Nishita Akter: A player to watch in Women’s World Cup

BSS, Dhaka :

The International Cricket Council (ICC) rated Bangladesh spinner Nishita Akter Nishi as one of the young prospects alongside other players from different countries to look out for at the upcoming ODI Cricket World Cup (WC).

Nishita Akter Nishi was a star of the ICC Women’s U19 World Cup for Bangladesh in January this year.

The 17-year-old earned two caps at 15 against Pakistan in 2023, and will make her World Cup debut next month.

“The off-spinner can turn the ball a long way and produced a highlight dismissal of West Indies’ Jahzara Claxton in the U19 World Cup, squaring the batter up and hitting the top of her middle stump,” the ICC revealed.

The ICC also disclosed that Georgia Voll (Australia), Alice Capsey (England), Flora Devonshire (New Zealand), Eyman Fatima (Pakistan), Dewmi Vihanga (Sri Lanka), Annerie Dercksen (South Africa) and Kranti Gaud (India) as the young prospects to look out for at the World Cup.

The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 in India and Sri Lanka gets underway on 30 September with the final on November 2.