered a dominant win over Thailand Women in the last game of the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup qualifier chasing a target of 167 runs in just 10.5 overs. However, despite winning the match, the Windies’ players looked dejected as they still missed the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup qualification with a narrow net run rate difference of just 0.013. They finished third in the points table with three wins and two losses, with the final net run rate of +0.626. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Women are placed in the second spot with a net run rate of +0.639.
After bowling Thailand Women out for just 166 runs in 46.1 overs, West Indies got to a fiery start while chasing a small target. Skipper Hayley Matthews led from the front with a fiery knock of 70(29) runs, hitting 11 fours and two sixes. Apart from that, Qiana Joseph and Chinelle Henry scored 26(12) runs and 48(17) runs respectively as West Indies Women were heading towards an easy victory. However, the main goal wasn’t just to win the match but also improve their net run rate to finish in top two in order to qualify for the World Cup.
Stafanie Taylor’s match-winning six ends West Indies Women’s World Cup hopes
Chasing the winning target, West Indies were at 162/4 at 10.4 overs, needing just five runs to win with more than 38 overs remaining. However, in order to qualify for the Women’s World Cup, the Windies needed to hit a four and a six on the next two balls respectively which could have put them in the second spot in the points table with a better net run rate.
The things didn’t go as per the plans as Stafanie Taylor smashed a six on the very next delivery. West Indies Women won the game by chasing a target of 167 in just 10.5 overs. However, their hopes of playing the World Cup were shattered with just a narrow margin in the net run rate. With this, Pakistan Women and Bangladesh Women also became two teams to qualify for the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup. The tournament is scheduled to be played in India from September 29 to October 26.
