The Bangladesh Cricket Board has recently unveiled the preliminary squad consisting of 20 members for the upcoming India women’s tour of Bangladesh in 2023. Notably, experienced cricketers Jahanara Alam and Rumana Ahmed have been excluded from the squad for the upcoming series. However, Salma Khatun, another seasoned player, has made a comeback to the team after being left out of the previous Sri Lanka series. The players are scheduled to assemble for the camp in Dhaka on Friday, with training commencing from Saturday.

The India women’s team is set to visit Bangladesh next month for a white-ball series featuring three one-day internationals and an equal number of Twenty20 internationals. All matches will be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. This occasion marks the first women’s international game at Mirpur in 11 years, with the previous instance occurring in 2012 when the Bangladesh women’s team competed against South Africa. The one-day series is part of the 2022-2025 International Cricket Council Women’s Championship, a tournament involving ten teams vying for qualification to the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup.

The Indian side is slated to arrive in Dhaka on July 6. The series will commence with three T20Is scheduled for July 9, 11, and 13, respectively. Subsequently, the three ODIs will take place on July 16, 19, and 22.

Preliminary Squad:
Nigar Sultana Joty, Sobhana Mostary, Murshida Khatun, Lata Mondol, Nahida Akter, Fariha Islam Trisna, Shanjida Akter Meghla, Disha Biswas, Rabeya Khan, Shorna Akter, Sharmin Akter Supta, Sultana Khatun, Marufa Akter, Dilara Akter, Shathi Rani, Ritu Moni, Salma Khatun, Shamima Sultana, Fargana Hoque Pinky, Fahima Khatun

Bangladesh pacer Jahanara Alam has been called to play for Super Women in Pakistan. Super Women will play three exhibition matches against Amazon from March 8. Jahanara left the country for Pakistan on Sunday (March 5) ahead of the matches. Jahanara left the country from Shahjalal International Airport. He said this through social media. Sharing two pictures, he wrote, ‘Going to Pakistan, Inshallah’.The women’s exhibition matches will be held during the eighth phase of the ongoing PSL in Pakistan.

Amazon and Superwoman will play a total of 3 matches. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has organized these matches with the intention of social responsibility toward women. These matches can be seen only with PSL match tickets. The first match will be played on March 8. PCB said that they would celebrate Women’s Day through this match. And with the match on March 10, they will create awareness about breast cancer. The next day will be the third and last match of the league. This match intends to empower women through education.

Bangladesh defeated Australia in the Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup. In the T20 World Cup starting on February 10, Bangladesh’s strong Australia is also in the group. South Africa, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka are also in Group A’.

Like teenagers, Salma, Rumana, Nigars, can beat a strong opponent like Australia? In an interview with the Indian daily ‘India Today’, Jahanara said that the scope of Bangladesh’s dream is even bigger, ‘We want to make an impression of ourselves in the World Cup. Of course, we will play to win against all the teams. â€?/p>

Although the goal is big, Jahanara did not forget the reality, ‘The gap between the Under-19 World Cup and the Women’s T20 World Cup is a lot. Our girls played brave cricket in that World Cup. But in the senior team, Australia is far ahead of us in everything. â€?/p>

Bangladesh’s World Cup campaign will start with a match against Sri Lanka on February 12. Nigar-Jahanara will play the first warm-up match against Pakistan tomorrow. India will take on India in the second warm-up match on February 8.