Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN-W: 101/8 (45 runs required, RR: 5.05)

  • Sultana Khatun0 (2b)
  • Marufa Akter1 (4b)
  • Pooja Vastrakar4-0-25-2
  • Shreyanka Patil4-0-24-1

And that's it for today. We appreciate your presence here. Remember to tune into the second T20I on April 30. Until then, take care and stay hydrated. Signing off on behalf of Harshith, the rest of the team and myself, Rashad.

Harmanpreet Kaur: "Our bowlers did a great job today, even though the scores were not enough on the board. They took their responsibility well and gave us the win. (Top order) played with intent but the last six overs did not go as we planned, the previous 14 overs we batted really well according to the plan. Last few days helped us to get the confidence for the condition here and we got to learn which shots we are going to play. I think if we can plan and execute ourselves then we can put up a decent total in the next game. (The bowlers) Discussed among themselves. We wanted to create some opportunity by fielding because the total was not big and they gave breakthrough in the first six overs which set the tone for us."

Player of the match Renuka Singh: "I understood the pitch is going to help so I kept everything simple, bowling wicket to wicket. During the powerplay the ball swings a bit so it is easier to get the wickets. And during the death I used the variations well. (Harmanpreet) Kept it simple and told us to stick to the plan, if the first plan does not work then move to the next plan."

Nigar Sultana: "Whenever you are chasing 140+ runs you have to get runs in the powerplay. Our top order batters aren't getting the runs. The way India started the innings it was looking like 150+ score but (our bowlers) bowled the last five overs brilliantly, I think we should take that as a positive for the next game. We need to be more confident in the next game. Our batting unit is good but they're not showing up 100%, hopefully they will give their best in the next game."

Presentation Ceremony

It was basically Nigar against the Indian bowlers. With a fantastic knock, the captain scored her seventh T20I fifty. There was little prospect for the other batters from Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi women's batting issue remains, as they displayed in their previous series against Australia. Indian bowlers weren't allowing many runs to be scored by the batters by maintaining a tight line and length. Renuka claimed three wickets, Pooja two, and the remaining three bowlers one apiece.

India Women won the match by 44 runs.

19.6
0
Vastrakar to Sultana Khatun, no run, Yorker delivery on the stumps, defends it back to the bowler
19.5
1
Vastrakar to Marufa Akter, 1 run, Fuller length delivery outside off, driven to short extra cover
19.4
0
Vastrakar to Marufa Akter, no run, Full-toss delivery above waist height down the legside, no ball called
19.4
1nb
Vastrakar to Marufa Akter, 1 no ball,
19.3
0
Vastrakar to Marufa Akter, no run, Sandshoe crusher! Marufa barely managed to block it on the pitch

At last, a fantastic run has come to an end.

19.2
W
Vastrakar to Nigar Sultana, OUT, Length ball stayed low, Nigar moved away from the wicket to make room, wild swing and a miss, crashed onto the stumps. There's a no-ball check from the third umpire, it's a fair delivery and the skipper has to depart.

Nigar Sultana b Vastrakar 51 (66m 48b 5x4 1x6) SR: 106.25

19.1
0
Vastrakar to Nigar Sultana, no run, Yorker delivery on the stumps, blocked well on the pitch

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN-W: 99/7 (47 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.21, RRR: 47.00)

  • Sultana Khatun0 (1b)
  • Nigar Sultana51 (46b)
  • Shreyanka Patil4-0-24-1
  • Radha Yadav4-0-19-1
18.6
0
Patil to Sultana Khatun, no run, Good length ball on the stumps, defends back to the bowler
18.5
W
Patil to Nahida Akter, OUT, Good length ball on the stumps, Nahida premeditates and tries to play it across the line, misses the line and length completely. Clean bowled

Nahida Akter b Patil 9 (12m 11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 81.81

18.4
1
Patil to Nigar Sultana, 1 run, Length ball outside off, driven square past the point fielder
18.3
2
Patil to Nigar Sultana, 2 runs, Tossed up delivery, Nigar charges down the ground and clears the onfield with ease but the ball does not have enough legs to reach the boundary ropes, picks up a couple of runs and gets her 7th T20I fifty

Over the wicket

18.2
1
Patil to Nahida Akter, 1 run, Length ball outside off, pushes with soft hands to the vacant cover region
18.1
0
Patil to Nahida Akter, no run, Length ball outside off, tries to clear the onfield but gets beaten by the turn

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs | BAN-W: 95/6 (51 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.27, RRR: 25.50)

  • Nahida Akter8 (8b)
  • Nigar Sultana48 (44b)
  • Radha Yadav4-0-19-1
  • Deepti Sharma4-0-15-1
17.6
1
Yadav to Nahida Akter, 1 run, Back of a length ball on the stumps, rocks back and steers it through mid wicket
17.5
1
Yadav to Nigar Sultana, 1 run, Short pitched delivery on the stumps, moves across and pulls it away to deep square leg for a single
17.4
4
Yadav to Nigar Sultana, FOUR, Flighted delivery outside the off stump, Nigar charges down the ground and smashes it high over the extra cover region, couple of bounces and onto the boundary ropes
17.3
1
Yadav to Nahida Akter, 1 run, Length ball on the stumps, turns it down to the onside
17.2
1
Yadav to Nigar Sultana, 1 run, Flighted delivery tries to slog sweep over the circle fielder, finds the inside edge past the stumps and the keeper to short fine leg
17.1
0
Yadav to Nigar Sultana, no run, Flighted delivery outside off, moves away from the wicket to make room, hits it to the point fielder

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs | BAN-W: 87/6 (59 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.11, RRR: 19.66)

  • Nahida Akter6 (6b)
  • Nigar Sultana42 (40b)
  • Deepti Sharma4-0-15-1
  • Renuka Singh4-0-18-3
16.6
0
Sharma to Nahida Akter, no run, Quicker delivery on middle-off, Nahida plays across the line and finds the short mid wicket fielder
16.5
1
Sharma to Nigar Sultana, 1 run, Back of a length ball on the stumps, shuffles across and jabs it to the onside
16.4
1
Sharma to Nahida Akter, 1 run, Good length ball on middle-leg, played with soft hands and sets off for a quick single
16.3
4
Sharma to Nahida Akter, FOUR, Misfield again near the boundary ropes. Short pitched delivery pulled away to deep square leg region, the fielder fumbles and gifts a boundary

BAN Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4Murshida KhatunDilara Akter
2nd19Murshida KhatunS Mostary
3rd6Nigar SultanaMurshida Khatun
4th1Fahima KhatunNigar Sultana
5th32Nigar SultanaShorna Akter
6th16Nigar SultanaRabeya Khan
7th21Nigar SultanaNahida Akter
8th0Nigar SultanaSultana Khatun
9th2Marufa AkterSultana Khatun