Accra:The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed left-arm spinner Nahida Akter as the captain of the Bangladesh women's T20 team for a one-year term. The 26-year-old takes over from Nigar Sultana Joty, who stepped down to focus on her batting.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Nahida is Bangladesh's leading wicket-taker in women's T20 internationals and has established herself as one of the best spinners in the format. Since her international debut in 2015, she has played 113 T20 internationals for Bangladesh, claiming 132 wickets, which places her fifth among bowlers from ICC Full Member countries in the format.
Nigar Sultana Joty congratulated her successor through a post on her official Facebook page, expressing her confidence in Nahida's skills and leadership. Joty highlighted the unchanged passion and ambition of the team for Bangladesh cricket, despite the change in leadership. During Joty's tenure, Bangladesh won 32 of the 82 T20 matches.
The BCB has also appointed 24-year-old batter Sobhana Mostary as vice-captain of the women's T20 side. Sobhana has played in 72 T20 internationals since her debut in 2019 and is one of only three Bangladeshi batters to score more than 1,000 runs in the format.
Bangladesh's next T20 assignment is the ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy 2026, scheduled to take place from November 12 to 25.