Following their blemish-free campaign at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup qualifier, Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana said that her side was looking to make a statement in England, scheduled to host the World Cup in June.

Bangladesh wrapped up the tournament with a commanding seven-wicket win over the Netherlands in their final match at the Upper Mulpani ground, registering seven victories from seven games to secure a place at the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup in England and Wales.

The dominating campaign is praiseworthy for the team's ability to drown out the outside noise that formed the soundtrack of their campaign's start.

"We don't want to go there (England) just to participate. We want to win matches and give our country an impactful T20 World Cup," Nigar said following her team's impressive run in the qualifier.

"There has always been a lot of talk about our batters not being consistent, but in this tournament they really dominated. The bowlers contributed alongside them, and as a team we were much more consistent. We played dominant cricket," she said.

"Our plan before coming here was first to make sure we qualified. But in the back of our minds we also wanted to win the tournament and stay unbeaten. Alhamdulillah, we were able to do that.

"All the credit goes to the girls. They played exceptionally well throughout the tournament. Everyone tried to play their role, and that is why we were able to perform like this," she said.

Nigar added that her was looking forward to play some competitive cricket ahead of the tournament, something they missed out on ahead of the ODI World Cup in 2025 in India and paid the price as they managed to earn only one win.

"Now our goal is how we can perform better at the T20 World Cup. Preparation will be extremely important. We would like to play some international matches before the World Cup because in previous tournaments we were not able to prepare properly," said Nigar.

"If we can play a good, competitive T20 tournament before the World Cup - whether it is a franchise league or any other event - it will boost the team a lot and help our preparation," she said.

Bangladesh are expected to host Sri Lanka for a white-ball series in April comprising three ODIs and as many T20Is. After that series, they are expected to fly to Europe to play either a tri-nation or four-team tournament, subject to availability of the other participating teams.