Bangladesh opener vows to keep attacking at T20 World Cup
Juairiya Ferdous is eyeing off further impact against Australia following her Aramco Player of the Match heroics versus the Netherlands.
Bangladesh opener Juairiya Ferdous has vowed to continue to attack opposition bowlers during the Powerplay following her superb half-century against the Netherlands at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
Ferdous produced a superb knock of 50 from just 33 deliveries as Bangladesh got their T20 World Cup campaign off to an excellent start with a six-wicket victory over the Netherlands, with the 20-year-old smashing seven fours and a pair of sixes in an strong display of power-hitting.
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It was just the 17th international appearance for Ferdous and the first time she has played at any senior ICC tournament and the hard-hitting right-hander admitted she wanted to leave an immediate mark.
"Since this was the first match of the tournament and also my first World Cup match, my goal was to do something special and contribute to the team.
"I tried my best, and I am happy that I could contribute, even if only a little."
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Bangladesh's next test comes against six-time T20 World Cup champions Australia at Headingley on Wednesday and Ferdous said she won't change her approach when at the crease.
"We have matches coming up against some very strong teams," she said.
"My main responsibility is to make good use of the Powerplay, so I will continue trying to do that.
"Against the bigger teams, I want to make the most of the powerplay and play longer innings for my team."
Launched clean by Ferdous | Women's T20WC 2026
Bangladesh's Juairiya Ferdous hangs back and smashes it over midwicket for six against Netherlands at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026.
Ferdous suggested she will look to score off every ball when batting, which includes trying to rotate the strike over and treat every ball on its merits.
"When you are trying to win a match, even good deliveries need to be scored off somehow," she noted.
"That was my mindset (today). I tried to find ways to score runs despite the quality of their bowling, and I think I was able to do that to some extent."