Middle-order batter Sobhana Mostary finally proved her worth at the international level in last year's ICC Women's World Cup. The 23-year-old recently finished the Women's Bangladesh Cricket League (WBCL) T20 as the highest run-getter, scoring 259 runs in five innings at a strike rate of 126.34, and led North Zone to the title. As the women's team begin their final phase of preparation, starting Saturday in Mirpur, for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifiers in Nepal from January 18, Mostary spoke to The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan about her recent evolution and plans for the qualifiers
Sobhana Mostary, from North Zone, finished as the highest run-getter with 259 runs in five innings.
For the Tigresses, the numbers reaffirm a sense of gradual progress.
Opener Shathi Rani scored a fifty before leggie Rabeya Khan claimed a four-fer as Bangladesh women’s ‘A’ team crushed their Sri Lankan counterparts by 104 runs in the second T20 contest of the ongoing five-match series in Colombo today.
When opener Dilara Akter provided a fine start in the Powerplay, it appeared that the Bangladesh women’s cricket team would finally be able to turn back the tide in their batting department.
