Bangladesh have brought two teenagers into their squad for the Women's World Cup , which the BCB announced on Saturday. They are Nishita Akter , the 17-year-old offspinner, and the 19-year-old batter Sumaiya Akter . Both were part of Bangladesh's team at the Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup in Malaysia in February.
Bangladesh have also picked the 28-year-old keeper-batter Rubya Haider , who has played six T20Is but is yet to make her ODI debut.
Between them, these three relative new faces have played three ODIs and seven T20Is, and none of them has played for the senior Bangladesh side in 2025.
The selectors have offloaded Dilara Akter , Jannatul Ferdus and Ishma Tanjim from Bangladesh's most recent squad , which played in the World Cup Qualifier in April. Bangladesh qua