Bangladesh women’s cricket team will leave here for Thailand today to take part in the upcoming 2016 ICC World Twenty20 qualifiers.
Bangladesh will be competing alongside Thailand, Scotland and Papua New Guinea in the Group A qualifiers. Bangladesh Cricket Board had earlier announced the 14-member squad, headed by captain Jahanara Alam.
The women in red and green will face the Thais in their opening qualifier this Saturday before locking horns with the Scots and Papua New Guinea this Sunday and Tuesday respectively.
Both the semi-finals of the qualifiers will be held next Thursday while the grand final will take place two days later.
Squad
Jahanara Alam (C), Ayesha Rahman (VC), Salma Khatun, Panna Ghosh, Rumana Ahmed, Lata Mondal, Ritu Moni, Nigar Sultana, Fahima Khatun, Sharmin Akter Supta, Farjana Hoque, Khadiza-tul Kubra, Nahida Akter, Shaila Sharmin