Bangladesh women’s team are all set to leave for the UAE tomorrow to partake in the upcoming ninth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, scheduled to run from 3–20 October, after having suffered a winless drought in the last four instalments. Bangladesh head coach Hashan Tillakaratne, in an interview with The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan, discussed his team’s overall preparation and the challenges that await them, among other things, after the Tigresses underwent an official photoshoot at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The excerpts from the interview are as follows:

The duo earned the nomination on the back of their performances in Bangladesh’s ODI series triumph against Pakistan

Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty expressed her disappointment over her team's poor batting performance following a seven-wicket defeat against India in the opening T20I of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member squad for the Women’s T20 Asia Cup, to be held in Sylhet from October 1 to 15. 

Bangladesh Women's team defeat India for the first time in a T20 game with a seven-wicket victory to pick up their second win in the T20 Asia Cup after the Tigresses had defeated Pakistan earlier on June 4.