Bangladesh girls’s cricket group skipper Nigar Sultana Joty stated on Monday that they’re eyeing a spot within the Asia Cup closing as reaching the knockout stage is now not sufficient for them.
Bangladesh, who will depart on August 26 for the Asia Cup, are at the moment making ready for the event on the Sher-e-Bangla Nationwide Stadium.
The Asia Cup is scheduled to be held in Dubai from August 28, with Bangladesh positioned in Group B alongside defending champions Sri Lanka, the UAE and Indonesia.
Bangladesh have repeatedly made it to the semi-finals with out managing to go one step additional, and in keeping with their skipper, they’re eyeing to interrupt the jinx within the UAE.
“Our important goal this time is to play within the closing. We’ve performed within the semi-finals earlier than after which been knocked out. The identical factor has occurred repeatedly, so we need to break that barrier this time,” Joty stated after an official picture session on Monday.
“The group-stage matches are crucial as a result of if we are able to change into group champions, we is not going to should face India within the semi-final. The scenario turns into a lot more durable after we face India within the semi-finals,” she stated.
“Our preparation has been superb as a result of we’ve performed fairly a number of observe matches this time. Since all of the video games shall be performed in Sri Lanka, we additionally performed two observe matches there. Preparation-wise, I feel it has been superb,” she added.
Bangladesh will start their Asia Cup marketing campaign towards Indonesia on August 31 earlier than dealing with Sri Lanka on September 6 and the UAE on September 8.
Joty feels {that a} robust efficiency within the Asia Cup may assist them construct momentum for the Asian Video games in Japan.
“If we are able to play the Asia Cup in a greater method, it would additionally create a giant alternative for us within the Asian Video games,” stated Joty.
“If you happen to speak in regards to the Asian Video games, our first goal is to go there and win a medal,” she stated.
“There are quite a lot of expectations from our group. We need to convey residence a medal, and whether it is gold, that might be even greater. We will definitely attempt to try this,” she stated.
“First comes the Asia Cup, so if we are able to carry out higher there, that may positively have a mirrored image on the Asian Video games. If we are able to adapt to the situations and play higher cricket, we could have a great likelihood of doing properly in each tournaments,” she concluded.
On the Asian Video games, Bangladesh will face China within the first quarter-final on September 17. The Asian Video games will start in September, with the ladies’s cricket competitors to be performed within the T20 format at Korogi Sports activities Park in Aichi.
Bangladesh received silver within the girls’s cricket competitors on the 2010 Asian Video games earlier than claiming bronze on the 2022 version.
