Scotland and Ireland have qualified for this summer’s Women’s T20 World Cup after comprehensive victories.
The two countries have been playing in Nepal for the past two weeks in a qualifying tournament to secure qualification for the T20 World Cup to be held in England from June 12 to July 5. sky sports.
Both qualified for the Super Six through the group stages, and the top four in the Super Six qualified for the World Cup, but needed to win their final match on Sunday to join Bangladesh and the Netherlands, who had already qualified.
Ireland beat Thailand by 62 points to qualify for the fifth time despite missing out on their last appearance in 2024.
Openers Gaby Lewis and Amy Hunter gave Ireland a solid start with 24 and 25 points respectively, while Orla Prendergast added 24 more as Ireland set a target of 121 points.
Arlene Kelly, celebrating her 100th cap, did damage with the ball, taking 4-7, including two wickets.
Scotland, with Darcey Carter’s 52 points, Ailsa Lister’s 43 points and Priyanaz Chatterji’s 32 points, beat the United States by 41 points to reach 178 points.
The US never looked like threatening that target as Kathryn Bryce, Priyanaz Chatterji, Rachel Slatter and Chloe Abel all took two wickets each.
This is Scotland’s second appearance in the T20 World Cup, following their first appearance two years ago.
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