Bangladesh Women's Cricket team will play United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the last super-six match of the ICC U-19 Women's T20 World Cup on Wednesday (January 25) at the Absa Puk Oval in Potchefstroom, South Africa to decide a semifinal berth from Group-1.   Bangladesh, the unbeaten champions of Group A, made their semifinal berth difficult after conceding a five-wicket defeat against hosts South Africa in their first super-six match last Saturday (January 21). To assure one of the two semifinal berths from Group-1, Bangladesh has to beat UAE by a huge margin on Wednesday to improve as their three opponents India, Australia and South Africa enjoying a good advantage in points and positive run-rate. India assured the semifinal berth from Group-1 securing six points from all the four matches with a good net run-rate of 2.844, followed by Australia, also with six points from all the four outings, having a net run rate of 2.210. South Africa have secured four points from three matches with a net run rate of 0.508 while Bangladesh bagged also four points from three matches, having a net run rate of 0.251.  South Africa was due to play their remaining super six-match against Sri Lanka Tuesday night (Bangladesh time) while Bangladesh will play their last super-six match against UAE on Wednesday. So, it will be very difficult for Bangladesh to manage one of the two semifinal berths from Group-1 toppling Australia and South Africa   Earlier, Bangladesh clinched the Group A crown with all-win record securing full six points from straight three matches after a creditable seven-wicket victory over giant Australia, 10-run win over Sri Lanka and five wickets victory over USA, but they went down in the semifinal race losing their first super six match against hosts South Africa by five wickets last Saturday.  

On Monday, the Bangladesh U-19 Women's team achieved a huge milestone by winning their second match to brighten their prospects of a berth in the Super six from group A in the inaugural ICC U-19 World Cup. They defeated Sri Lanka by 10 runs, thanks to Afia Prottasha and Shorna Akter's fifties and some great bowling. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first. Bangladesh posted 165 runs for two wickets in 20 overs, with Misty Shaha and Afia Prottasha opening the batting and putting together a 75 run stand. Prottasha scored 53 runs off 43 balls, managing five fours and three sixes. Shorna managed a 50 off 28 balls, consisting of three fours and two sixes. In response, Sri Lanka were off to a shaky start when they lost Nethmi Senarathna in the first over. The other opener, Sumudu Nisansala, followed soon afterwards, as they were batting at 24 runs. However, Captain Vishmi Gunaratne and Dewmi Vihanga formed a strong third wicket stand of 96 runs and almost pulled off a remarkable win for their team. In the last over, Sri Lanka needed 28 runs for victory, but only managed 17, thus losing the match. For Bangladesh, Marufa Akter bagged two wickets, conceding 19 runs in four overs. This is Bangladesh's second win in two matches, as they won their opening match against Australia. This has put them in a very hopeful and encouraging position for the upcoming stages of the tournament. The ICC U-19 World Cup is taking place in South Africa, with 16 teams from across the globe participating in the biggest cricketing event for young female cricketers. The tournament promises to be an incredible showcase of international talent and provide an inspiring platform for the next generation of cricketing stars.  

Alyssa Healy produced a milestone innings in a tournament that may be transformative for women’s cricket as Australia beat England by 71 runs on Sunday to win the Women’s Cricket World Cup for the seventh time. Healy struck 170 from 138 balls as Australia reached 356-5 to toss aside any notions that women’s limited-overs cricket is in any way staid or lacking in spectacle. Nat Sciver then produced an innings of almost equal quality, reaching a century from 90 balls to give hope to what seemed a hopeless England run chase. Sciver was 148 not out when England’s last wicket fell at 285 in the 44th over. While she was at the crease, Australia’s total seemed attainable. Healy’s was the highest and Sciver’s the third highest individual scores in a men’s or women’s ICC World Cup that made clear this final was one of the best ever in a cricket World Cup. “That was pretty special from our group, something that we’ve been working towards for a long period of time,” Healy said. “Everyone’s been talking about it for a long time so to get over the line was great. Read:ICC Women’s World Cup 2022: Australia to Face England in the Final “We knew England was peaking at the right time and you never know what’s going to happen. Full credit to the bowlers, they held their nerve. Nat Sciver played a tremendous innings, I thought she might have got them over the line but it was just a great game of cricket.” More than 86,000 fans attended when Healy made 75 from 39 balls as Australia beat India in the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup in March 2020. The crowd was much smaller this time but still near capacity at Hagley Oval and the ripples of Sunday’s match may radiate wide as women’s cricket grows and its move towards equality with the men’s game gains pace. The women and young girls who wore the jerseys of their favorite players or clamored for autographs at the final were only a small indication of the new generation this World Cup, broadcast to an unprecedented global audience, may have inspired. Healy helped demonstrate how far the women’s game has come since England won the first World Cup in 1973 when the players wore white pleated skirts and knee socks and the seven competing teams included Young England and an International XI. Through 31 matches over 30 days the 2022 tournament produced cricket of the highest caliber, with 11 centuries, four innings of 300 or more and many thrilling finishes in the final over. Healy’s innings, which followed her 129 in Australia’s 157-run semifinal win over the West Indies, represented a higher level of performance for its command, the range of her shots and the power with which she struck the ball. The creation of women’s professional T20 leagues, especially the Australian Big Bash leagues, has seen the budding of numerous new batting talents and Healy’s innings was its fruition. She reached her century at a run a ball and added her next 70 runs from only 38 deliveries. In total, she hit 26 fours, many through or over the off side as she stepped away to leg and planted her feet firmly for leverage. Healy put on 160 for Australia’s first wicket with Rachael Haynes who made 68. The opening pair put on 216 in the semifinal in which Haynes made 85. It was hard at the end of the Australian innings to believe that Healy and Haynes both were cautious at first as they found the pace of a fresh pitch. They scored only 37 runs during the 10 over powerplay. Read:ICC Women's World Cup 2022: Meet the Semi-Finalists From then on the scoring rate climbed steadily and rapidly: Australia was 92-0 after 20 overs, 131-0 at the midpoint of the innings. England’s spirits almost visibly faded as Australia added 224 more in the second half of the innings, as its bowlers seemed powerless to slow the flow of runs. Beth Mooney followed Haynes and rushed to a half century from 38 balls, eventually falling for 62. The last five overs yielded three wickets but no respite. England began its innings needing more than seven runs per over to win. Captain Heather Knight spoke before the match of England writing its own remarkable story in the final and that certainly would have been the case had it achieved a world-record run chase to win back to back finals. Sciver almost made it happen but England lacked partnerships and Australia proved too strong. It came into the tournament as the top-ranked team and favorite and won all eight games on the way to the final. England lost its its first three games and faced elimination but won five straight in virtual knockout circumstances to reach the final. “Healy’s was the best innings I’ve ever seen live,” Knight said. “We couldn’t really find an answer. “Nat was remarkable, absolutely remarkable, the skill against spin and seam. It was unfortunate we couldn’t have anyone stay with her.”

Bangladesh lost to India by 110 runs at Seddon Park, Hamilton on Tuesday in the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup. India won the toss and batted first. They posted a moderate total of 229 runs for seven wickets in 50 overs. For them, Yastika Bhatia was the highest-run getter with a fifty off 80 balls with two fours. Shafali Verma scored 42 while Smriti Mandhana and Pooja Vastrakar scored 30 each. Read: ICC Women’s World Cup 2022: Can Bangladesh still Qualify for the Semi-Finals? India lost three wickets at 74, and all of them were taken by Ritu Moni who picked up the wicket of Mithali Raj for a duck as well. In reply, Bangladesh lost five wickets even before scoring 50 runs. After losing five for 35, Bangladesh had little to do in the match. They lost wickets in regular intervals, and thus, they lost the match by a big margin. Salma Khatun scored 32 which was the highest individual score by a Bangladeshi batter in this match. Lata Mondal scored 24 while Murshida Khatun scored 19. Sneh Rana scalped four wickets for India conceding 30 runs in 10 overs while Jhulan Goswami and Pooja Vastrakar took two wickets each. Read: SA vs BAN 2022: Bangladesh, South Africa Lock Horns in ODI Series Decider in Centurion Bangladesh played five matches so far, and won only one against Pakistan— their first win in the World Cup. In the next two matches, Bangladesh will take on Australia and England on March 25 and 27 respectively.

After scripting a historic win against Pakistan in the previous match, the Bangladesh women’s team sank to a dispiriting defeat in what should have been a cosy win against the West Indies in the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup. Bangladesh fell short of only four runs in the game at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday. In the low-scoring affair, the Bangladesh women's team bowled tremendously and restricted the West Indies to 140 for nine in 50 overs.  However, with the last three wickets, the Caribbean side managed to score 70 runs which eventually helped them to better Bangladesh in this match Also read: ICC 2022 Women’s CWC: Tigresses' Victory Over Pakistan Harks Back to 1999 World Cup Memory West Indian wicketkeeper-batter Shemaine Campbelle scored an unbeaten 53 off 107 balls, which was the highest score by any West Indian batsman. For Bangladesh, Salma Khatun and Nahida Akter bagged two wickets each. Jahanara Alam, Rumana Ahmed and Ritu Moni took one wicket each.  In reply, Bangladesh lost wicketkeeper-batter Shamima Sultana for a duck in the first over of the innings.  However, the next three batters -- Sharmin Akter, Fargana Hoque and captain Nigar Sultana -- have done well scoring 17, 23 and 25 runs, respectively. Bangladesh reached 60 losing three wickets. While reaching 100 from 60, Bangladesh lost five more wickets, and that was the point where they slipped from the game.  Rumana and Ritu returned for a duck each, but Salma and Nahida Akter were the last lifelines for Bangladesh women scoring 23 and 25, respectively. Bangladesh needed eight runs off the last six balls. Off the first ball of the last over, Nahida took a double, and the target came down to six runs in the last five balls. Nahida took a single in the next ball, and off the third ball, the last batter, Fariha Trisna, was bowled by Stafanie Taylor.  Bangladesh ended up on 136 for all wickets in 49.3 overs and lost the match by just four runs.  Also read: ICC Women’s World Cup 2022: The front-runners to reach the semi-finals “It was a very close match. How our bowlers started was incredible. I’m pretty disappointed with our batting. We lacked partnerships and I should have played till the end," Bangladesh captain Nigar told the broadcaster after the match. "We have to work on this going forward. We were planning to utilise the conditions and our bowlers managed to do that. We have more games to come and have to take the positives. We lack experience in such situations and if we play more then we will get better,” she added.