Nigar Sultana optimistic despite Bangladesh’s poor World Cup record

Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana said on Sunday, May 24, that the team is embracing the challenge of changing history as they prepare for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England.

“We were coming from a long winless road in the T20 World Cup,” Nigar told reporters in the pre-tournament presser at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. “But I am not seeing this as a pressure. Rather I am taking this as a challenge to change history,” she said.

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“Winning that match in Dubai in the last T20 World Cup gave us a great feeling, even though we couldn’t win the rest of our games,” she said. “However, since last year, I feel we have developed a much better team combination, and we need to increase our win count. In T20s, more players are stepping up now compared to before. We want to play better on the global stage and win more matches consistently.”

Bangladesh have lumbered to three wins in 25 matches of the global T20 event. Their victories came against Sri Lanka and Ireland in the 2014 edition before they endured a long winless run, which finally ended with a win over Scotland in the 2024 edition.