The journey of this inspiring crew from being underdogs to emerging as formidable contenders on the international stage proves that consistency and confidence will always shine the best. Bangladesh Women’s team set themselves as a successful team after surpassing their struggling initial innings with the available resources. All their journey began in 2007 with limited exposure and facilities, they were able to garner feeble wins as they remain on the fringes of global cricket.
They encountered a breakthrough as a team through the consistent effort and talent development which helped them to qualify for the major ICC events. In 2018, they registered a historical milestone by defeating one of the successful teams in world cricket, India in the Asia Cup tournament. This team has witnessed a number of skippers to lead them in ODI and T20 formats but skipper Nigar Sultana shines as a distinctive leader for leading the playing XI Bangladesh Women’s into the crucial tournaments of both national and international tournaments. The asset of all these victories reflected on their ICC Rankings within the top 10 spots in both the formats. By being consistently a stronger team they have evolved as the inevitable squad with passion of all time.
List of Captains – T20
Captain Name | বছর | Matches Played (as Captain) | জয় | হারিয়ে গেছে | Tied/Draw |
Salma Khatun | 2012 – 2020 | 65 | 27 | 38 | – |
Nigar Sultana | 2022 – 2025 | 57 | 19 | 37 | – |
Jahanara Alam | 2014 – 2016 | 7 | – | 7 | – |
Rumana Ahmed | 2016 – 2016 | 3 | – | 3 | – |
The above given table clearly states that Salma Khatun has been successful in leading the team in the T20 format even though the loss looks higher than the wins. But Nigar is just a few more hits away from surpassing the records of her predecessor.
List of Captains – ODI
Captain Name | বছর | Matches Played (as Captain) | জয় | হারিয়ে গেছে | Tied/Draw |
Salma Khatun | 2011 – 2015 | 18 | 4 | 13 | – |
Nigar Sultana | 2022 – 2025 | 37 | 13 | 19 | 2 |
ফাহিমা খাতুন | 2021 – 2021 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
Jahanara Alam | 2016 – 2016 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
Rumana Ahmed | 2017 – 2019 | 18 | 4 | 14 | – |
In the ODI format Nigar Sultana is leading as the successful captain of all time. Also, under her leadership Bangladesh will be taking part in the ICC’s World Cup tournaments of both the formats. Though, BAN Women’s team has a long way to go, the positive signs and results of the recent matches ensure that they are shaping their standard of games with consistency.
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