Tigresses off to Netherlands to join training camp

Bangladesh National Women’s Cricket team left here for the Netherlands on Thursday to take part in a 10-day training camp as part of their preparations for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier’2019 in Scotland.

Bangladesh will take on Papua New Guinea in the opening day of the Qualifiers on August 31.

Two top teams of the eight –team qualifying round -- to be played on league-cum-knockout basis -- will earn the right to play in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia.

Bangladesh missed the service of Rumana Ahmed, one of the top performers of Bangladesh women team, due to a leg injury.

A total of eight teams, split into two groups, will fight in the Qualifiers.

Bangladesh have been put in Group A along with Papua New Guinea, Scotland and the USA while Group B teams consist of Ireland, Thailand, Namibia and the Netherlands.

Bangladesh squad: Salma Khatun (captain), Murshida Khatun Happy, Jahanara Alam, Nahida Akter, Fargana Haque, Sanjida Islam, Sobhana Mostary, Ritu Moni, Khadija Tul Kubra, Ayasha Rahman, Shaila Sharmin, Nigar Sultana Joty and Shamima Sultana. Stand by: Suraya Azmim, Lata Mandol and Sharmin Akter Supta.

Tournament Fixture: August 31- Bangladesh v PNG (Forfarshire Cricket Club, Thailand v Netherlands (Arbroath Sports Club), Scotland v USA (Forfarshire Cricket Club), Namibia v Ireland (Arbroath Sports Club).

September 1: Thailand v Namibia (Forfarshire Cricket Club), Scotland v PNG (Arbroath Sports Club), Ireland v Netherlands (Forfarshire Cricket Club), USA v Bangladesh (Arbroath Sports Club).

September 3: Ireland v Thailand (Forfarshire Cricket Club), Netherlands v Namibia (Arbroath Sports Club), Scotland v Bangladesh (Forfarshire Cricket Club), PNG v USA (Arbroath Sports Club).

September 5: A1 v B2 (Forfarshire Cricket Club), B3 v A4 (Arbroath Sports Club), B1 v A2 (Forfarshire Cricket Club), A3 v B4 (Arbroath Sports Club).

September 7: 3rd v 4th Place Play-Off (Forfarshire Cricket Club), 7th v 8th Place Play-Off (Arbroath Sports Club), Final (Forfarshire Cricket Club), 5th v 6th Place Play-Off (Arbroath Sports Club).