The first 13 matches of the tournament reached over 60 million viewers -- five times more than the 2022 edition -- while total watch time soared to 7 billion minutes, marking a 12-fold increase from the previous tournament.

After copping a heavy World Cup defeat against England, the Proteas have beaten New Zealand and now India, in what was one of the most compelling matches of the tournament so far.

Mandhana’s century off 50 balls is the second-fastest in women’s ODI history.

Speaking to The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan, the 34-year-old all-rounder shared her concerns over dwindling domestic opportunities and a future she fears is slipping away.

If results go as predicted, Bangladesh could all but seal the title before that final showdown, needing only a draw against Nepal on the last matchday.

Midfielder Shanti Mardi scored a hattrick while Munki Akter added one as Bangladesh cruised to a 4-1 victory over Bhutan in their SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship fixture inside the Bashundhara Residential Area on Tuesday, consolidating the top-spot in the four-team competition with a third win in three matches.

The 24-year-old left-arm spinner played a vital role in helping the Tigresses clinch one of the two World Cup spots, taking six wickets across the six-team tournament.

Bangladesh will go up against Hayley Matthews’ West Indies on 17th April next at the tournament.

Led by captain Nigar Sultana Joty, the 15-member squad are gearing up for a do-or-die battle against West Indies, Ireland, Thailand, Scotland, and hosts Pakistan.

Basketball and football are projected to remain as the two highest revenue-generating sports in 2025 at 44% and 35%, respectively.

Showcasing a spirited display, Nigar Sultana Joty’s team put aside all the pre-series fears.

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.

Bangladesh will start their campaign by taking on Pakistan in a Group A encounter on October 20 before facing five-time champions India in the group’s second and final match on October 23, after the seven-team tournament gets underway on October 17 in Kathmandu.

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.

"In abroad, they give women's sports the same amount of importance as men's sports. I don't know if the men's and women's sports are getting the same importance, but the situation has improved a lot."

The FIFA Women's World Cup final, which England lost 1-0 to Spain at Stadium Australia, was 2023's most-watched women's sport event on TV with 38.4 million viewing hours.

A record 46.7 million viewers in Britain tuned in to watch women's sport on TV in 2023, eclipsing 2019's mark by almost a million, according to research published by the Women's Sport Trust on Tuesday.

Let’s revisit the cream of the crop from a stellar year.