Bangladeshi women's national cricket team

The 2018 Bangladeshi national women's cricket team at the Asia Cup victory ceremony

The Bangladeshi national women's cricket team has represented the country of Bangladesh in international cricket competitions for women since 2007 . Since November 2011 they have ODI status . In 2014 they took part in a world tournament as hosts for the first time with the ICC Women's World Twenty20 .

history

The first tournament participation took place in 2008 in the Women's Asia Cup and the Asian Games . In the latter, the team managed to win silver at the 2010 and 2014 events . At the Asia Cup they reached the semifinals of the 2012 edition . In 2018 they were able to win the tournament for the first time. This victory was therefore of particular importance as the Asia Cup was firmly in Indian hands to date. The Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to reward this achievement with an additional prize of 2 million taka for the team. Biren Skider , Minister for Youth and Sport, promised to set up a special training academy for the team. The team was in ninth place in the world rankings in mid-2018. By hosting the ICC Women's World Twenty20 2014 , they were able to qualify for the first time for the Twenty20 World Championship. However, like two years later, they were eliminated in the preliminary round. At the Women's Cricket World Cup , the team has not yet qualified for the final tournament.

background

Cricket is one of the most important sports in Bangladesh. However, women's sport is much less developed than men's sport. So far there is no regional or national league outside of Dhaka. The salaries of women in the national team are also significantly lower than those of their male colleagues. The Bangladeshi internationals are also lagging behind compared to the salaries of women in other national teams. Appropriate support for the team has been widely discussed, especially since winning the Asian Cup.

International tournaments

Women's Cricket World Cup

• 1973 - 2009 did not take part
• 2013 not qualified ( qualification )
• 2017 not qualified ( qualification )

Women's World Twenty20

• 2009–2014 did not participate
• 2014 9th place
• 2016 preliminary round ( qualification )

Women's Asia Cup

• 2008 preliminary round
• 2012 semifinals
• 2016 preliminary round
• 2018 victory

Asian Games

• 2010 final
• 2014 final

Web links

Commons : Bangladeshi Women's National Cricket Team  - collection of images

• Women. Bangladesh Cricket Board, accessed June 30, 2018 . 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mark Seacombe: Breaking boundaries: Bangladesh's women cricketers. The Guardian , December 4, 2016, accessed June 30, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ওয়ানডে মর্যাদা পেল বাংলাদেশের মেয়েরা. Prothom Alo, November 25, 2011, accessed July 1, 2018 (Bengali). 
3. ↑ Bangladesh to host World Twenty20 2014. Cricinfo, July 1, 2010, accessed July 1, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Pakistan women win historic gold at Asian Games. ESPN Sports Info, November 19, 2010, accessed June 30, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Asian Games 2014: WOMEN'S RESULTS. Asian Cricket Council, accessed June 30, 2018 . 
6. ^ ACC Women's Asia Cup 2018. Asian Cricket Council, accessed June 30, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Atif Azam: BCB awards women's team cash prize for Asia Cup win. Cricbuzz, June 11, 2018, accessed June 30, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Women's Team Rankings. International Cricket Council, accessed June 30, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Bangladesh. Development Forum Bangladesh eV, accessed on June 30, 2018 . 
10. ↑ Minhaz Uddin Khan: Anatomy of women's cricket in Bangladesh. Dhaka Tribune , June 21, 2018, accessed June 30, 2018 . 
11. ↑ Naimul Karim: We cannot continue to neglect Bangladesh women's cricket. The Daily Star (Bangladesh) , June 23, 2018, accessed June 30, 2018 .