Lahore, April 21 -- The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier went down to the wire,
with the final place at the main event not decided until the very latter stages of the competition.
Bangladesh ended up joining Pakistan among the top two but only held on by the skin of their teeth as West Indies narrowly missed out on net run rate, with two early defeats proving costly.
Pakistan have long been Qualifier specialists, having come through the same route in 2009, 2013 and 2017, and they quickly asserted their authority on home soil.
They began with a 38-run victory over Ireland and then saw off Scotland by six wickets, captain Fatima Sana starring with four for 23.
A pivotal 65-run win over West Indies put them on the brink of qua...