India, March 16 -- Captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz understands Bangladesh need to do well in ODIs going forward to be able to qualify automatically for the World Cup next year. The Bangla Tigers have made a good start, keeping that in mind. On Sunday, they beat Pakistan in the third ODI to take the series 2-1 to bolster their chances.

Bangladesh went into the series as the 10th-ranked team in the world, and not many gave them a chance to beat the fourth-ranked Pakistan, but the home team took advantage of their conditions to condemn the visitors to a series loss. Of course, they also played well.

As things stand, the top 8 teams automatically qualify for the World Cup. The deadline is March 31 next year. The fact that Zimbabwe, at present No...