Dhaka: In a bid to end the ICC Cricket World Cup with a winning note, the Bangladesh Women's team will take on India in their last match at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai tomorrow (Sunday). The match starts at 3.30 PM (Bangladesh Time). T Sports will air the match live.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Bangladesh came into the World Cup with an aim to win at least two matches, targeting victory against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. While they beat Pakistan with ease to make a winning start to the tournament, they lost the match to Sri Lanka in surreal fashion. Needing just 12 runs from the last two overs with seven wickets in hand, Bangladesh found a way to lose the match in ridiculous fashion. They lost five wickets in those 12 balls, giving Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu four wickets in four balls and eventually fell short by seven runs from the victory.
Bangladesh Women's indeed put up a fight against all teams apart from New Zealand and Australia and could have won those matches if they became more proactive in their strategy and analyzing match situations. Bangladesh, however, still can end up with two wins had they been able to beat India in their last match.
The Tigresses have so far met India eight times in this format and won just one, while losing six matches. The remaining match was washed out. Also a victory against India would help Bangladesh to pull them from the bottom place amongst the eight teams.
Indian Women's team had already sealed the place in the semi-final but they are unlikely to take Bangladesh lightly, knowing that a defeat before the semi-final game could make them morally down.
Bangladesh squad includes Nigar Sultana Joty as captain, along with players such as Nahida Akter, Farzana Haque Pinky, and Rubya Haider Jhilik among others. The Indian squad, led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, comprises key players like Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Deepti Sharma.