Bangladesh are cranking up their preparations for the Women’s World Cup, now just a few weeks away.
Several players eyeing spots in the final squad are in action at the three-team Challenge Cup in Savar.
Once that wraps up, the group shifts to Sylhet for a nine-day camp that includes three day-night practice games. Every World Cup fixture Bangladesh will play this year is under lights, so the warm-up is crucial.
Chief selector Sazzad Ahmed Shipon spelled out the plan.
“After Savar, the girls rest for six days. Then nine days in Sylhet — training and three matches under lights, plus scenario drills. After that, three more days under lights in Dhaka before flying to Colombo on the 23rd,” he said.
Bangladesh will play South Africa and Sri Lanka in warm-ups before facing Pakistan on October 2.
This is only their second World Cup appearance. On debut in New Zealand in 2022, Bangladesh scraped one win and finished seventh.
Captain Nigar Sultana Joty, senior batter Fargana Hoque and the rest of the core group will be under pressure to go further this time.
The tournament begins September 30 in India and Sri Lanka.