Joty and co are keen to improve their performances under pressure

So near and yet so far but Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty hopes his side will gain valuable experience from the four-run defeat against the West Indies as the ICC ODI World Cup game ended with a dramatic last-over finish at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui today.
In their maiden ODI World Cup, the Tigresses encountered the Caribbeans for the first time as well. Joty and co are keen to improve their performances under pressure.
“It was a very close match. We want to work on our level and if we can play more matches against them in the future, we’ll have more experience to handle difficult situations like these,” Joty said in the post-match presentation.
The wicketkeeper-batter, coming into bat at number four, was steadily building her innings while chasing down a paltry target of 141. However, Joty was left stranded in the middle as she watched the middle-order collapse with three quick wickets gone. The skipper also got at a crucial stage after scoring 25 off 77 balls.
“Pretty disappointed in our batting. I think the lack of partnership gave the match away and I should’ve played till the end, probably could have helped the team to win,” Joty said as she went on to compliment her bowling unit, who were all over the Windies batters in the first innings.
“The way our bowlers started was incredible. We were planning to utilise the conditions well, I told my girls: just hit the right areas, doing the dots and wickets will come.
“We want to take the positives from the game and work on the lackings so that we can come back stronger in the next game,” Joty concluded.
Meanwhile, the West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor shared her delight on gaining the momentum of the game back in their favour in the second innings and focused on consistency for the rest of their campaign.
“We need to look at the bright side, it was time for us to regroup, we came back and changed the momentum. In the end it probably worked out.
“The batters need to come to the party, we are not consistent. We need to be consistent if we want to compete in the competition,” Taylor said.