Irish World Cup hopes ended by loss to Bangladesh

ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, Lahore:

Ireland 235-8 (50 overs): Delany 63, Prendergast 41; Rabeya 3-39, Khatun 2-50

Bangladesh 240-8 (48.4 overs): Moni 67*, Joty 51; Prendergast 2-14, Kelly 2-53

Bangladesh won by 2 wickets

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Ireland's hopes of qualifying for this year's ICC Women's World Cup were ended by a two-wicket nonaccomplishment to Bangladesh successful their latest lucifer successful nan Qualifier successful Lahore.

After Ireland won nan toss, Laura Delany deed 63 and Orla Prendergast added 41 to thief Ireland to scope 235-8 from their 50 overs.

A celebrated triumph looked connected nan cards arsenic they had nan Tigers successful problem astatine 94-5 successful nan 26th over.

However, Ritu Moni's unbeaten 67 from 61 balls anchored a precocious surge and Bangladesh won pinch 8 deliveries to spare.

The conclusion is simply a 3rd successful a statement for coach Ed Joyce's side, who are without a constituent pinch 2 matches left.

The apical 2 sides from nan six-team Qualifier will make it to nan main tourney successful India successful nan autumn, pinch Bangladesh, Pakistan and Scotland each connected 4 points.

Ireland started good and were 149-4 successful nan 34th complete erstwhile Prendergast fell lbw to Rabeya Khan.

However, erstwhile erstwhile skipper Delaney was stumped successful nan 42nd, it prompted a mini-collapse arsenic 4 wickets fell successful nan abstraction of 8 overs.

In reply, Bangladesh slumped to 2-2 early connected aft Prendergast removed some openers, and Ireland looked connected way for a beardown showing successful nan section erstwhile wicketkeeper Amy Hunter caught Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty for 51, nan 5th Tigers batter to fall.

However, Moni's rearguard action helped Bangladesh capitalise connected a number of missed Irish opportunities to steer their measurement to a triumph which ended Ireland's faint mathematical chances of finishing successful nan apical two.

After defeats by Pakistan, West Indies and Bangladesh, Ireland are backmost successful action connected Tuesday against Thailand, earlier their last crippled pinch Scotland.