The mission of the Bangladesh women’s cricket team in the Asian Games is starting today. At the same time, the red-green representatives are going to take to the field in the football event. Cricket is one of the events Bangladesh hopes to win a medal in this event known as the Asian Olympics. With that expectation, Nigar Sultana Jyoti’s team will fight against China. In football, the women’s team will face South Korea. The Jyoti will take to the field against China at 6 am Bangladesh time. The football team will face South Korea at 1 pm.
Bangladesh is clearly the favorite against China in cricket. But the match’s outcome may be determined beyond the field battle and by the weather. The weather has worried the organizers ahead of the match. September is the rainiest time of the year in Nagoya. The city is currently experiencing light to moderate rain. Due to the rain, the Bangladesh women’s team could not fully prepare for the match.
However, efforts will be made till the last minute to arrange the match. If it is not possible to arrange the scheduled 20-over match, the umpires will try to decide the result through a super over. But if that is not possible due to rain, the ranking of the two teams will become important in deciding the result of the match. According to the rules, if it is not possible to arrange the match at all, the team ahead in the ranking will be declared the winner. Bangladesh has a big advantage there. Bangladesh is ranked 10th in the current ICC T20 rankings. On the other hand, China is ranked 37th.
The Bangladesh women’s football team had a nightmare start to the tournament. Bangladesh lost to North Korea by a record 10-goal margin. After overcoming that setback, they now face another strong opponent, South Korea. Rituparna Chakmara is facing a tough test to put the 10-goal nightmare behind her. This time, Bangladesh’s goal is to turn things around against the powerful South Korea.
The team’s assistant coach Abul Hossain admitted the loss in the first match as a ‘harsh reality’. However, he is optimistic about a turnaround in the next matches. Abul Hossain said, ‘It is true that we did not start well. But we still have two matches ahead of us. We have room to improve. Hopefully, the girls will try to make a comeback in the next match. We have watched and analyzed the South Korean match. We will try our best to play a good match on the field.’
