Bangladesh women’s cricket team members are feeling more confident before facing West Indies on Friday in their next game of the ICC Women’s World Cup as they have beaten Pakistan in the previous game.
A nine-run win over Pakistan handed the Tigresses a first victory on their tournament debut, but all their attention is now on defeating one of the surprise packages of the 2022 edition.
The West Indies raced out of the blocks with wins over New Zealand and England but heavy defeats to India and Australia have left their qualification hopes in the balance.
Bangladesh women’s team captain Nigar Sultana Joty said in the pre-match press conference that the players must look forward,
“Obviously it was a fantastic match, it was a great pleasure to get our first World Cup win and actually we want to forget about that because we want to move forward”, she said on Thursday.
“We want to take all the positives from the last match and we want to implement it in the next match. I think it was an exciting match for all of us because it was our first win in the World Cup, and obviously, back home there was a lot of support for us”, she added.
“They were waiting for this victory and they all are super excited and they always keep faith in us every time. A lot of people messaged us, saying that we are doing well and just need a little momentum and if you get this momentum it will go through the tournament”, Nigar told the reporters.
While the West Indies have put in some unexpected displays, Nigar is hoping Bangladesh can use their own element of surprise.
The two sides will meet for the first time in a One Day International and Nigar’s women are hoping they will produce a performance that the Windies are not prepared for.
“I think this is a good thing, I guess because they don't know us and we don't even know them,” she said.
“So, this is going to be advantageous because they don't know how we play. We are focusing on our strengths, and we are going to plan according to that.”
