Making their tournament debut in the 2022 edition of the World Cup, Bangladesh had finished seventh in the eight-team table with just one win from seven matches. Although they ended in the same position this time, there were plenty of positives to take away from their recent campaign.
Bangladesh remained in contention for a knockout spot until a narrow loss to Sri Lanka ended their chances. They also went down fighting against England and South Africa, both semi-finalists, in rain-affected games.
Haider praised the team’s batting efforts and stated that their eight half-centuries during the tournament reflected clear progress from the previous edition.
“Among the good memories, we had eight fifties this time in the World Cup. Although, we were hoping for a century, but it didn’t happen.
“Sobhana [Mostary] hit two fifties, [Sharmin Akter] Supta apu made two fifties, Joty scored one, Shorna [Akter] has one.”
“Overall, we were very happy that at least we could perform better in some areas than before. At the 2022 World Cup, we hit just one half-century, this time there were eight. So, I think we have improved. But we have also definitely noted down our lapses. I think if we work on those, we can achieve much better than this.”
