The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed left-arm spinner Nahida Akter as captain of the Bangladesh women’s T20 team for one year. The 26-year-old replaces Nigar Sultana Joty, who recently stepped down from the role.

Nahida is Bangladesh’s leading wicket-taker in women’s T20 internationals and has established herself as one of the leading spinners in the format. Since making her international debut in 2015, she has taken 132 wickets in 113 T20 internationals for Bangladesh. She ranks fifth among bowlers from ICC full-member nations in the format.

Batter Sobhana Mostary, 24, has been appointed vice-captain of the women’s T20 team. She recently made history by scoring a century in an ODI on Australian soil. Since her debut in 2019, Sobhana has played 72 T20 internationals.

Bangladesh’s women will compete in the ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy, scheduled to take place from November 12 to 25.