‘Not used to playing in such tricky conditions’

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‘Not used to playing in such tricky conditions’

Published : Tuesday, 2 June, 2026 at 1:25 PM, Count : 22

‘Not used to playing in such tricky conditions’

Bangladesh women’s cricket team is struggling to adapt with the wind in the ongoing tri-nation series in Edinburgh, feels batting coach Nasiruddin Faruque.

The Tigresses lost their opening game of the tri-series to Scotland by eight wickets before conceding the second game to the Netherlands by eight runs to add more agony for the touring party.

Both the Associate nations tasted their first victory over Bangladesh in T20 Internationals, raising quite a few eyebrows as they are preparing for the T20 World Cup, but the batting coach begs to differ.

“It’s very windy. That makes controlling the ball incredibly tough. To be honest, we aren’t used to playing in such windy conditions and we rarely experience this back home,” Nasiruddin told Daily Sun on Monday.

“It has become a significant issue because bowling is supposed to be our core strength, right? Especially our spinners—they are struggling a bit because the wicket isn't offering much assistance, and adapting to these conditions is proving difficult,” he said.

“As for the spinners, if we bowl at our normal pace, the ball would typically hit the stumps. But here, due to the wind, the ball drifts in the air and ends up down the leg side or past the fourth stump, offering easy scoring opportunities and boundaries,” he noted.

“The conditions are tricky and it is creating a lot of trouble for the fielders. Furthermore, the outfield of the ground we are playing on is exceptionally fast, and the ball travels very quickly while it is uneven, that makes it all the more difficult,” he stated.

“We probably won't encounter boundaries or outfields like this during the World Cup as those venues will likely have an even bounce,” he added.

Sazzad Ahmed, Bangladesh women’s team’s chief selector, echoed the same sentiment, explaining that he is expecting sporting wickets in the World Cup.

“For the bowlers, what happens is that back in our sub-continental wickets, even if you bowl a short-length ball or a full toss, you get away with it because the ball loses its pace through the air, you get it? But over here, a loose ball arrives looking like a massive, juicy half-volley. It's a total loopers' delivery, you just can't miss hitting those. We bowled way too many loose balls, and that's why we got heavily punished,” Sazzad said.

“To be honest, the wicket in Scotland is totally different and it is challenging for the bowlers. We aren't trying to make any excuses here but things will be different when we go to World Cup as we are expecting different kind of wickets in the global event,” he elucidated, adding that the batters need to have different technique to adapt with the condition.

“You need a special technique to play shots here, like modern tactical adaptation. You have to play with a straight bat; playing straight is key here,” he added.

Skipper Nigar Sultana Joty probably understood it better than anyone else as she is the only success story for Bangladesh so far in the tri-series, making 46 and 77.

Bangladesh will take on Scotland Tuesday.

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