Bangladesh women's national cricket team explained

Bangladesh
Nickname:Female Tigers, Tigresses[1]
Association:Bangladesh Cricket Board
Ground:Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna
Chairman:Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel MP
Captain:Nigar Sultana
Coach:Hashan Tillakaratne
Test Status Year:2021
Icc Status:Full member
Icc Member Year:2000
Icc Status2:Affiliate member
Icc Member Year2:1997
Icc Region:Asia
Wodi Rank:7th
Wt20i Rank:9th
Wodi Rank Best:5th (27 Nov 2021)
Wt20i Rank Best:8th (2 Oct 2020)[2]
First Wodi:v at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 2 Ground, Dhaka; 26 November 2011
Most Recent Wodi:v at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka; 27 March 2024
Num Wodis:66
Num Wodis This Year:3
Wodi Record:17/42
(2 ties, 5 no results)
Wodi Record This Year:0/3
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Wwc Apps:1
Wwc First:2022
Wwc Best:Group stage (2022)
Wwcq Apps:3
Wwcq First:2011
Wwcq Best:5th (2011, 2017)
First Wt20i:v at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin; 28 August 2012
Most Recent Wt20i:v at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla; 26 July 2024
Num Wt20is:122
Num Wt20is This Year:12
Wt20i Record:45/76
(0 ties, 1 no result)
Wt20i Record This Year:2/10
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Wwt20 Apps:5
Wwt20 First:2014
Wwt20 Best:1st round (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2023)
Wwt20q Apps:4
Wwt20q First:2015
Wwt20q Best:Champions (2018, 2019, 2022)
Asofdate:26 July 2024

The Bangladesh women's national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Bangladesh in international women's cricket matches. They made their international debut when they played, and won, two matches against Thailand in July 2007[3] before participating in and winning the 2007 ACC Women's Tournament.[4] Bangladesh were granted One-Day International (ODI) status in 2011 after finishing fifth in the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. They subsequently qualified for the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20 as hosts, making their first appearance at a top-level women's international tournament. They have also won the 2018 edition of ACC Women's Asia Cup. This was the only instance in ACC Women's Asia Cup where any team other than India won the tournament. However, they finished fifth in the next edition (2022 edition) of Women's Asia Cup, but has since went on to become one of the most competitive women's cricket teams in Asia. The team made its first World Cup appearance at the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup, and has participated in every edition of the World Twenty20 since making its debut at the 2014 edition.

On 24 November 2011, Bangladesh women's team was granted ODI status after defeating USA by 9 wickets in the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. This win against USA guaranteed that Bangladesh would finish in the top 6 in the tournament and thus be ranked in the top 10 globally, which was the requirement for attaining ODI status.[5] In April 2021, the ICC awarded permanent Test and One Day International (ODI) status to all full member women's teams.[6]

History

2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup

At the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup in Malaysia, Bangladesh qualified for the final by winning 4 of their 5 matches, before beating India in the final, thus becoming the first team other than India to win an Asia Cup Title.

2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup

Bangladesh made their debut at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in 2022, qualifying on the basis of their WODI ranking after the qualifying tournament was abandoned during the group stage, with Bangladesh having a 2–1 record at the point of abandonment, with wins over Pakistan and the US, and a loss to Thailand. They would go on to finish 7th with a 1–6 record, with a win over Pakistan. As a result of their qualification for the World Cup, they also qualified for the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.

2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup

Bangladesh hosted the Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup in 2022, finishing 5th place with 2 wins, 3 losses, and 1 no-result from 6 matches.

2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Bangladesh qualified for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup by winning the qualifying tournament in 2022. Drawn in group A, the team lost all 4 of their matches.

Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for Bangladesh in past 12 months, or were named in the most recent ODI or T20I squad. Uncapped players are listed in italics

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleFormatNotes
Batters
Left-handed ODI, T20I
Right-handed ODI
Right-handed ODI, T20I
Right-handed ODI
Left-handed T20I
All-rounders
Right-handed ODI, T20I
Right-handed ODI, T20I
Wicket-keepers
Right-handed ODI, T20I Captain
Right-handed ODI
Right-handed T20I
Farzana Akter Right-handed ODI
Spin Bowlers
Right-handed ODI, T20I Vice-captain
Right-handed ODI, T20I
Right-handed ODI, T20I
Right-handed ODI, T20I
Right-handed T20I
Right-handed ODI
Pace Bowlers
Right-handed ODI, T20I
Right-handed T20I
Disha Biswas Right-handed ODI
Habiba Islam Right-handed T20I

Updated as of 16 April 2024.

Former players

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach Hashan Tillakaratne
Assistant coach Faisal Hossain[7]
Chief selector Manjurul Islam[8]
Performance analyst Rashed Iqbal

Tournament history

Women's ODI World Cup

World Cup record
width=150 Host
Year
width=150 Roundwidth=50 Positionwidth=50 GPwidth=50 Wwidth=50 Lwidth=50 Twidth=50 NR
1973Did not participate
1978
1982
1988
1993
1997
2000
2005
2009
2013Did not qualify
2017
2022Group stage7/871600
2025To be determined
TotalGroup stage0 Titles71600

Women's World T20

Twenty20 World Cup Record
width=150 Host
Year
width=150 Roundwidth=50 Positionwidth=50 GPwidth=50 Wwidth=50 Lwidth=50 Twidth=50 NR
2009Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014Group stage9/1052300
20169/1040400
20189/1040400
202010/1040400
202310/1040400
2024Qualified as hosts/To be determined
2026To be determined
TotalGroup Stage0 Titles2121900

Women's Asia Cup

Asia Cup record
width=150 Host
Year
width=150 Roundwidth=50 Positionwidth=50 GPwidth=50 Wwidth=50 Lwidth=50 Twidth=50 NR
2004Did not participate
2005–06
2006
2008Group stage4/461500
2012Semi-finals3/843100
2016Group stage4/652300
2018Champions1/665100
2022Group stage5/762301
2024Semi-finals3/842200
TotalChampions (2018)1 Title31151501

Asian Games

Asian Games record
width=150 Host
Year
width=150 Roundwidth=50 Positionwidth=50 GPwidth=50 Wwidth=50 Lwidth=50 Twidth=50 NR
2010Silver medal1/843100
20142/1032100
2022Bronze medal3/931101
TotalSilver medal0 Titles106301

South Asian Games

South Asian Games
width=150 Host
Year
width=150 Roundwidth=50 Positionwidth=50 GPwidth=50 Wwidth=50 Lwidth=50 Twidth=50 NR
2019Champions1/444000
2024To be determined
TotalChampions (2019)1 Title44000

ACC Women's Tournament

ACC Women's Tournament record
width=150 Host
Year
width=150 Roundwidth=50 Positionwidth=50 GPwidth=50 Wwidth=50 Lwidth=50 Twidth=50 NR
2007Champions1/855000
TotalChampions (2007)1 Title55000

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier record
width=150 Host
Year
width=150 Roundwidth=50 Positionwidth=50 GPwidth=50 Wwidth=50 Lwidth=50 Twidth=50 NR
2013Did not participate
2015Runners-up2/854100
2018Champions1/855000
2019Champions1/855000
2022Champions1/855000
2024Did not participate/Qualified as host into the main tournament
Total4/63 Titles2019100

Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier record
width=150 Host
Year
width=150 Roundwidth=50 Positionwidth=50 GPwidth=50 Wwidth=50 Lwidth=50 Twidth=50 NR
2003Did not participate
2008
2011Quarter-finals5/1052300
2017Super-Six73400
2021Super-Six32100
Total3/50 Title157800

Honours

ACC

Others

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Bangladesh Women[9] [10]

As of 26 July 2024

Playing record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural match
One-Day Internationals 66 17 42 2 5 26 November 2011
Twenty20 Internationals 122 45 76 0 1 28 August 2012

Women's One-Day Internationals

Most ODI runs for Bangladesh Women[14]

PlayerRunsAverageCareer span
1,507 26.43 2011–2024
963 22.92 2011–2022
897 23.60 2015–2024
562 16.52 2011–2023
491 14.44 2011–2022

Most ODI wickets for Bangladesh Women[15]

PlayerWicketsAverageCareer span
53 22.67 2015–2024
52 22.69 2011–2022
50 25.46 2011–2022
48 30.39 2011–2023
42 19.85 2011–2021

Highest individual innings in Women's ODI[16]

PlayerScoreOppositionVenueMatch Date
Fargana Hoque107Mirpur22 July 2023
Salma Khatun75*Ahmedabad8 April 2013
Rumana Ahmed75Ahmedabad10 April 2013
Sharmin Akhter74Cox's Bazar14 January 2017
Rumana Ahmed74Bloemfontein14 May 2018

Best bowling figures in an innings in Women's ODI[17]

PlayerScoreOppositionVenueMatch Date
Khadija Tul Kubra6/20Cox's Bazar8 October 2018
Nahida Akter5/21Bulawayo15 November 2021
Rumana Ahmed4/20Ahmedabad12 April 2013
Khadija Tul Kubra4/33Cox's Bazar16 January 2017
Lata Mondal4/35Cox' Bazar4 March 2017

ODI record versus other nations[18]

Records complete to WODI #1370. Last updated 27 March 2024.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
ICC Full members
4 0 4 0 0 25 March 2022
1 0 1 0 0 27 March 2022
8 1 6 1 0 8 April 2013 16 July 2023
6 3 1 0 2 26 November 2011 26 November 2011
4 0 2 0 2 7 March 2022
15 7 7 1 0 20 August 2012 4 March 2014
21 3 18 0 0 6 September 2012 6 September 2012
3 0 2 0 1 19 February 2017
1 0 1 0 0 18 March 2022
3 3 0 0 0 10 November 2021 10 November 2021

Women's Twenty20 Internationals

Most T20I runs for Bangladesh Women[22]

PlayerRunsAverageCareer span
1,944 27.00 2015–2024
1,253 18.70 2012–2023
910 21.66 2018–2024
866 13.12 2012–2024
864 14.16 2012–2023

Most T20I wickets for Bangladesh Women[23]

PlayerWicketsAverageCareer span
99 16.79 2015–2024
84 18.57 2012–2023
75 19.01 2012–2024
58 23.55 2012–2024
49 25.06 2013–2024

Highest individual innings in Women's T20I[24]

PlayerScoreOppositionVenueMatch Date
Nigar Sultana113*Pokhara5 December 2019
Fargana Hoque110*Pokhara5 December 2019
Murshida Khatun77*Abu Dhabi21 September 2022
Sanjida Islam71*Dundee7 September 2019
Nigar Sultana67Abu Dhabi18 September 2022

Best bowling figures in an innings in Women's T20I[25]

PlayerScoreOppositionVenueMatch Date
Nahida Akter5/8Chittagong25 October 2023
Nahida Akter5/12Kuala Lumpur19 January 2022
Panna Ghosh5/16Utrecht14 July 2018
Jahanara Alam5/28Dublin28 June 2018
Shorna Akter5/28Benoni3 December 2023

T20I record versus other nations[26]

Records complete to WT20I #1971. Last updated 26 July 2024.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
ICC Full members
5 0 5 0 0 27 February 2020
3 0 3 0 0 28 March 2014
23 3 20 0 0 2 April 2013 6 June 2018
11 8 3 0 0 28 August 2012 28 August 2012
5 0 5 0 0 29 February 2020
20 4 16 0 0 29 August 2012 4 June 2018
14 2 11 0 1 11 September 2012 11 September 2012
13 3 10 0 0 28 October 2012 28 October 2012
3 0 3 0 0 26 March 2014
ICC Associate members
1 1 0 0 0 19 January 2022 19 January 2022
4 4 0 0 0 9 June 2018 9 June 2018
1 1 0 0 0 5 December 2019 5 December 2019
1 1 0 0 0 4 December 2019 4 December 2019
2 2 0 0 0 8 July 2018 8 July 2018
2 2 0 0 0 1 December 2015 1 December 2015
4 4 0 0 0 29 November 2015 29 November 2015
7 7 0 0 0 28 November 2015 28 November 2015
1 1 0 0 0 10 July 2018 10 July 2018
2 2 0 0 0 1 September 2019 1 September 2019

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. News: Tigresses to get coach after coronavirus pandemic. The Independent. Dhaka. 7 June 2020. 26 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Australia Women remain No.1 in ODIs, T20Is after annual update . ICC. 2 October 2020. 2 October 2020.
  3. http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000050/005071.shtml Thailand lose warm-ups
  4. http://www.asiancricket.org/cnt_07_wct.cfm ACC Women's Tournament
  5. Web site: Ireland and Bangladesh secure ODI status . CricketEurope . ICC . 13 November 2018 . 14 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181114010850/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES4/articles/000027/002711.shtml . dead .
  6. News: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board and Committee meetings have concluded following a series of virtual conference calls. ICC. 1 April 2021. 1 April 2021.
  7. News: National women's team's training camp to begin on January 3. Daily Star. 28 December 2020. 5 February 2021.
  8. News: BCB appoint Manjural Islam as chief selector of the women's team. Cricbuzz. 18 October 2020. 26 January 2021.
  9. Web site: Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Team Records / Results Summary. ESPNcricinfo. 10 October 2022.
  10. News: Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Team Records / Results Summary. ESPNcricinfo. 10 October 2022.
  11. Web site: Records / Bangladesh Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Highest totals . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 August 2019.
  12. Web site: Records / Bangladesh Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Top Scores . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 August 2019.
  13. Web site: Records / Scotland Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Best Bowling figures . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 August 2019.
  14. Web site: Records / Bangladesh Women / One-Day Internationals / Most runs . . 26 August 2019.
  15. Web site: Records / Bangladesh Women / One-Day Internationals / Most wickets . . 26 August 2019.
  16. Web site: Records / Bangladesh Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Highest Scores. ESPNcricinfo. 28 February 2020.
  17. Web site: Records / Bangladesh Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / best bowling figures . ESPNcricinfo. 28 February 2020.
  18. Web site: Records / Bangladesh Women / One-Day Internationals / Result summary . ESPNcricinfo.
  19. Web site: Records / Bangladesh Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 August 2019.
  20. Web site: Records / Bangladesh Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 August 2019.
  21. Web site: Records / Bangladesh Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 August 2019.
  22. Web site: Records / Bangladesh Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs . . 26 August 2019.
  23. Web site: Records / Bangladesh Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets . . 26 August 2019.
  24. Web site: Records/Bangladesh Women/Women's Twenty20 International/Highest Scores. ESPNcricinfo. 28 February 2020.
  25. Web site: Records / Bangladesh Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures . . 28 February 2020.
  26. Web site: Records / Bangladesh Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary . ESPNcricinfo.