Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty on Thursday described her group’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 sport 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’d say {that a} win after 10 years, all of us are very emotional as a result of we now have been ready for this victory for a very long time,” mentioned Joty who was enjoying in her a centesimal T20I.
“Irrespective of how good the cricket we play, if it does not translate into victory, it means nothing. And I’d say for ladies’s cricket, after a very long time, I really feel like we now have carried out one thing.
“Now we have all the time mentioned about Bangladesh that we now have to create momentum after which we’ll transfer ahead with that momentum. Now it looks as if we’re going to dream of doing one thing greater. Equally, the followers and household who assist 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 greater enhance had they been staging the occasion as deliberate. As an alternative, weeks of widespread political unrest in Bangladesh, which finally led to the set up of an interim authorities, noticed the match switched to the United Arab Emirates, with Bangladesh remaining as nominal hosts.
“Initially it was very heartbreaking as a result of we all the time 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 an expert participant and as an expert group, I feel we must always transfer on from the frustration, not take into consideration what might have been.
“We have been in a position to play right here and we’re fairly lucky. All of us are wholesome and all of us are secure and representing our nation and bought an excellent win in entrance of an excellent variety of individuals.
“Again house, they have been very joyful. We are going to get the response of our household and associates and followers. And undoubtedly, 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 lots of ardour and pleasure” about competing on the World Cup.
“You understand, our captain, Kathyrn Bryce, simply mentioned like, we’ll be historical past makers right here. Something above that could be a bonus.”
Bangladesh stay in Sharjah for his or her subsequent Group B sport towards England on Saturday whereas Scotland, who have been enjoying their first ever T20 World Cup match, shall be up towards former champions West Indies in Dubai on Sunday.
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