Juairiya Ferdous, Fahima Khatun and Sumaiya Akter are the names missing from Bangladesh’s touring party, while Disha Biswas and Habiba Islam Pinky receive their first ODI call-ups. Nigar Sultana Joty leads the group, and Nahida Akter deputises. The omissions look small on paper, but they split into very different stories. One cut owns a thin ODI record, another a long one, and Brisbane will test both calls. Selectors named the group without explanation, so the numbers behind each omission deserve a careful look.
Bangladesh women squad Australia ODI series: The Full 16
Nigar Sultana Joty captains the touring group, with Nahida Akter named vice-captain. Around them sit Shorna Akter, Marufa Akter, Rabeya Khan, Ritu Moni, Sobhana Mostary, Sarmin Sultana and Sharmin Akter Supta. Sanjida Akter Meghla, Sultana Khatun, Dilara Akter, Farzana Haque and Murshida Khatun complete the list of familiar names. That is a lot of continuity for a series billed as historic, and it puts the weight of expectation on players who already know the format.
The fresh faces are Disha Biswas and Habiba Islam Pinky, who both earn maiden ODI call-ups. Selectors have shown they will add new names instead of simply reshuffling the usual group. Shorna Akter’s place also settles a small mix-up, since she was absent from the Asian Games squad but sits firmly inside this 16. Two first-time call-ups in a group of sixteen is a modest refresh, but it is where the selectors made their statement.
The Omissions and What They Signal
Three players are left out: Juairiya Ferdous, Fahima Khatun and Sumaiya Akter. Sumaiya is the third name, because Shorna Akter, who was absent from the Asian Games squad alongside Juairiya and Fahima, is in this one. That distinction matters, since the omissions are easy to muddle across two squad announcements. No explanation from the selectors accompanies the list, so the records have to carry the argument.
Omissions usually tell a clearer story than inclusions, because a selector has to defend every name left behind. Here the story depends on the player, because the three cuts are not alike. Juairiya’s case sits mostly in a format that is not on this schedule, while Fahima’s rests on a far bigger ODI sample. Sumaiya completes the list, and there are no figures here for her to weigh against the others.
Juairiya and Fahima by the Numbers
Juairiya Ferdous has played only 2 ODIs, scoring 7 runs with a highest score of 5 and an average of 3.50. That sample is too small to damn her, but it is also too small to demand a place. Her stronger record is in T20Is, where she has 384 runs from 25 matches at an average of 15.36 and a strike rate of 107.00. A 50-over series leans on a format she has barely played, which makes the omission easy to defend.
Fahima Khatun is the heavier name to lose. She has 39 ODIs behind her, with 227 runs at 9.45 and 22 wickets at 40.54, and her best figures are 3/38. Those averages explain the decision better than any statement could, because neither bat nor ball has produced at the rate a touring side wants. She did play in the Asia Cup 2026 win over UAE by 34 runs, though her figures from that game are not available.
Murshida Khatun and the Brisbane Plan
Murshida Khatun is the selection that invites the sharpest questions. She has 430 ODI runs from 26 matches at an average of 20.47, with a highest score of 91*, so the record is respectable. Her last T20I came on 12 October 2024, which makes her presence as notable as any omission. Set her average beside Fahima’s 9.45, and the contrast is hard to miss, which may explain why one veteran travels, and the other stays home.
All three ODIs are at Allan Border Field in Brisbane, on 9, 11 and 14 October 2026, with a 1:50 pm local start. The squad is due to depart on 3 October, and no warm-up matches have been mentioned. That leaves almost no room to correct a selection error before the first ball is bowled. Judge the Bangladesh women’s squad’s Australia ODI series selection by what these 16 do at Allan Border Field.
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