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Bangladesh 'emotional' after first win in 10 years at Women's T20 World Cup
Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty on Thursday described her team's first victory in a Women's T20 World Cup match for a decade as "very emotional" and suggested it would create "momentum" for the women's game at home.
Bangladesh secured a 16-run win over Scotland in their World Cup opener in Sharjah after posting what appeared to be a flimsy 119-7 in their 20 overs.
Their bowling attack, however, tied the Scots down and restricted them to 103-7.
"I would say that a win after 10 years, we all are very emotional because we have been waiting for this victory for a long time," said Joty who was playing in her 100th T20I.
"No matter how good the cricket we play, if it doesn't translate into victory, it means nothing. And I would say for women's cricket, after a long time, I feel like we have done something.
"We have always said about Bangladesh that we have to create momentum and then we will move forward with that momentum.
"Now it seems like we are going to dream of doing something bigger. Similarly, the fans and family who support us in Bangladesh are dreaming that we can do something better than that."
The momentum for women's cricket in Bangladesh would have had a far bigger boost had they been staging the event as planned.
Instead, weeks of widespread political unrest in Bangladesh, which eventually led to the installation of an interim government, saw the tournament switched to the United Arab Emirates, with Bangladesh remaining as nominal hosts.
"Initially it was very heartbreaking because we always bear in mind that we are going to play in front of our home crowd," said Joty.
"But still, the people who came here today, it was brilliant.
"As a professional player and as a professional team, I think we should move on from the disappointment, not think about what could have been.
"We were able to play here and we are pretty fortunate. We all are healthy and we all are safe and representing our country and got a good win in front of a good number of people.
"Back home, they were very happy. We will get the reaction of our family and friends and fans. And definitely, they're in a very good mood right now."
Scotland's Saskia Horley, who took 3-13 at the back end of the Bangladesh innings, admitted there was "a bit of disappointment" about losing their first T20 World Cup match but said there was "a hell of a lot of passion and pride" about competing at the World Cup.
"You know, our captain, Kathyrn Bryce, just said like, we're going to be history makers here. Anything above that is a bonus."
Bangladesh remain in Sharjah for their next Group B game against England on Saturday while Scotland, who were playing their first ever T20 World Cup match, will be up against former champions West Indies in Dubai on Sunday.
M.Carneiro--PC