Bangladesh’s women are in superb form at the Junior Asia Cup Hockey in Inner Mongolia, China. On Tuesday, the Bangladesh Under-20 women’s team thrashed Kazakhstan 4-0 in their Challenger Pool match.

Bangladesh had earlier defeated Chinese Taipei in their opening match and Pakistan in their second. With three consecutive victories, the team secured the group championship with one match still in hand. The red-and-green representatives also confirmed their place among the top six teams in the 10-team tournament.

Bangladesh dominated the match from the very beginning, taking a 2-0 lead in the first quarter. Captain Sharika Rimon opened the scoring in the third minute with a penalty-corner goal.

Liza Akter doubled the lead with a field goal in the 14th minute. Bangladesh continued their attacking momentum after the break.

In the 46th minute, Zakia Afroze Lima scored a superb field goal to make it 3-0. Five minutes later, in the 51st minute, captain Sharika scored her second goal of the match and Bangladesh’s fourth from a penalty corner.

With an impressive defensive display and clinical attacking play, Bangladesh gave Kazakhstan virtually no opportunity throughout the match.

With three straight wins, Bangladesh have secured the top spot in the Challenger Pool while remaining unbeaten. They will play their final group-stage match against Hong Kong China on Wednesday. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:00am Bangladesh time.