India beat Bangladesh, remain unbeaten to qualify for 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup

India Women continued their unbeaten run in the ICC Women’s World Cup qualifiers as fifties from Mona Mehsra and Mithali Raj helped India beat Bangladesh by nine wickets to seal their spot in the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup.

Opener Mona Meshram and skipper Mithali Raj struck half-centuries as India booked their place in the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 after thrashing Bangladesh by nine wickets in their qualifying clash at Nondescripts Cricket Club in Colombo on Friday.

India Women’s team secured qualification to the 2017 Women’s World Cup after continuing their unbeaten run in the qualifying tournament. (ICC Twitter)

Chasing a target of 156 runs to win, Meshram smashed 12 boundaries in her unbeaten 78 as she shared a crucial 136-run stand for the second wicket with skipper Mithali to help India come out victorious with 99 balls to spare.

Earlier, India’s bowlers restricted Bangladesh to a lowly total of 155-8, despite some brilliant efforts by Sharmin Akhter (unbeaten at 35) and Rumana Ahmed (unbeaten at 50).

While Mansi Joshi bagged three wickets, Devika Vaidya added two wickets in her account. Shikha Pandey and Rajeshwari Gayakwad also chipped in with a wicket each. With this win, India women’s team have now qualified for the main event.

India, who have won all their six qualifying games so far, will now take on their arch-rivals Pakistan in their Super-6 clash at P.Sara Oval on Sunday.