Bangladesh women's national cricket team
Women's Cricket Team In Bangladesh
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The Bangladesh women's national cricket team represents Bangladesh in international women's cricket matches. They made their international debut when they played, and won, two matches against Thailand in July 2007[9] before participating in and winning the 2007 ACC Women's Tournament.[10] Bangladesh were granted One-Day International (ODI) status in 2011 after finishing fifth in the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. They subsequently qualified for the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20 as hosts, making their first appearance at a top-level women's international tournament. They have also won the 2018 edition of ACC Women's Asia Cup. This was the only instance in ACC Women's Asia Cup where any team other than India won the tournament. However, they finished fifth in the next edition (2022 edition) of Women's Asia Cup, but have since gone on to become one of the most competitive women's cricket teams in Asia. The team made its first World Cup appearance at the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup, and has participated in every edition of the World Twenty20 since making its debut at the 2014 edition.
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| Nickname(s) | Female Tigers, Tigresses[1] | |||||||||
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| Association | Bangladesh Cricket Board | |||||||||
| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Nigar Sultana | |||||||||
| Coach | Sarwar Imran[2] | |||||||||
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| Home ground | Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna | |||||||||
| History | ||||||||||
| Test status acquired | 2021 | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Full member (2000) Affiliate member (1997) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
| First ODI | v  Ireland at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 2 Ground, Dhaka; 26 November 2011 | |||||||||
| Last ODI | v  Sri Lanka at Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi; 25 April 2026 | |||||||||
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| World Cup appearances | 2 (first in 2022) | |||||||||
| Best result | 7th (2025) | |||||||||
| Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances | 3 (first in 2011) | |||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up (2025) | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Ireland at Castle Avenue cricket ground, Dublin; 28 August 2012 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Indonesia at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai; 31 August 2026 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup appearances | 7 (first in 2014) | |||||||||
| Best result | Group stage (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2026) | |||||||||
| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 5 (first in 2015) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2018, 2019, 2022, 2026) | |||||||||
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| As of 31 August 2026 | ||||||||||
On 24 November 2011, Bangladesh women's team was granted ODI status after defeating USA by 9 wickets in the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. This win against USA guaranteed that Bangladesh would finish in the top 6 in the tournament and thus be ranked in the top 10 globally, which was the requirement for attaining ODI status.[11] In April 2021, the ICC awarded permanent Test and One Day International (ODI) status to all full member women's teams.[12]
History
2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup
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At the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup in Malaysia, Bangladesh qualified for the final by winning 4 of their 5 matches, before beating India in the final, thus becoming the first team other than India to win an Asia Cup Title.
2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup
Bangladesh made their debut at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in 2022, qualifying on the basis of their WODI ranking after the qualifying tournament was abandoned during the group stage, with Bangladesh having a 2–1 record at the point of abandonment, with wins over Pakistan and the US, and a loss to Thailand. They would go on to finish 7th with a 1–6 record, with a win over Pakistan. As a result of their qualification for the World Cup, they also qualified for the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.
2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup
Bangladesh hosted the Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup in 2022, finishing 5th place with 2 wins, 3 losses, and 1 no-result from 6 matches.
2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Bangladesh qualified for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup by winning the qualifying tournament in 2022. Drawn in group A, the team lost all 4 of their matches.
2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup
Bangladesh automatically qualified for the 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup as a full-member, and reached the semifinals.
2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Bangladesh had originally been slated to host the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup and therefore automatically qualified; however, political unrest in Bangladesh caused it to be moved to the United Arab Emirates instead. Bangladesh won their first game in the finals since they last hosted the tournament in 2014, beating Scotland, but was otherwise eliminated in the group stage.
2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup
Bangladesh qualified for 2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup after finishing 2nd with a 3–2 record, ahead of the West Indies on net run rate at the qualifying tournament.
Current squad
This lists all the players who have played for Bangladesh in past 12 months, or were named in the most recent ODI or T20I squad. Uncapped players are listed in italics
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Forms | Notes |
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| Batters | |||||
| Murshida Khatun | 27 | Left-handed | ODI, T20I | ||
| Fargana Hoque | 33 | Right-handed | ODI, T20I | ||
| Sobhana Mostary | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ODI, T20I | |
| Sumaiya Akter | 20 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI, T20I | |
| Rubya Haider | 29 | Left-handed | T20I | ||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Ritu Moni | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI, T20I | |
| Shorna Akter | 19 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ODI, T20I | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Nigar Sultana | 29 | Right-handed | ODI, T20I | Captain | |
| Shamima Sultana | 38 | Right-handed | ODI, T20I | ||
| Dilara Akter | 22 | Right-handed | T20I | ||
| Farzana Akter | 27 | Right-handed | ODI | ||
| Spin Bowlers | |||||
| Nahida Akter | 26 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ODI, T20I | Vice-captain |
| Fahima Khatun | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ODI, T20I | |
| Rabeya Khan | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ODI, T20I | |
| Sultana Khatun | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI, T20I | |
| Shorifa Khatun | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | T20I | |
| Nishita Akter Nishi | 18 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI | |
| Pace Bowlers | |||||
| Marufa Akter | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI, T20I | |
| Fariha Trisna | 23 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | T20I | |
| Disha Biswas | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI | |
| Habiba Islam | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20I | |
Updated as of 16 April 2024.
Former players
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Sorowar Imran |
| Assistant coach | Faisal Hossain[13] |
| Chief selector | Manjurul Islam[14] |
| Performance analyst | Rashed Iqbal |
Tournament history
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup
| Women's Cricket World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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| Host/Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
 1973 |
Not eligible | Not an ICC Member | ||||||||||||
 1978 |
Did not participate | Did not participate | ||||||||||||
 1982 | ||||||||||||||
 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | ||||||||||||||
 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 |
Did not qualify | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2017 |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2022 |
Group stage | 7th | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 |
Group stage | 7th | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 titles | 14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||
ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup
| Women's Twenty20 World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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| Host/Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2009 |
Did not qualify | Outside Top 8 in ICC Rankings | ||||||||||||
 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 |
Group stage | 9th | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Qualified directly as hosts | |||||
| 2016 |
Group stage | 9th | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 |
Group stage | 9th | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 |
Group stage | 10th | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 |
Group stage | 9th | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 2024 |
Group stage | 7th | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Qualified directly as hosts | |||||
| 2026 |
Group stage | 8th | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 titles | 30 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
ACC Women's Asia Cup
| Women's Asia Cup record | ||||||||
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| Host/Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2004 |
Did not participate | |||||||
 2005 | ||||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||
| 2008 |
Group stage | 4th | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 2012 |
Semi final | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 2016 |
Group stage | 4th | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 2018 |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 |
Group stage | 5th | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 |
Semi final | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 title | 31 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | ||
Asian Games
South Asian Games
| South Asian Games record | ||||||||
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| Host/Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
 2019 |
Gold | 1st | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 medal | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
ACC Women's Asia Cup Rising Stars
Honours
ACC
- Women's Asia Cup:
- Champions (1): 2018
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Others
- Asian Games
- South Asian Games
- Gold Medal (1): 2019
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Bangladesh Women[15][16]
As of 31 August 2026
| Playing record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural match |
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| One-Day Internationals | 87 | 26 | 53 | 2 | 6 | 26 November 2011 |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 152 | 58 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 28 August 2012 |
Women's One-Day Internationals
- Highest team total: 276/6 v. Scotland on 15 April 2025 at Lahore City Cricket Association Ground, Lahore.[17]
- Highest individual innings: 107, Fargana Hoque v. India on 22 July 2023 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur.[18]
- Best innings bowling: 6/20, Khadija Tul Kubra v. Pakistan on 8 October 2018 at Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar.[19]
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Most ODI runs for Bangladesh Women[20]
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Most ODI wickets for Bangladesh Women[21]
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ODI record versus other nations[22]
Records complete to WODI #1544. Last updated 25 April 2026.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| Australia |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 March 2022 | |
| England |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 March 2022 | |
| India |
9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 April 2013 | 16 July 2023 |
| Ireland |
10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 November 2011 | 26 November 2011 |
| New Zealand |
5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 March 2022 | |
| Pakistan |
18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 August 2012 | 4 March 2014 |
| South Africa |
22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 September 2012 | 6 September 2012 |
| Sri Lanka |
7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 February 2017 | 20 April 2026 |
| West Indies |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 March 2022 | 21 January 2025 |
 Zimbabwe |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 November 2021 | 10 November 2021 |
| ICC Associate members | |||||||
 Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 April 2025 | 15 April 2025 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 April 2025 | 10 April 2025 |
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
- Highest team total: 255/2 v. Maldives on 5 December 2019 at Pokhara Stadium, Pokhara.[23]
- Highest individual innings: 113*, Nigar Sultana v. Maldives on 5 December 2019 at Pokhara Stadium, Pokhara.[24]
- Best innings bowling: 5/12, Nahida Akter v. Kenya on 19 January 2022 at Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur.[25]
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Most T20I runs for Bangladesh Women[26]
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Most T20I wickets for Bangladesh Women[27]
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T20I record versus other nations[28]
Records complete to WT20I #2987. Last updated 31 August 2026.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| ICC Full members | |||||||
| Australia |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 February 2020 | |
| England |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 March 2014 | |
| India |
24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 April 2013 | 6 June 2018 |
| Ireland |
15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 August 2012 | 28 August 2012 |
| New Zealand |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 February 2020 | |
| Pakistan |
21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2012 | 4 June 2018 |
| South Africa |
16 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 11 September 2012 | 11 September 2012 |
| Sri Lanka |
16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 28 October 2012 | 28 October 2012 |
| West Indies |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 March 2014 | |
| ICC Associate members | |||||||
| Indonesia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2026 | 31 August 2026 |
 Kenya |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 January 2022 | 19 January 2022 |
| Malaysia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 June 2018 | 9 June 2018 |
 Maldives |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2019 |
5 December 2019 |
 Namibia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 January 2026 | 22 January 2026 |
| Nepal |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 December 2019 | 4 December 2019 |
 Netherlands |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 |
 Papua New Guinea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 December 2015 | 1 December 2015 |
| Scotland |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 November 2015 | 29 November 2015 |
| Thailand |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 November 2015 | 28 November 2015 |
| United Arab Emirates |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 July 2018 | 10 July 2018 |
 United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 September 2019 | 1 September 2019 |
