Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty said her team is not yet thinking about direct qualification for this year's Women's ODI World Cup after inflicting a first-ever defeat on West Indies in Basseterre on Tuesday.

The Bangladesh captain scored 68 runs as the visitors posted 184 before bowling out the opposition for 124 to win by 60 runs, which came on the back of a nine-wicket defeat in the first match of the three-match series.

The win kept alive Bangladesh's hopes of direct qualification for the World Cup, which will be held in India in August-September this year.

A total of eight teams will play in the World Cup, six of which will enter directly. Australia, India, England, South Africa and Sri Lanka have already ensured qualification while one among New Zealand and Bangladesh, both currently on 21 points but on sixth and seventh positions respectively over run-rate, are vying for the sixth spot.

Bangladesh could ensure direct entry with a win in the last match of the series on Friday, which will also be the last of the current Women's Championship cycle. If not through direct entry, there will be opportunity for two more teams to go through via a qualification campaign. 

When asked whether this victory made her team's task a bit easier, Nigar said: "I'm not thinking about the (World Cup qualification) equation as yet. What was most important was to bounce back a day after such a big defeat." 

The Bangladesh captain was more excited about the prospect of winning an away bilateral series for the first time.

"Of course the two points (championship cycle) are priceless but the win was very important for the series and in terms of gaining momentum. And if we can win the next match, it will be a big milestone for us because we have never won an away series before" Nigar added.

The wicketkeeper batter also gave the bowlers and fielders the credit over defending a lowish total on a batting wicket.

"Our plan was to bowl first if we won the toss. But once we lost the toss, our plan was to score 200-plus runs. I played out of character to play many balls to score those runs. But in the end those runs were important. I'm very happy to have contributed to the team. Credit goes to all the bowlers and fielders, they gave their 110 percent," the Bangladesh skipper opined.