Nigar Sultana Joty
Sabina, Ritu Porna visit SBNCS
The stars of Bangladesh Women’s national football team captain Sabina Khatun and Rituporna Chakma visited the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) office at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur today. They were welcomed to the SBNCS by national cricket team captain Nigar Sultana Joty who showed them around. The footballers, fresh from their SAFF Championship triumph, also tried their hands in cricket at the indoor practice facility of SBNCS and impressed Joti with their skills!
Joty included in Women’s T20 WC Team of the Tournament
She scored 104 runs in four innings at an average of 34.66, with a top score of 39 against the West Indies.
‘Visible batting problem’ let Tigresses down
Unable to make opportunities count, Bangladesh ended the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup with only one notable achievement as they managed to end a decade-long wait for a win in the competition when they notched up a 16-run victory in the tournament opener against Scotland in Sharjah earlier this month.
Tigresses on the brink after WI loss
Bangladesh are all but out of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup after suffering a demoralising eight-wicket defeat to former champions West Indies in the two teams’ penultimate Group B match in Sharjah on Thursday.
'We missed a good opportunity to beat a good side'
The Tigresses entered the contest brimming with confidence after snapping a 16-match and 10-year losing streak in the 20-over tournament by defeating Scotland. However, their batting performance fell short, as former champions England defended their lowest-ever total in T20 World Cup in their campaign opener.
Joty and Co ready to ‘dream of something bigger’
The momentum for women's cricket in Bangladesh would have had a far bigger boost had they been staging the event as planned.
‘Means a lot’: Emotional Joty reflects on first T20 WC victory in a decade
“We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. We had in our minds that this is our moment. Means a lot,” said an emotional Joty, for whom it was more special as it was her 100th T20I match, during a post-match presentation ceremony.
Interesting facts: Tigresses in T20 World Cup
Ahead of the Tigresses' T20 World Cup campaign, here we look at some of the interesting facts:
Joty hopeful T20 World Cup can be powerful tool for unity in Bangladesh
“Bangladesh is a crazy nation when it comes to cricket, with the emotion of the sport acting as an incredible tool for unity. If we perform well here, it will definitely have a positive impact on the Bangladeshi people.”
Tigresses 'happy with batting' despite big defeat
Bangladesh slumped to a 10-wicket defeat in the first T20I against Australia women's team yesterday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, despite putting on a better show with the bat.
Nigar's 63* in vain as Australia romp to 10-wicket win
Openers Alyssa Healy (65*) and Beth Mooney (55*) stitched an unbroken 127-run partnership as Australia romped to a 10-wicket victory against Bangladesh in the first match of the three-match T20I series in Mirpur on Sunday.
Australia losses ‘warning sign ahead of WC’
“I am totally surprised because we have not played this kind of cricket in the last six months. You can accept mistakes in one or two areas, but the whole team played differently; and that put us on the back foot. We could not perform 10 percent close to our ability,” Joty said at the post-match press conference.
Tigresses bowled out for 97
Bangladesh women’s cricket team were bowled out for 97 runs in the second match of the three-match ODI series against Australia in Mirpur today.
Bangladesh bat first in second ODI against Australia
Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty won the toss and opted to bat first against Australia in the second of the three-match ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday.
Conditions key as Tigresses look to grab points in Australia series
The match will be televised live on T Sports and streamed on BCB's official YouTube channel.
India series transformed Tigresses’ mindset, says Joty
Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty said that the India series saw the team’s mindset transform, and along with that, people’s mindset is also changing.
Asia Cup win sparked women’s cricket revolution in Bangladesh, says Joty
“I think that title helped us get the attention of the people in Bangladesh and others. So, after that I think a revolution began,” said Joty
Tigresses celebrate Int'l Women's Day at Khulna school
Bangladesh women’s cricket team led by Nigar Sultana Joty celebrated International Women’s Day at the Government Coronation School in Khulna where the Tigresses took part in several activities to inspire the students of the institution to take up sports. The Tigresses played cricket with the students at the school ground, gave pep talks, signed autographs and took selfies.
‘For us, the biggest thing is respect’
"In abroad, they give women's sports the same amount of importance as men's sports. I don't know if the men's and women's sports are getting the same importance, but the situation has improved a lot."