Bangladesh women's national cricket team
 | |
| Nickname | Lady Tigers, Tigresses |
|---|---|
| Association | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| ICC status |
Associate member (1977) Full member (2000) |
| ICC region | Asia |
| Coach | Janak Gamage |
| Captain | Jahanara Alam |
| First international | |
Bangladesh vs. Thailand  (Bangkok; 6 July 2007) | |
| First ODI | |
Bangladesh vs. Ireland  (Savar; 26 November 2011) | |
| First T20I | |
Bangladesh vs. Pakistan  (Dublin; 27 August 2012) | |
| World Cup Qualifier | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2011) |
| Best result | 5th (2011) |
| World Twenty20 | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2014) |
| Best result | First round (2014) |
| World Twenty20 Qualifier | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2015) |
| Best result | Runner-up (2015) |
| as of 5 December 2015 | |
The Bangladesh national women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Bangladesh in international women's cricket matches. They made their international debut when they played, and won, two matches against Thailand in July 2007[1] before participating in and winning the 2007 ACC Women's Tournament.[2] Bangladesh were granted One Day International (ODI) status in 2011 after finishing fifth in the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. They played subsequently qualified for the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20, making their first appearance at a top-level women's international tournament.
Tournament history
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
- 2008: 4th
- 2012: 3rd
Women's ACC tournament
- 2007: Winners
Current international rankings
The ICC Women's Rankings incorporates results from Tests, ODIs and T20Is into a single ranking system.
| ICC Women's Rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating | |
| 1 |  Australia | 59 | 7524 | 128 | |
| 2 |  England | 56 | 69693 | 124 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand | 56 | 6424 | 115 | |
| 4 |  India | 45 | 4827 | 107 | |
| 5 |  West Indies | 60 | 6263 | 104 | |
| 6 |  South Africa | 60 | 5498 | 92 | |
| 7 | Pakistan | 57 | 4570 | 80 | |
| 8 |  Sri Lanka | 55 | 3922 | 71 | |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 23 | 966 | 42 | |
| 10 | Ireland | 25 | 849 | 34 | |
| Reference: ICC Women's Rankings, ICC Women's Championship, 5 September 2016 | |||||
| "Matches" is the no. matches played in the 12-24 months since the October before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that. | |||||
One day status
2011 was an important year for the Bangladesh women's cricket team. On November 24, 2011, Bangladesh was granted the One day 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 is the requirement for attaining one day status.[3]
Current squad
| Name | Batting | Bowling |
|---|---|---|
| Jahanara Alam (C) | Right hand bat | Right arm medium |
| Salma Khatun | Right hand bat | Right-arm offbreak |
| Ayasha Rahman | Right hand bat | |
| Chamely Khatun | Right hand bat | Right arm slow |
| Farzana Hoque | Right hand bat | |
| Sanjida Islam | Right hand bat | |
| Jahanara Alam | Right hand bat | Right arm medium |
| Khadija Tul Kubra | Right hand bat | Right arm offbreak |
| Lata Mondal | Right hand Bat | Right arm medium |
| Panna Ghosh | Right hand bat | Right arm medium |
| Rumana Ahmed | Right hand bat | Legbreak |
| Shathira Jakir | Right hand bat | Right arm offbreak |
| Shukhtara Rahman | Right hand bat | Right arm offbreak |
| Sharmin Akhter | Right hand bat | |
| Sultana Yesmin (WC) | Right hand bat | |
| Tahin Tahera | Left-hand bat |
See also
References
- ↑ Thailand lose warm-ups by Andrew Nixon, 8 July 2007 at CricketEurope
- ↑ ACC Women's Tournament at official Asian Cricket Council website
- ↑ "Ireland and Bangladesh secure ODI status". ICC. Retrieved 24 November 2011.