Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty hailed her team’s first Women’s T20 World Cup victory in a decade as “very emotional” on Thursday, predicting that it would create “momentum” for the women’s game back home. Bangladesh defeated Scotland by 16 runs in their World Cup opener in Sharjah, scoring 119-7 in 20 overs. However, their bowling attack held the Scots to 103-7.
“No matter how well we play cricket, if it doesn’t lead to victory, it’s nothing. And, after a long time, I believe we have achieved something in women’s cricket.
We have always stated that in order to move forward in Bangladesh, we must first build momentum. Now it appears that we will dream of doing something bigger. Similarly, our fans and relatives in Bangladesh hope we can perform better.”
The momentum for women’s cricket in Bangladesh would have been significantly boosted if the event had been held as planned. Instead, weeks of intense political turmoil in Bangladesh, which ultimately led to the establishmentof an interim administration, the event was transferred to the United Arab Emirates, with Bangladesh remaining the nominal hosts.
As a professional player and a professional team, I believe we should move on from our disappointment and not dwell on what could have been.
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“We were able to play here, and we are very fortunate. We are all healthy and safe, representing our country and winning in front of a large crowd.
“Back home, they were overjoyed. We will gather feedback from our family, friends, and fans. And they’re obviously in a nice mood right now.
Scotland’s Saskia Horley, who took 3-13 at the back end of the Bangladesh innings, confessed there was “a bit of disappointment” at losing their first T20 World Cup match, but that there was “a hell”There is a lot of passion and pride in competing in the World Cup.”
You know, our captain, Kathyrn Bryce, just announced that we’re going to make history here.
Bangladesh will play their next Group B game against England in Sharjah on Saturday, while Scotland, who are playing their first T20 World Cup encounter, will face former winners West Indies in Dubai on Sunday.
