Bangladesh scripted their first-ever T20I win against South Africa women team on their home soil with a 13-run win at Benoni today. Leg-spinner Shorna Akter was the protagonist of the match for the Tigresses, bagging five wickets for 28 runs in a tight match to grab Bangladesh an incredible win.
Having won the toss and opting to bat, Bangladesh got off to a solid start with Shamima Sultana and Murshida Khatun stringing together a 44-run opening stand. Shamim departed in the seventh over after a run-a-ball 24 before Murshida added a 41-run stand with Sobhana Mostary.
Murshida remained unbeaten with a match-winning 62 off 59, laced with six fours and a six while captain Nigar Sultana Joty provided the finishing touches to the innings with a brisk 21-ball 34 as Bangladesh posted 149 for 2 in 20 overs.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has formed a three-member Special Committee to look into the performance of the Bangladesh national team in the ICC Cricket World Cup India 2023.
The committee comprises BCB directors Enayet Hossain Siraj (convenor), Mahbubul Anam (member) and Akram Khan (member), a press release of the board revealed.
GUWAHATI, India: Australia skipper Matthew Wade won the toss and elected to field first against India as they look to keep the Twenty20 series alive in the third match despite sending home their World Cup stars.
Travis Head, who hit a match-winning century in the ODI World Cup final against hosts India this month, returns in Guwahati after missing the team opening two losses.
Head, Jason Behrendorff and Kane Richardson come in as the three changes in the XI.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto is optimistic about a good result against New Zealand in the two-match Test series against New Zealand as he believes that the bowling attack that his team has possessed is good enough to win the side a Test match on home soil.
"The bowling attack that we have is good enough to win us a Test on home soil. We have to make it [winning Test matches at home] a habit in fact," Shanto said in Sylhet today.
"To win a Test against any nation at home is now on top of our agenda. Then we will think about how we can win Test matches outside home."