New Zealand has turned into the third team to fit the bill for the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 in the wake of overcoming Pakistan by seven wickets in Nelson today in the second match of their IWC arrangement.
The win took New Zealand to 24 points from 20 matches as it joined Australia and England in the rundown of direct qualifiers. New Zealand and Pakistan will play the last match of their three-coordinate ICC Women's Championship arrangement on November 19. New Zealand captain Suzie Bates was energised at the possibility of playing the ICC Women's World Cup 2017.
"It's an extraordinary feeling to have qualified directly for the ICC Women's World Cup 2017. Getting through the ICC Women's Championship has been testing, however, we have appreciated all of it. The experience of playing in various conditions will go far in our general advancement as a group," Bates said. "We're altogether excited and can hardly wait for one year from now's ICC Women's World Cup and our objective is to be there at Lord's for the last on 23 July.
"The World Cup is clearly the masterpiece occasion for ladies' cricket and each team needs to go out there and do the best it can. Our point now is to plan in the most ideal way for this apex competition on the ladies' schedule," she included.
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