“ Shesh obdi toh chesta kor.” (Maintain making an attempt until the tip).
Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty is a present that retains on giving behind the stumps, particularly to these proficient in Bangla. Virtually with the manner of a dad or mum or an elder sibling, Joty’s fixed reprimanding, laced with encouragement, at her gamers also can double up as nuggets of life recommendation.
On Tuesday night time, beneath the lights on the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, Bangladesh tried till the tip. The Tigresses nearly pulled off an upset for ages, however England held its nerve to clinch a four-wicket win within the Girls’s ODI World Cup 2025 match.
After labouring to a first-innings whole of 178, Bangladesh’s bowling assault – led by Fahima Khatun – stored the English batters at bay for so long as it may. Nevertheless it was Heather Knight – who obtained three reprieves – who stayed until the tip and secured the win for England.
Directions from above and Joty’s talks
Even when Joty was again within the dressing room after getting out for nought, her vociferous self could possibly be seen shouting out directions at her batters. And when donning the wicketkeeper’s gloves, she could possibly be seen micro-managing, engrossed in each ball.
There was an occasion of Joty strolling all the way in which to Marufa Akter, on the non-striker’s finish, for a chat, after the younger pacer erred her line to concede three wides in a row. Subsequent ball, Marufa trapped Tammy Beaumont in entrance.
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Directions had been additionally being consistently despatched out by the teaching employees to the gamers, scribbled on vibrant neon chits, simply caught on the published cameras.
“For the bowlers, the plan was to bowl wicket-to-wicket. All of us backed our bowling assault to defend the rating. The messages advised us to assault the stumps and never give any width as a result of the England batters wish to punish that line. We allowed them these scoring photographs, which damage us,” Khatun, who took three wickets, mentioned after the match.
Bangladesh’s Marufa Akter celebrates after taking the wicket of Amy Jones of England in World Cup match in Guwahati.
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Bangladesh’s Marufa Akter celebrates after taking the wicket of Amy Jones of England in World Cup match in Guwahati.
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A courageous fielding effort helped hold Bangladesh within the contest, and Khatun believed in her crew until the tip. “Even once we had 16 runs left to defend, I used to be telling my teammates that 4 miraculous deliveries may give us the match. You may’t actually predict something with cricket. We had been in it until the final run.”
Whereas the World Cup’s tagline reads ‘will to win’, Bangladesh, with this struggle in opposition to the English, is displaying that it’s right here to win. “After we booked our second World Cup spot by the pores and skin of our enamel within the qualifier, we ready with the mindset of not simply enjoying good cricket, however to win matches within the event, irrespective of who the opponent,” Khatun mentioned.
Subsequent, Bangladesh faces a struggling New Zealand on Friday and after giving England a run for its cash, Joty and Co. will like their probabilities in opposition to the White Ferns.
Printed on Oct 08, 2025