{"id":180701,"date":"2026-06-15T06:46:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180701"},"modified":"2026-06-15T06:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:16:24","slug":"bangladesh-opens-womens-t20-world-cup-2026-campaign-with-six-wicket-win-over-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180701","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh opens Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with six-wicket win over Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71101223\">Bangladesh opened its Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a six-wicket victory over debutant Netherlands at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>This was the Tigresses\u2019 highest successful chase in the history of the T20 World Cup, and their third-highest overall in women\u2019s T20Is.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigar Sultana Joty-led side chased down the 140-run target with five balls remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Opener Juairiya Ferdous starred with a 33-ball half-century before a 56-run stand between Shorna Akter and Sharmin Akhter stabilised the chase and took Bangladesh home.<\/p>\n<p>Leg spinner Caroline de Lange took the important wickets of Ferdous and Joty, who got out on a golden duck, while fellow leggie Silver Siegers took Dilara Akter\u2019s wicket.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, newcomer Netherlands was largely anchored by captain Babette de Leede, who scored a measured 50 off 45. The Dutch could only muster 139 after losing wickets at regular intervals, with pacer Marufa Akter picking two.<\/p>\n<p>Fariha Trisna, Sanjida Akter Meghla, Rabeya Khatun, and Ritu Moni picked one wicket apiece.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/bangladesh-beats-netherlands-women-t20-world-cup-2026-score-result-highlights\/article71101223.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangladesh opened its Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a six-wicket victory over debutant Netherlands at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday. This was the Tigresses\u2019 highest successful chase in the history of the T20 World Cup, and their third-highest overall in women\u2019s T20Is. The Nigar Sultana Joty-led side chased down the 140-run target with five &#8230; <a title=\"Bangladesh opens Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with six-wicket win over Netherlands\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180701\" aria-label=\"Read more about Bangladesh opens Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with six-wicket win over Netherlands\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":180702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2281507303.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":180321,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180321","url_meta":{"origin":180701,"position":0},"title":"Bangladesh vs Netherlands LIVE score, Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026: BAN-W, NED-W open campaigns; Toss at 2:30pm IST","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome to Sportstar\u2019s LIVE coverage of the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 group-stage fixture between Bangladesh and Netherlands at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday. 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