The players and coaching staff also received bonuses based on the Pakistan series success.

When it comes to sports, including our beloved cricket, our women always get the short end of the stick.

Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty praised her batters’ performance after their seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the final ODI of the three-match series at the at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.

Bangladesh women's cricket team have an opportunity to clinch their third ODI series against Pakistan as they face the visitors in the final match of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty jested saying she wasn't looking forward to any more Super Overs after Bangladesh pulled off a series-saving win in the second ODI of the three-match series against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

Bangladesh Women's team slumped to a 31-run loss against visiting Pakistan at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram but won the three-match series 2-1, their maiden Twenty20 series win at home.

Since the inclusion of cricket in Asian Games, Bangladesh cricket teams never returned home empty-handed, and the women's team have helped retain the tradition by winning a bronze medal in the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou yesterday.

Bangladesh women’s team faced a crushing eight wicket defeat to India in the semi-final of the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Sunday.

Harmanpreet Kaur, captain of India women's team, said she and her squad had moved on from the controversial incidents when they last faced Bangladesh as the two teams lock horns in the Asian Games semifinals in Hangzhou on Sunday.

Joty expressed her high expectations while talking to reporters after her team today took pictures with the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 trophy, as it was on display at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) in Mirpur on the second day of its tour to Bangladesh.

After leading her side to a historic achievement against a strong India in their recent white-ball series at home, Bangladesh women’s cricket team skipper Nigar Sultana Joty spoke to Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star, sharing her plans, the areas Bangladesh need to improve, and how the women’s cricket in the country could move forward. Here are the excerpts from the interview:  

It was on the cards for Harmanpreet Kaur to be penalised after the Indian skipper lost her temper both on and off the field following dissatisfaction over the umpire's decision during the third and series-deciding ODI against Bangladesh last Saturday.

According to Joty, the series has given Bangladesh women's cricket a respectful a step forward. The skipper said that the players were able to grab the spotlight – the spotlight that was never on them before.

"It was a great match, a great experience. The way the girls fought; it was unbelievable. After the break, we were talking about the two ways the game would go - either we will go hard on them or they will. Nahida bowled really well. To all the bowlers, it was an excellent performance,” said Joty during post-match presentation

India comprehensively beat Bangladesh by 108 in the second ODI to level the three-match series 1-1 at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday.

Following defeat in a rather one-sided first game, Bangladesh women's cricket team will be looking to stay alive in the three-match T20I series when they take on India in the second match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

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 2018 Asia Cup triumph was a watershed moment for women's cricket. It turned heads, showed that women cricketers in the country can bring glory to the nation despite taking a backseat to the men's game in terms of the magnitude of facilities, fan following, and so forth. Five years on, there is a certain stagnation with little progress.

All-rounder Lata Mondol will lead the Bangladesh Emerging Women’s Cricket team in the ACC Emerging Women’s Asia Cup 2023 in Hong Kong next month.

The Bangladesh v Australia match will get underway at 11:00pm and will be telecast live on GTV and Star Sports Network.