Bangladesh women's national cricket team
| Nickname(s) | Lady Tigers, Tigresses |
|---|---|
| Association | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| International Cricket Council | |
| ICC status | Associate member (1977) Full member (2000) |
| ICC region | Asia |
| International cricket | |
| First international |  Bangladesh vs. Thailand  (Bangkok; 6 July 2007) |
| One Day Internationals | |
| First ODI | Bangladesh vs. Ireland  (Savar; 26 November 2011) |
| World Cup Qualifier appearances | 1 (first in 2011) |
| Best result | 5th (2011) |
| Twenty20 Internationals | |
| First T20I | Bangladesh vs. Pakistan  (Dublin; 27 August 2012) |
| T20 World Cup appearances | 1 (first in 2014) |
| Best result | First round (2014) |
| 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 ODI Rankings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 |  Australia |
30 | 4,889 | 163 |
| 2 |  England |
26 | 3,322 | 128 |
| 3 |  South Africa |
29 | 3,309 | 114 |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
27 | 2,604 | 96 |
| 5 |  India |
21 | 2,004 | 95 |
| 6 |  West Indies |
21 | 1,886 | 90 |
| 7 |  Sri Lanka |
11 | 948 | 86 |
| 8 | Bangladesh |
20 | 1,574 | 79 |
| 9 | Thailand |
11 | 753 | 68 |
| 10 | Pakistan |
28 | 1,881 | 67 |
| 11 | Ireland |
19 | 675 | 36 |
| 12 |  Zimbabwe |
13 | 172 | 13 |
| 13 |  Netherlands |
9 | 94 | 10 |
| Reference: ICC Women's ODI rankings, Updated on 18 April 2024 | ||||
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.
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