World T20 up next for women
Bangladesh women's cricket team will soon begin their mission in the ICC World T20 in the West Indies as the Tigresses will fly for the Caribbean today to take part in the mega event.
Bangladesh are placed in Group A alongside the hosts, South Africa, England and Sri Lanka. The Tigresses will begin their campaign by taking on defending champions West Indies in the tournament opener on November 9 at Providence.
Salma Khatun and her troops will then face England and Sri Lanka on November 12 and 14 respectively. Bangladesh are also set to take part in two warm-up matches against Ireland and Pakistan ahead of the tournament.
The Tigresses have enjoyed a prolific run ever since their ACC Asia Cup triumph in June this year in Malaysia, where they beat India in the final before following up with a series win against the Netherlands. The women in red and green also went on to clinch the ICC World T20 Qualifiers by defeating Ireland in the final.
Bangladesh have prepared for this multi-national event through a four-match T20I series against Pakistan at home, which saw the home side face a 3-0 defeat in the T20I series before they went on to win the lone ODI.
Just a day ahead of their departure for the Caribbean, Bangladesh took part in a practice game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur and so, skipper Salma is confident about the team's chances despite the series defeat against Pakistan.
“We are going there 10-12 days ahead to adapt to the conditions as we are not aware of the Caribbean environment. I hope we will be able to give our best. Our spin department is very strong and at the same time our fast bowlers have also done well. Let's see how the pitch behaves for our spinners and I hope we will be able to utilise them properly,” Salma told reporters yesterday.
