Bangladesh Captain Enthusiastic About Hosting T20 World Cup

Bangladesh’s skipper expressed her excitement about the unique experience of participating in a home T20 World Cup, especially for the younger players on the team.

She believes that the support from the home crowd will be a significant advantage for her team and anticipates a large turnout of fans.

Nigar Sultana Joty excited for home T20 World Cup in Bangladesh | Women’s T20 World Cup

“This is a monumental moment for the team,” Joty expressed. “It’s an incredible and proud moment for the team members to play a World Cup at home.

“This will be a fantastic experience for the young players in the team. I hope a lot of people will come. We are here today because of the love and support from the Bangladeshi people.”

The 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup will be hosted in Bangladesh for the second time, the first being in 2014.

Joty reminisces about the 2014 edition, where the team secured their first-ever win in the T20 World Cup during their debut in the tournament.

“That was the year we won our first game in World Cups, so it was very special,” Joty said. “Though I was not in the team, I was very young. That was a great memory for the team.”

Bangladesh surprised Sri Lanka in their final group game, thanks to Rumana Ahmed’s 41 that powered them to 115/9 before a disciplined bowling display led by Panna Ghosh (3/18) helped the Tigresses secure a nail-biter by three runs.

Excitement builds as the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is set to illuminate Bangladesh in October.

Bangladesh has shown significant improvement since then, as evidenced by their recent victories over Pakistan and India.

When asked if the T20 World Cup could help promote women’s cricket in the nation, Joty believed that media coverage around the event would help spread the game among young girls.

“I think it has started from today. Because there is a lot of media coverage, and when we play in front of so many people, the crowd will come. And all the young cricketers will take this game forward. This is what I wish for,” she added.

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Bangladesh are placed in Group B of the upcoming T20 World Cup along with South Africa, England, West Indies, and Scotland. Their campaign takes off against Scotland in Dhaka on 3 October.

Of these sides, Joty was most excited to face off against the West Indies. Bangladesh have faced off against the Women in Maroon in the T20 World Cups thrice and fell short all three times. Still, Joty believed that the contest could be a memorable one.

“We are not able to play against them so much. So looking forward to that,” Joty noted.

“[They’ve] a lot of (good) T20 batters, so looking forward to that.”