Last year, Bangladesh not only had a decent campaign in the inaugural U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa, but they also produced players like Marufa Akter, Shorna Akter, Dilara Akter and Rabeya.

Although three and a half years have passed since then, the Tigresses are yet to feature in the game’s elite format.

While Ireland had recently beat England and Sri Lanka, the hosts are winless this year and last played a 50-over match in March.

For the first time, BCB has been able to secure a deal for title sponsorship and ground rights for a home women’s series.

The match once again delivered a similar old story -- evident in the preceding defeats against England, West Indies -- where Bangladesh batters showcased a below-par performance.

Thursday’s crunch game between West Indies and Bangladesh had a big impact on the qualification permutations at the Women’s T20 World Cup.

In a repeat of the 2023 semi-final, England got their revenge with an all-round team display to chase down 125 with four balls remaining.

The momentum for women's cricket in Bangladesh would have had a far bigger boost had they been staging the event as planned.

The 23-match event will feature the top 10 teams, split into two groups of five, competing across two venues: the Dubai International Stadium and the iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

The emergence of players like Taj and Disha just before the mega event has come at the expense of veterans in Rumana Ahmed and Salma Khatun.

The visitors have continued to field a starting eleven totally resembling their national team, treating the series as a tune-up for next month’s T20 World Cup -- scheduled to begin on October 3 in the UAE.

England's largest women's ODI win in terms of runs was achieved by a mainly second-strong team.

"We sacrificed a lot for the last 10-15 years. Finally we won this award, this trophy," said player of the series Athapaththu.

Bangladesh’s lacklustre Women’s Asia Cup mission ended on Friday with a humiliating 10-wicket defeat to India in the semifinal, a drubbing that could be the precursor to more such embarrassments in the forthcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at home.

“A semifinal is always a pressure game. If you lose this, you are out of the tournament… Of course, if we can beat a strong team like India right before a World Cup, it will give our team a lot of confidence,” said Nahida

“Both our men’s and women’s teams are not strong in this format [T20]. Playing a smaller number of domestic competitions can be one of the reasons why,” Joty said during a press conference

Rainy weather and a lack of facilities hampered Bangladesh women’s team’s training camp at the BKSP which ended on Friday and left the team somewhat undercooked before they head off to Sri Lanka for the forthcoming ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup on July 16.

The veteran fast bowler returned to the national setup after a year-long gap.

'As the hosts, we want to see our team go all the way. But honestly, we also have to consider the strengths of our team and of our opponents.'

Ritu hit a 37 off 33 balls while Shorifa Khatun remained unbeaten on 21-ball 28, however, their efforts could not take the Tigresses over the line