Nigar Sultana Joty is not being cocky – she is feeling ambitious and motivated. After Bangladesh’s landmark first World Cup victory at the 2022 World Cup, the team is coming into CWC25 with a refreshed commitment to the game, specific goals, and an honest belief that they can astound everyone with their best cricket yet. There is a quiet confidence in the camp, a confidence that will make opponents go “whoa” without being over the top.
Experience and belief
Experience in tournaments is important. Seven players who played at the 2022 World Cup are back, providing a group with a sense of familiarity on playing in big matches and the tiny, often unnoticed choice that determines the outcome. That experience allows Joty to determine with options he can trust scenarios for vital outcomes to come up. The team’s recent training practices focused mostly on match scenarios and feeling and managing pressure, converting things learned in the past to energized operational routines designed to stay calm in moments that are “clutch”. The form of Sharmin Akter in qualifying tournaments gives the middle order a sense of consistent rhythm, and Joty has even had the supporters of the team give prayers and support in the lead.
Spin: Bangladesh’s secret weapon
Bangladesh’s spinners go well in the venues in the subcontinent. Nahida Akter, as ever, has been Bangladesh’s leading wicket-taker, and the coaching staff believes that maintaining a good line and varying their deliveries will create pressure with spin. A good discipline spell of bowling, wise use of arm balls, and field plans to get or limit runs, create opportunities for mistakes. A disciplined spin attack can tactically undo teams with collapses and have an opportunity to win against better opposition, on pitches in India and Sri Lanka. For captaincy and bowling/ fielding strategies, runs retained and sustained pressure, through the next overs, is required, and could improve spin potential with important decisions by Joty.
Blend of experience and youth
The team comprises seasoned players like Ritu Moni and Fargana Hoque, outweighing newcomers full of exuberance and energy. Selecting a young wicketkeeper-batter on her first ODI call-up demonstrates that it’s not just about comfort with familiar players, but about depth and energy. This blend allows Captain Nigar Sultana Joty some tactical freedom: reliable players when needed, and a fresh leg when required for making a match-turning moment. If leaders provide young players with mentorship and they stay within defined roles, Bangladesh could be much louder than people expect. The selectors appear to have balanced some known talent with some promising players, which gives opportunities to have batting depth and flexibility with spinning or pace combinations.
What to watch
Three simple things will usually drive Bangladesh’s days: Sharmin Akter’s ability to either anchor or accelerate in the middle order, Nahida’s spell of quality bowling to break partnerships, and how the debutants cope with pressure in tight chases. If the pieces fit together, Bangladesh can turn narrow escapes into confidence-lifting victories and declare itself a legitimate rival. Also pay attention to fielding intensity and finishes to overs and run chases; fine margins are often a determiner in 50-over games.
Bangladesh enters the World Cup without weighty expectations — a freedom that allows them to test things out. Skipper Joty’s confidence is reasonable, and with the spin bowling combining well and the middle order stable, they have the potential to upset stronger teams.
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