2024-09-27 02:44:46
As soon as he checked-in at Jahanara Alam airport to participate in his sixth T20 World Cup, he remembered that he was not with this team even six months ago. The doors of his national team reopened after performing well in the Dhaka Premier League. After that, he gradually made his place in the World Cup team.
The Bangladesh team flew to the United Arab Emirates today to participate in the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup. Bangladesh could have been the host in the World Cup. But considering the political unrest and subsequent situation, the ICC moved the World Cup. So Bangladesh now has to participate in the World Cup as a guest.
In 2014, Bangladesh won against Sri Lanka and Ireland in the women’s T20 World Cup in the country. Four World Cups have passed since then. The number of matches reached twenty one. But those two are the victories next to the name of Bangladesh. Winning a match is not a star in the sky, Bangladesh could not survive against any big or small team on the field.
Team Bangladesh is hoping to satisfy that hunger of 10 years. Not only winning, Bangladesh is also dreaming of playing the semi-finals this time. At the airport, the entire team felt quite energized. A ray of light has appeared in the eyes of the hope of something big. No one has officially spoken to the media. However, in a press conference two days ago, the captain of Niger, Sultana Jyoti, showed hope for something big.
Jyoti said, ‘As for the statistics you mentioned, I always have it in my mind that I myself have played four World Cups, yet I have not won a match. Of course, my personal goal in the World Cup, as well as the goal of the whole team, is that we can start by winning a match. All teams come to a place like the World Cup with the expectation of playing good cricket. Our goal will be to get the hunger we all have for a long time, a victory in the World Cup.’
Bangladesh is getting a big chance in the first match to win the victory. Scotland is the opponent of Bangladesh in the opening match of the World Cup. Bangladesh wants to win the rhythm from the first match, ‘first match is special… so I want to win the first match. It is the most special for me. It will be a great achievement for me and my team. Of course… 100th match as a player, I still don’t know if I can play. If God keeps me healthy, I will definitely play. If I play, the first goal will be to win.’
Bangladesh’s other opponents in ‘B’ group are England, South Africa, West Indies. The ninth season of T20 World Cup will be played on October 3. It will end on October 20. The group stage matches will be held from October 3-15. Then there will be two semi-finals on October 17 and 18. And the final will be on October 20.