Bangladesh Women announce squad for Asia Cup 2026 and Asian Games

Bangladesh have introduced their squad for the upcoming ACC Girls’s Asia Cup 2026 in Dubai and the twentieth Asian Video games in Japan on Monday, August 17. Nigar Sultana will proceed to steer Bangladesh’s girls’s nationwide cricket group within the upcoming mega occasions.

Skilled spinner Nahida Akter has been named the vice-captain for the upcoming ACC Girls’s Asia Cup 2026 and the Asian Video games 2026. Amid this, Tamim Iqbal calls Bangladesh’s win over Australia “Probably The Biggest Ever” victory.

Bangladesh identify thrilling mixture of youth and expertise for Girls’s Asia Cup 2026 and Asian Video games 2026

Bangladesh has named a mixture of skilled gamers and younger abilities of their squad for the upcoming ACC Girls’s Asia Cup 2026 and the Asian Video games 2026.

All eyes shall be on Sarmin Sultana, who made her T20I debut in Might this yr. Sultana, who already performed 16 ODIs for Bangladesh, is predicted to play an essential position within the high order.

Sobhana Mostary and Juairiya Ferdous have additionally retained their locations within the squad after impressing within the ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup 2026 in England. Shorna Akter is one other key participant within the squad. Amid this, Ellyse Perry reveals the key behind Smriti Mandhana’s unimaginable success.

Skilled all-rounder Ritu Moni will contribute with each bat and ball within the upcoming tournaments. Marufa Akter is predicted to steer the quick bowling assault, that includes Ritu Moni and Fariha Islam Trisna within the upcoming ACC Girls’s Asia Cup 2026 and the Asian Video games 2026.

Bangladesh Girls Squad for Asia Cup 2026 and Asian Video games 2026:

Nigar Sultana Joty (c), Nahida Akter (vc), Dilara Akter, Juairiya Ferdous, Sharmin Akter Supta, Sarmin Sultana, Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, Sultana Khatun, Shanjida Akther Maghla, Fariha Islam Trisna

The Bangladesh girls’s nationwide cricket group will begin their Asia Cup 2026 marketing campaign on August 31 in opposition to Indonesia. However, the Asian Video games 2026 shall be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 17 to September 22, 2026.

Bangladesh’s girls’s nationwide cricket group is positioned in Group B together with Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and the UAE. All of the Girls’s Asia Cup 2026 matches shall be performed on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Dubai, UAE.

They’ll then face Sri Lanka on September 6, adopted by their ultimate group-stage match in opposition to the United Arab Emirates on September 8. If Bangladesh qualify for the knockout stage, they may play the primary semi-final on September 10 or the second semi-final on September 11.

Bangladesh Girls’s Asia Cup 2026 Schedule

August 31: Bangladesh vs Indonesia — 8:00 PM IST

September 6: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka — 8:00 PM IST

September 8: Bangladesh vs UAE — 8:00 PM IST

September 10: Semi-Closing 1 — 8:00 PM IST (if certified)

September 11: Semi-Closing 2 — 8:00 PM IST (if certified)

September 13: Closing — 8:00 PM IST (if certified)

Bangladesh start Asian Video games marketing campaign in opposition to China on September 17

After the Asia Cup 2026, Bangladesh will flip their consideration to the twentieth Asian Video games, with their marketing campaign beginning on September 17 in Japan.

Bangladesh have straight certified for the knockout stage of the 2026 Asian Video games as a result of they’re one of many high ICC Full Member groups within the area. They’ll face China within the first recreation.

September 17: Quarter-final 1 – Bangladesh vs China

September 20: Semi-finals (If Bangladesh wins, they play the winner of India vs Japan)

September 22: Gold Medal & Bronze Medal Matches