Sobhana Mostary recalls Bangladesh's 2018 Asia Cup win over India that changed everything

Sobhana Mostary still sees it as the turning point. Bangladesh beat India in the 2018 Asia Cup, and the money and facilities that followed opened doors that had stayed shut for years. She moved to Dhaka as a teenager chasing a game that barely existed. Years passed before regular matches came. Harmanpreet Kaur's batting gave her something to copy — the balance, the power, the way she read the game. Now, eight years on, Bangladesh are back in the Women's Asia Cup against the same opposition, and the 2018 result still sits on the wall as proof that one win can shift an entire program.