Bangladesh Women’s World Cup starts with a loss

Bangladesh has not seen a win in the last three editions of the Women’s T20 World Cup. That’s why Niger’s Sultana Jyoti is expected to play well in South Africa this time. But, even there, the Tigresses were hesitant in the beginning. Bangladesh started their World Cup journey with a huge 7-wicket loss to Sri Lanka. Bangladesh captain Jyoti blames their own limitations for the loss.

Bangladesh won the toss and batted first in Cape Town. The beginning was good. But in the end, they could not bat rhythmically. That is why the Tigers could not even throw a challenging target in front of the Lankan women. All of them managed to score a total of 126 runs. However, Sri Lanka also fell into danger in the beginning chasing the target. But at last, the danger was overcome, and they anchored in the port of victory.

Meanwhile, after the loss, the Bangladesh captain said, “We started well in batting. But we couldn’t maintain the rhythm of the batting in the end. That’s why we lost 10-15 runs. The wicket is good enough. But if you score 140 runs, the match would have been tough for the opponent. Marufa Akhtar showed who she is in bowling! Other bowlers also did well.”

Acknowledging their limitations, Jyoti also said, “It is true that we can bat well. But we are still far behind in hitting boundaries. We should practice hitting more boundaries. We will play again on this ground. For that match against mighty Australia, we are looking forward. We want to correct the mistakes and win the next match.”

It is to be noted that, in 2014, Bangladesh got two wins at home in their first tournament. Since then, tigresses have been searching for a golden deer named win. Many players have retired or been dropped from the team. But the tigers could not change their fate. But a few days ago, Bangladesh became the champion in the qualifiers. Bangladeshi women could not continue that winning streak until the World Cup. Let’s see if the Bangladesh women’s cricket team finally succeeds in breaking the cycle of failure.