Bangladesh women's national cricket team
The Bangladesh women's national cricket team (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় মহিলা ক্রিকেট দল) is the team that represents the country of Bangladesh in international women's cricket matches. They made their international debut when they played, and won, two matches against Thailand in July 2007 before participating in and winning the 2007 ACC Women's Tournament. Bangladesh were granted One-Day International (ODI) status in 2011 after finishing fifth in the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. They subsequently qualified for the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20 as hosts, making their first appearance at a top-level women's international tournament. They have also won the 2018 edition of ACC Women's Asia Cup. This was the only instance in ACC Women's Asia Cup where any team other than India won the tournament. However, they finished fifth in the next edition (2022 edition) of Women's Asia Cup, but has since went on to become one of the most competitive women's cricket teams in Asia. The team made its first World Cup appearance at the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup, and has participated in every edition of the World Twenty20 since making its debut at the 2014 edition.
| Nickname(s) | Lady Tigers, Tigresses | |||||||||
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| Association | Bangladesh Cricket Board | |||||||||
| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Nigar Sultana | |||||||||
| Coach | Hashan Tillakaratne | |||||||||
| Chairman | Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel MP | |||||||||
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| Home ground | Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna | |||||||||
| History | ||||||||||
| Test status acquired | 2021 | |||||||||
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| ICC status | Full member (2000) Affiliate member (1997) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| Women's One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WODI | v Ireland at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 2 Ground, Dhaka; 26 November 2011 | |||||||||
| Last WODI | v Australia at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka; 27 March 2024 | |||||||||
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| Women's World Cup appearances | 1 (first in 2022) | |||||||||
| Best result | Group stage (2022) | |||||||||
| Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances | 3 (first in 2011) | |||||||||
| Best result | 5th (2011, 2017) | |||||||||
| Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WT20I | v Ireland at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin; 28 August 2012 | |||||||||
| Last WT20I | v Australia at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka; 4 April 2024 | |||||||||
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| Women's T20 World Cup appearances | 5 (first in 2014) | |||||||||
| Best result | 1st round (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2023) | |||||||||
| Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 4 (first in 2015) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2018, 2019, 2022) | |||||||||
| As of 4 April 2024 | ||||||||||
On 24 November 2011, Bangladesh women's team was granted ODI status after defeating USA by 9 wickets in the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. This win against USA guaranteed that Bangladesh would finish in the top 6 in the tournament and thus be ranked in the top 10 globally, which was the requirement for attaining ODI status. In April 2021, the ICC awarded permanent Test and One Day International (ODI) status to all full member women's teams.