Bangladesh Women Skipper Nigar Joty Sultana Aims for Victory in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
Bangladesh Women’s cricket team captain Nigar Joty Sultana is determined to start their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign with a win against Scotland. Bangladesh has not won a World Cup match since 2014. Joty, who has played in all four editions since then, is optimistic about her team’s chances, especially with their strong spin-bowling.
Joty said, “I have played four [T20] World Cups but we have never won a game. The last time we won was in the 2014 tournament. We have played well in previous editions but playing well only means something when you can win.”
Bangladesh has won all four of their encounters against Scotland in the T20I format thus far, and Joty has her sights set on the tournament opener. “We want to win the first match. It will be a huge achievement for the team. Then the team will get into a rhythm. We can then dream of something bigger,” she added.
Joty also highlighted the team’s strengths and areas for improvement. “Batting is definitely a concern, but we saw some improvements among the batters during the A team tour [of Sri Lanka]. We still believe that we can do well as most of our players have also done well in the domestic tournaments. I hope they continue their form in the World Cup,” she said.
Joty, who is just one game away from becoming the first Bangladesh player to feature in 100 Women’s T20Is, revealed that the team management had made gameplans for each side and was confident of her side’s prospects. “To play in the semifinal, we have to win against other teams also. We have different plans against each team. If we can execute our game plan, then it will be better for us. We have defeated South Africa in T20Is. We rarely meet England, only in World Cups, so it might be difficult for them too,” the skipper said.
Bangladesh begins their World Cup campaign against Scotland on October 3rd in Sharjah, followed by matches against England on October 5th, West Indies on October 10th, and South Africa on October 12th. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semifinals.
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Nigar Joty Sultana -: Nigar Joty Sultana is the captain of the Bangladesh Women’s cricket team. She leads her team in matches and helps make important decisions.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup -: The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is a big cricket tournament where teams from different countries compete. ‘T20’ means each team plays 20 overs, which are sets of 6 balls.
Spin-bowling -: Spin-bowling is a type of bowling in cricket where the bowler makes the ball spin. This makes it harder for the batter to hit the ball.
Scotland -: Scotland is a country in Europe. In this context, it refers to the Scotland Women’s cricket team, which will play against Bangladesh.
England -: England is a country in Europe. Here, it refers to the England Women’s cricket team, which is one of the teams Bangladesh will play against.
West Indies -: West Indies is a group of Caribbean islands. In cricket, it refers to the team made up of players from these islands.
South Africa -: South Africa is a country at the southern tip of Africa. In this context, it refers to the South Africa Women’s cricket team.