Bangladesh ended a 10-year wait to win a Women's T20 World Cup match on Thursday as Pakistan warmed up for a mouthwatering clash with India by defeating Asian champions Sri Lanka. Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty described ending her team's long wait for a World Cup win as "very emotional" and suggested it would create "momentum" for the women's game at home.

Captain Fatima Sana top-scored with 30 runs to help Pakistan score a challenging total of 116 after the early collapse and then also dismissed Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu to guide her team to a big win in the second match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024.

The 2024 Women's T20 World Cup kicked off on Thursday, October 3 with a match between Bangladesh and Scotland at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

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Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty on Thursday described her team's first victory in a Women's T20 World Cup match for a decade as "very emotional" and suggested it would create "momentum" for the women's game at home.

Bangladesh claimed their first win at an ICC Women's T20 Cricket World Cup since 2014, defeating Scotland by 16 runs on October 3.