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Bangladesh women's national cricket team

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Bangladesh
Nickname(s)Female Tigers, Tigresses[1]
AssociationBangladesh Cricket Board
Personnel
CaptainNigar Sultana (ODI)
Nahida Akter[2] (T20)
CoachSarwar Imran[3]
Team information
Home groundSheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna
History
Test status acquired2021
International Cricket Council
ICC statusFull member (2000)
Affiliate member (1997)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[4] Best-ever
ODI 7th 5th (27 Nov 2021)
T20I 10th 8th (2 Oct 2020)[5]
One Day Internationals
First ODIv  Ireland at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 2 Ground, Dhaka; 26 November 2011
Last ODIv  Australia at Allan Border Field, Brisbane; 14 October 2026
ODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[6] 90 26/56
(2 ties, 6 no results)
This year[7] 6 1/5
(0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup appearances2 (first in 2022)
Best result7th (2025)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances3 (first in 2011)
Best resultRunners-up (2025)
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Ireland at Castle Avenue cricket ground, Dublin; 28 August 2012
Last T20Iv  Pakistan at Kōrogi Sports Park, Nisshin; 22 September 2026
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[8] 157 59/97
(0 ties, 1 no result)
This year[9] 25 13/12
(0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup appearances7 (first in 2014)
Best resultGroup stage (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2026)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances5 (first in 2015)
Best resultChampions (2018, 2019, 2022, 2026)

Test kit

ODI kit

T20I kit

As of 14 October 2026

The Bangladesh women's national cricket team represents Bangladesh in international women's cricket matches. They made their international debut when they played, and won, two matches against Thailand in July 2007[10] before participating in and winning the 2007 ACC Women's Tournament.[11] Bangladesh were granted One-Day International (ODI) status in 2011 after finishing fifth in the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. They subsequently qualified for the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20 as hosts, making their first appearance at a top-level women's international tournament. They have also won the 2018 edition of ACC Women's Asia Cup. This was the only instance in ACC Women's Asia Cup where any team other than India won the tournament. However, they finished fifth in the next edition (2022 edition) of Women's Asia Cup, but have since gone on to become one of the most competitive women's cricket teams in Asia. The team made its first World Cup appearance at the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup, and has participated in every edition of the World Twenty20 since making its debut at the 2014 edition.

On 24 November 2011, Bangladesh women's team was granted ODI status after defeating USA by 9 wickets in the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. This win against USA guaranteed that Bangladesh would finish in the top 6 in the tournament and thus be ranked in the top 10 globally, which was the requirement for attaining ODI status.[12] In April 2021, the ICC awarded permanent Test and One Day International (ODI) status to all full member women's teams.[13]

History

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2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup

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Asia Cup 2018 winner team with trophy

At the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup in Malaysia, Bangladesh qualified for the final by winning 4 of their 5 matches, before beating India in the final, thus becoming the first team other than India to win an Asia Cup Title.

2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup

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Bangladesh made their debut at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in 2022, qualifying on the basis of their WODI ranking after the qualifying tournament was abandoned during the group stage, with Bangladesh having a 2–1 record at the point of abandonment, with wins over Pakistan and the US, and a loss to Thailand. They would go on to finish 7th with a 1–6 record, with a win over Pakistan. As a result of their qualification for the World Cup, they also qualified for the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.

2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup

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Bangladesh hosted the Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup in 2022, finishing 5th place with 2 wins, 3 losses, and 1 no-result from 6 matches.

2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

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Bangladesh qualified for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup by winning the qualifying tournament in 2022. Drawn in group A, the team lost all 4 of their matches.

2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup

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Bangladesh automatically qualified for the 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup as a full-member, and reached the semifinals.

2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

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Bangladesh had originally been slated to host the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup and therefore automatically qualified; however, political unrest in Bangladesh caused it to be moved to the United Arab Emirates instead. Bangladesh won their first game in the finals since they last hosted the tournament in 2014, beating Scotland, but was otherwise eliminated in the group stage.

2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup

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Bangladesh qualified for 2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup after finishing 2nd with a 3–2 record, ahead of the West Indies on net run rate at the qualifying tournament.

Current squad

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This lists all the players who have played for Bangladesh in past 12 months, or were named in the most recent ODI or T20I squad. Uncapped players are listed in italics

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Forms Notes
Batters
Murshida Khatun27Left-handedODI, T20I
Fargana Hoque33Right-handedODI, T20I
Sobhana Mostary24Right-handedRight-arm leg breakODI, T20I
Sumaiya Akter21Right-handedRight-arm off breakODI, T20I
Rubya Haider29Left-handedT20I
All-rounders
Ritu Moni33Right-handedRight-arm mediumODI, T20I
Shorna Akter19Right-handedRight-arm leg breakODI, T20I
Wicket-keepers
Nigar Sultana29Right-handedODI, T20ICaptain
Shamima Sultana38Right-handedODI, T20I
Dilara Akter22Right-handedT20I
Farzana Akter27Right-handedODI
Spin Bowlers
Nahida Akter26Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxODI, T20IVice-captain
Fahima Khatun34Right-handedRight-arm leg breakODI, T20I
Rabeya Khan21Right-handedRight-arm leg breakODI, T20I
Sultana Khatun30Right-handedRight-arm off breakODI, T20I
Shorifa Khatun33Right-handedRight-arm off breakT20I
Nishita Akter Nishi18Right-handedRight-arm off breakODI
Pace Bowlers
Marufa Akter21Right-handedRight-arm mediumODI, T20I
Fariha Trisna24Right-handedLeft-arm mediumT20I
Disha Biswas22Right-handedRight-arm mediumODI
Habiba Islam17Right-handedRight-arm mediumT20I

Updated as of 16 April 2024.

Former players

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Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coachBangladesh Sorowar Imran
Assistant coachBangladesh Faisal Hossain[14]
Chief selectorBangladesh Manjurul Islam[15]
Performance analystBangladesh Rashed Iqbal

Tournament history

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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup

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Women's Cricket World Cup record Qualification record
Host/Year Result Pos № Pld W L T NR Pld W L T NR
England 1973 Not eligible Not an ICC Member
India 1978 Did not participate Did not participate
New Zealand 1982
Australia 1988
Australia 1993
India 1997
New Zealand 2000
South Africa 2005
Australia 2009
India 2013 Did not qualify 7 4 3 0 0
England 2017 7 3 4 0 0
New Zealand 2022 Group stage 7th 8 7 1 6 0 0 3 2 1 0 0
India 2025 Group stage 7th 8 7 1 5 0 1 5 3 2 0 0
Total 0 titles 14 2 11 0 1 22 12 10 0 0

ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup

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Women's Twenty20 World Cup record Qualification record
Host/Year Result Pos № Pld W L T NR Pld W L T NR
England 2009 Did not qualify Outside Top 8 in ICC Rankings
Cricket West Indies 2010
Sri Lanka 2012
Bangladesh 2014 Group stage 9th 10 5 2 3 0 0 Qualified directly as hosts
India 2016 Group stage 9th 10 4 0 4 0 0 5 4 1 0 0
Cricket West Indies 2018 Group stage 9th 10 4 0 4 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
Australia 2020 Group stage 10th 10 4 0 4 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
South Africa 2023 Group stage 9th 10 4 0 4 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 2024 Group stage 7th 10 4 1 3 0 0 Qualified directly as hosts
England 2026 Group stage 8th 12 5 2 3 0 0 7 7 0 0 0
Total 0 titles 30 5 25 0 0 27 26 1 0 0

ACC Women's Asia Cup

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Women's Asia Cup record
Host/Year Result Pos № Pld W L T NR
Sri Lanka 2004 Did not participate
Pakistan 2005
India 2006
Sri Lanka 2008 Group stage 4th 4 6 1 5 0 0
China 2012 Semi final 3rd 8 4 3 1 0 0
Thailand 2016 Group stage 4th 6 5 2 3 0 0
Malaysia 2018 Champions 1st 6 6 5 1 0 0
Bangladesh 2022 Group stage 5th 7 6 2 3 0 1
Sri Lanka 2024 Semi final 3rd 8 4 2 2 0 0
Total 1 title 31 15 15 0 1

Asian Games

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Asian Games record
Host/Year Result Pos № Pld W L T NR
China 2010 Silver 2nd 8 4 3 1 0 0
South Korea 2014 Silver 2nd 10 3 2 1 0 0
China 2022 Bronze 3rd 9 3 1 1 0 1
Japan 2026 Qualified
Total 3 medals 10 6 3 0 1

South Asian Games

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South Asian Games record
Host/Year Result Pos № Pld W L T NR
Nepal 2019 Gold 1st 4 4 4 0 0 0
Total 1 medal 9 7 1 0 1

ACC Women's Asia Cup Rising Stars

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Asia Cup Rising Stars record (as Bangladesh A Team)
Period Result Pos № Pld W L T NR
Hong Kong 2023 Runner up 2nd 8 5 2 1 0 2
Thailand 2026 Runner up 2nd 8 5 4 1 0 0
Total 0 titles 10 6 2 0 2

Honours

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ACC

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Asia Cup 2018 victory celebration of Bangladesh National Women Cricket team in Dhaka.

Others

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Records and statistics

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International Match Summary — Bangladesh Women[16][17]

As of 14 October 2026

Playing record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural match
One-Day Internationals9026562626 November 2011
Twenty20 Internationals15759970128 August 2012

Women's One-Day Internationals

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ODI record versus other nations[23]

Records complete to WODI #1570. Last updated 14 October 2026.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Australia 8080025 March 2022
 England 2020027 March 2022
 India 916118 April 201316 July 2023
 Ireland 10710226 November 201126 November 2011
 New Zealand 503027 March 2022
 Pakistan 181080020 August 20124 March 2014
 South Africa 22319006 September 20126 September 2012
 Sri Lanka 7150119 February 201720 April 2026
 West Indies 5140018 March 202221 January 2025
 Zimbabwe 3300010 November 202110 November 2021
ICC Associate members
 Scotland1100015 April 202515 April 2025
 Thailand1100010 April 202510 April 2025

Women's Twenty20 Internationals

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T20I record versus other nations[29]

Records complete to WT20I #3025. Last updated 22 September 2026.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Australia 6060027 February 2020
 England 4040028 March 2014
 India 26323002 April 20136 June 2018
 Ireland 15960028 August 201228 August 2012
 New Zealand 5050029 February 2020
 Pakistan 225170029 August 20124 June 2018
 South Africa 162130111 September 201211 September 2012
 Sri Lanka 173140028 October 201228 October 2012
 West Indies 7070026 March 2014
ICC Associate members
 Indonesia 1100031 August 202631 August 2026
 Kenya 1100019 January 202219 January 2022
 Malaysia 440009 June 20189 June 2018
 Maldives 110005 December 2019

5 December 2019

 Namibia 1100022 January 202622 January 2026
   Nepal 110004 December 20194 December 2019
 Netherlands 651008 July 20188 July 2018
 Papua New Guinea 330001 December 20151 December 2015
 Scotland 8710029 November 201529 November 2015
 Thailand 8800028 November 201528 November 2015
 United Arab Emirates 2200010 July 201810 July 2018
 United States 330001 September 20191 September 2019

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Tigresses to get coach after coronavirus pandemic". The Independent. Dhaka. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Nahida Akter named Bangladesh women's T20I captain". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Sarwar Imran to replace Hashan Tillakaratne as Bangladesh women's head coach". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  5. ↑ "Australia Women remain No.1 in ODIs, T20Is after annual update". ICC. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "WODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. ↑ "WODI matches - 2026 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  8. ↑ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  9. ↑ "WT20I matches - 2026 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  10. ↑ Thailand lose warm-ups Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine by Andrew Nixon, 8 July 2007 at CricketEurope
  11. ↑ ACC Women's Tournament Archived 2 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine at official Asian Cricket Council website
  12. ↑ "Ireland and Bangladesh secure ODI status". CricketEurope. ICC. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board and Committee meetings have concluded following a series of virtual conference calls". ICC. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "National women's team's training camp to begin on January 3". Daily Star. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "BCB appoint Manjural Islam as chief selector of the women's team". Cricbuzz. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Team Records / Results Summary". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Team Records / Results Summary". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "Records / Bangladesh Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  19. ↑ "Records / Bangladesh Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  20. ↑ "Records / Scotland Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  21. ↑ "Records / Bangladesh Women / One-Day Internationals / Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  22. ↑ "Records / Bangladesh Women / One-Day Internationals / Most wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  23. ↑ "Records / Bangladesh Women / One-Day Internationals / Result summary". Cricinfo.
  24. ↑ "Records / Bangladesh Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  25. ↑ "Records / Bangladesh Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  26. ↑ "Records / Bangladesh Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  27. ↑ "Records / Bangladesh Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  28. ↑ "Records / Bangladesh Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  29. ↑ "Records / Bangladesh Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". Cricinfo.

Further reading

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