Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty on Thursday described her crew’s first victory in a Ladies’s T20 World Cup match for a decade as “very emotional” and instructed it will create “momentum” for the ladies’s recreation at house. Bangladesh secured a 16-run win over Scotland of their World Cup opener in Sharjah after posting what seemed to be a flimsy 119-7 of their 20 overs. Their bowling assault, nevertheless, tied the Scots down and restricted them to 103-7.
“I might say {that a} win after 10 years, all of us are very emotional as a result of we’ve been ready for this victory for a very long time,” mentioned Joty who was enjoying in her one hundredth T20I.
“Regardless of how good the cricket we play, if it would not translate into victory, it means nothing. And I might say for ladies’s cricket, after a very long time, I really feel like we’ve finished one thing.
“We’ve at all times mentioned about Bangladesh that we’ve to create momentum after which we’ll transfer ahead with that momentum. Now it looks like we’re going to dream of doing one thing larger. Equally, the followers and household who help us in Bangladesh are dreaming that we will do one thing higher than that.”
The momentum for ladies’s cricket in Bangladesh would have had a far larger enhance had they been staging the occasion as deliberate. As a substitute, weeks of widespread political unrest in Bangladesh, which finally led to the set up of an interim authorities, noticed the event switched to the United Arab Emirates, with Bangladesh remaining as nominal hosts.
“Initially it was very heartbreaking as a result of we at all times keep in mind that we’re going to play in entrance of our house crowd,” mentioned Joty.
“However nonetheless, the individuals who got here right here immediately, it was good.
“As knowledgeable participant and as knowledgeable crew, I feel we should always transfer on from the frustration, not take into consideration what might have been.
“We had been in a position to play right here and we’re fairly lucky. All of us are wholesome and all of us are protected and representing our nation and received an excellent win in entrance of an excellent variety of folks.
“Again house, they had been very blissful. We’ll get the response of our household and pals and followers. And positively, they’re in an excellent temper proper now.”
Scotland’s Saskia Horley, who took 3-13 on the again finish of the Bangladesh innings, admitted there was “a little bit of disappointment” about dropping their first T20 World Cup match however mentioned there was “a hell of numerous ardour and delight” about competing on the World Cup.
“You already know, our captain, Kathyrn Bryce, simply mentioned like, we will be historical past makers right here. Something above that may be a bonus.”
Bangladesh stay in Sharjah for his or her subsequent Group B recreation in opposition to England on Saturday whereas Scotland, who had been enjoying their first ever T20 World Cup match, can be up in opposition to former champions West Indies in Dubai on Sunday.
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