Cricket | Bangladesh women’s team loses twice to U-15 boys side | Cricket News

Bangladesh ladies’s cricket team’s build-up to the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup has been dented by consecutive defeats in opposition to the nation’s Under-15 boys within the Challenge Cup. The preparatory match, organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), featured three sides – Women’s Red, Women’s Green and the U-15 boys. While the ladies’s squads have been anticipated to use the competitors to sharpen their recreation earlier than travelling to India and Sri Lanka, the boys dominated each fixtures. In the primary match at BKSP-3, the U-15 side outclassed Women’s Red by 87 runs. Batting first, they posted 181 for 8 in 50 overs, led by Bayzid Bostami (46) and Afzal Hossain (44). In reply, Red folded for simply 94 in 38 overs. Alimul Islam Adib starred with the ball, taking 3 for 12, whereas Afridi Tariq and Abdul Aziz claimed two wickets every. For the ladies, opener Sarmin Sultana top-scored with 20 as solely 4 batters reached double figures. In the next recreation, the U-15 team defeated Women’s Green by 41 runs, finishing back-to-back wins over their seniors. The setbacks come at a time when Bangladesh have gone 5 months with out worldwide cricket. Their final match was in opposition to Pakistan throughout the World Cup Qualifier on April 19. Since then, the squad has primarily undergone health coaching earlier than assembling for intra-squad matches in Sylhet.

Captain Nigar Sultana, who leads the Red side within the Challenge Cup, admitted extra worldwide publicity would have been superb within the lead-up to the match.