Bangladesh national women's team will look to confirm their spot in the main event of the ICC Women's World Cup, scheduled to be held in India next year, when they face the West Indies in their penultimate qualifier at the LCCA Ground in Lahore today.

The Tigresses are currently in excellent form, having won all three of their matches so far to sit atop the six-team table.

Even if Bangladesh lose today's match, they will still have a chance to qualify as one of the two teams from the tournament. However, they then might need to beat hosts Pakistan -- the other unbeaten team in the tournament -- in their final game on April 19.

With the best net run rate in the tournament (1.494), Bangladesh could also qualify even if they lose both their remaining matches, provided their net run rate does not suffer a significant blow.

Before the tournament began, Bangladesh were aware that every match would be crucial. They have delivered accordingly, notching wins against lower-ranked teams Thailand, Ireland, and Scotland.

Their path to securing a second consecutive World Cup qualification has also been eased by the underwhelming performance of the West Indies, who have lost two of their three matches so far.

Despite the favourable qualification scenario, Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty -- currently the tournament's leading run-scorer with 235 runs in three innings -- remains focused on her team's game.

"We plan to go match by match. Yes, we're looking forward to the game, but we play as a team," Joty said following their 34-run win over Scotland on Tuesday.

"We need to concentrate on the things we've done well as a team. The way we've played in the last few games, we just want to continue that," added Joty, who has been thrilled with her side's batting performances throughout the qualifiers.

Bangladesh have posted two of their highest-ever totals in this format during the tournament -- 271 for three against Thailand and 276 for six against Scotland. They also successfully chased a 236-run target against Ireland -- their highest successful chase to date.

"Batting had been our most visible weakness over the past few years. Our bowlers performed well, but the batting often didn't click," she noted.

"But in this tournament, our batters have played wonderfully. They've been getting runs in the top-order and they've been very consistent."

Bangladesh have faced the West Indies four times in this format, winning just once and losing three. Their sole victory came earlier this year, when they beat the Caribbean side by 60 runs in St Kitts, boosting their direct qualification hopes -- only to fall short with a loss in the final game of the series.

This time, the Tigresses will be hoping for a different outcome.