The Women’s Asia Cup starts on October 1. T20 World Cup Qualifiers Champion Bangladesh will start its mission in the main stage of the Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates from today. The Tigers started their Asia Cup journey with a match against Thailand at home.
Bangladesh is the previous champion of the Women’s Asia Cup Cricket. Moreover, they will play at the home ground. All in all, the Nigars will want to retain the title on the soil of the country.
In this regard, captain Nigar Sultana said, “There is no specific target, we want to do better match by match. Our goals are two. To play well and to retain the trophy. We want to play well. We have been playing well recently. We want to continue that. We won that trophy. Will try to retain that. It’s only possible if we play well.”
“We don’t think about the opponent. We don’t think about the other team. We want to play our best. If we work according to the plan, we will be successful.”
Nigar wants to use this opportunity as their home venue is Sylhet, “Girls’ home venue is Sylhet. We always play here. We will try to use the advantage of this home venue.”
Jahanara Alam returned to the team after recovering from injury. Saying that his return to the team is important for the team, Nigar said, “The return of pacer Jahanara Alam to the team after recovering from injury will serve as an additional strength for us.”
Let’s see whether the Bangladesh women’s cricket team can retain the title in the end.