Bangladesh Women's Cricket team left Dhaka for UAE on Thursday morning to participate in the 10-nation ICC Women’s T20 World Cup' 2024 in a hope to win atleast one World Cup match.
Bangladesh women's team, which failed to win any match in the last four World Cup, this time, under the leadership of Nigar Sultana Jyoti, are very serious to win at least one World Cup match.
The Women's T20 World Cup matches will be held in UAE city of Dubai and Sharjah from October 3 -20.
The Women's World Cup 2024 was scheduled to take place in Bangladesh. But, due to the political instability in the country, the ICC shifted the World Cup to the UAE from Bangladesh. However, the Bangladesh still holds the hosting rights.
Bangladesh team will start their World Cup campaign taking Scotland on October 3 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Bangladesh put in Group B of the World Cup with England, South Africa, West Indies and Scotland while Group A consists of Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Earlier, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced its final squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 including new face Disha Biswas.
Disha is yet to get her first international cap.
Five players from Bangladesh previous squad --Rumana Ahmed, Rubya Haider, Shorifa Khatun, Sabikun Nahar, and Ishma Tanjim---were dropped. They were replaced by Sobhana Mostary, Fahima Khatun, Taj Nehar, Shathi Rani, and Disha Biswas.
Bangladesh squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup are- Nigar Sultana (captain), Nahida Akter, Murshida Khatun, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Sobhana Mostary, Rabeya Khan, Sultana Khatun, Fahima Khatun, Marufa Akter, Jahanara Alam, Dilara Akter, Taj Nehar, Shathi Rani and Disha Biswas.
