BD bank on experienced core to survive stiff group

FE Team | Published: June 08, 2026 22:41:31

Bangladesh is set to make its seventh appearance at the Women's T20 World Cup, having first competed in the tournament in 2014. Arriving in England after earning their spot in the qualification, they went unbeaten through the group and Super Six stages of the Global Qualifier in Nepal earlier this year. Nigar Sultana leads the side for the third consecutive T20 World Cup, heading a squad built on spin, experience, and a core group that has grown up together across a decade of international cricket, reports Cricbuzz.
Marufa Akter is expected to be the X-factor in English conditions, and Bangladesh would be looking forward to her pace making its presence felt in the tournament.
Shorna Akter is expected to be one of the major contributors considering she is has the ability to turn a game around with ball and bat. She took the second-most wickets for Bangladesh (8) in the Global Qualifier.
Skipper Nigar Sultana Joty carries her form from the recent tri-series, where she top-scored with 190 runs at 63.33.
The pre-tournament tri-series in Edinburgh did not go down smoothly as they lost their first two fixtures against Scotland and Netherlands respectively, but came back strongly to win their last two games.
Off the field, reports of dressing-room tensions hogged headlines for quite some time, which forced Nigar Sultana to clear the air against allegations that suggested she is a "dictator" in the dressing room.
In the previous world cup in the format they lost three matches in the group stage. The sole win over Scotland ended a decade-long losing streak, Bangladesh's first tournament victory away from home.