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Bangladesh will face Pakistan in the opening day fixture of the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2021, scheduled to be held in Harare, Zimbabwe from November 21 to December 5.
Tigress will face the USA, Thailand and hosts Zimbabwe on November 23, 25 and 29 respectively.
Bangladesh are placed in Group B alongside Pakistan, Thailand, Zimbabwe and the USA while West Indies, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Papua New Guinea and Netherlands will play in Group A as the International Cricket Council on Tuesday announced the schedule of the 10-team tournament. The top three teams from each group will play in the Super Six stage that will decide the final positions at the end of 29 matches.
The top three teams after the end of the Super Six stage will qualify for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 scheduled to be held in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3 next year.
They will join five other teams who have already qualified through the ICC Women’s Championship – Australia, England, India, South Africa and hosts New Zealand. The three qualifiers as well as the next two teams will also ensure places in the next ICC Women’s Championship (IWC) along with the top five from last time, as the number of teams in the third cycle of the IWC goes up from eight to 10 teams.
Group A teams: West Indies, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Netherlands.
Group B teams: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Zimbabwe, USA.
