, April 10 -- A brilliant century by captain Nigar Sultana Joty guided Bangladesh team to make a flying start in the six-nation ICC Women's World Cup Qualifiers crushing Thailand by a massive 178 runs in their opening match at the Lahore City Cricket Association ground on Thursday

Sent into bat first in the day's opener, Bangladesh piled up their highest ODI total scoring 271 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in stipulated 50 overs, featuring two brilliant partnerships in the 2nd and 3rd wicket stands.

One down Sharmin Akter partnering with opener Fargana Hoque contributed 104 runs in the 2nd wicket stand while Sharmin Akter again pairing captain Nigar Sultana hammered a polished 152 runs off 138 balls in the 3rd wicket stand to make a rec...