Women’s World Cup 2022: Bangladesh SWOT Analysis

Bangladesh Women’s team will be making their debut in the twelfth edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup began today (4th March) in New Zealand. They will be the newest team to participate having never appeared before in the global tournament. Bangladesh has only had a women’s cricket team since 2011 and they would be looking to make a mark in their first appearance in the marquee event.

Bangladesh women’s squad for WC 2022: Nigar Sultana (c), Fariha Trisna, Fargana Hoque, Fahima Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Murshida Khatun, Lata Mondal, Sobhana Mostary, Nahida Akter, Salma Khatun, Ritu Moni, Rumana Ahmed, Sharmin Akhter, Suraiya Azmin, Shamima Sultana (wk).

Here’s the SWOT analysis of Bangladesh’s squad for the Women’s World Cup 2022:

Strengths: Their bowling department looks better than the batting going into the World Cup. They have the likes of Salma Khatun, Jahanara Alam, and Nahida Akter who form the core of the bowling attack. Rumana Ahmed is another big addition as she brings immense balance to the side. Notably, Rumana is the highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh in ODIs with 45 scalps.

Weakness: The batting is a worrying factor for the Bangladesh women ahead of the World Cup. No batter has even touched the 900-run mark in the ODI format. Rumana Ahmed and Fargana Hoque are the highest run-scorers with 893 and 841 runs, respectively. The third-highest has a massive gap as Salma Khatun has scored 397 runs. To add to their batting fragility, no Bangladesh batter has ever struck an ODI century.

Opportunities: The young players along with the experienced ones have the chance to prove themselves on the biggest stage. The likes of Suraiya Azmin, Fariha Trisna, Murshida Katun, and Sobhana Mostary are all relatively new in the International Arena and the tournament like a World Cup presents a perfect chance for them to shine for their country whenever given an opportunity in any of the matches. New skipper Nigar Sultana too has a chance to lead her team well with the help of former captains Rumana Ahmed and Salma Khatun.

Threats: Playing their first-ever World Cup could well be a threat and backfire the team from doing well in the marquee tournament. The high expectations from the team for playing in the first 50-overs global event could easily lead them to perform badly. Notably, the Bangladesh women’s team has played 42 ODIs to date since 2011 and won only 13 of them. 27 times the team has faced defeat in ODIs.