Browsing: Bangladesh Women

Bangladesh’s experienced top-order batter Sharmin Akhter reached a significant personal milestone on Sunday, making her 100th international appearance in the second ODI against Australia at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane. The 30-year-old, however, endured a game to forget with the bat, dismissed for an 11-ball duck at number three as Bangladesh slipped to a…

Sobhana Mostary produced an innings against Australia Women in the second ODI of Bangladesh’s three-match series in Brisbane on Sunday at the Allan Border Field. Batting at number five, the 24-year-old arrived at the crease in the eighth over, with Bangladesh struggling at 8-3 after Megan Schutt’s early strikes. Mostary remained composed in Brisbane and…

Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty and new head coach David Hemp have emphasised a positive, fearless mindset as their side prepares for a historic milestone: the nation’s first-ever bilateral women’s ODI series in Australia, scheduled from 9–14 October 2026. Led by stand-in skipper Tahlia McGrath in the absence of injured regular captain Sophie Molineux, Australia…

Australia starts as overwhelming favorites in the home 3-match ODI series, but Bangladesh will treat this as an invaluable opportunity to push themselves against the gold standard of women’s cricket. Playing in Australian conditions presents a tough learning curve for the visitors, who rely heavily on disciplined spin and patient accumulation with the bat. For…

Tahlia McGrath, the 30-year-old all-rounder and stand-in Australian ODI captain, is banking on a refreshed mindset and a return to her core strengths as she prepares to lead Australia in their maiden white-ball home series against Bangladesh from 9–14 October 2026. With regular skipper Sophie Molineux sidelined by a hip injury, McGrath’s leadership and form…

Australia’s senior women’s cricketers are urging Cricket Australia (CA) to restore marquee home fixtures to the peak of the Australian summer, warning that the current schedule risks stalling the game’s momentum among girls just as the national side celebrates their 7th T20 World Cup triumph, defeating the Nat Sciver-Brunt-led hosts England by 7 wickets on…

Ash Gardner has spoken publicly for the first time about the alleged cheating scandal that attracted widespread attention around Australian women’s cricket. The Australian all-rounder admitted that her reputation had been “tarnished” after her estranged spouse, Monica Wright, claimed in July that Gardner had an affair with teammate Georgia Voll during the Women’s World Cup…

Australia’s women’s team are set for a busy October, with the Governor-General’s XI match against New Zealand followed by series against Bangladesh and New Zealand. Nicole Faltum will lead the Governor-General’s XI in Sydney. The 13-player squad includes emerging players. Lucy Hamilton returns from the quad injury that ruled her out of the Bangladesh ODIs.…

Murshida Khatun’s surprise inclusion in Bangladesh’s 16-member squad for their historic maiden tour of Australia has created as much discussion off the field as excitement on it. The 27-year-old left-handed opener was reportedly absent from the original 15-member squad prepared by the selection committee, but was later added after Rafiqul Islam Babu, chairman of the…