india women defeated bangladesh women first t20i by 7 wickets

Dhaka: The Indian women’s team has started the tour of Bangladesh with a win. The first match of the T20 series between the two teams was played at the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. The Indian team was playing an international match after February. Harmanpreet Kaur’s team won the match by 7 wickets. Batting first, the Bangladesh women’s team scored 114 runs for 5 wickets. The Indian team achieved the target by losing 3 wickets in the 17th over.

Bangladesh’s batting did not work

The Indian captain won the toss and decided to bowl first. The pair of Shathi Rani and Shamima Sultana added 27 runs for the first wicket. Sultana was dismissed by debutant Minnu Mani. Rani was bowled by Pooja Vastrakar after playing an innings of 22 runs. Captain Nigar Sultana was run out after scoring 2 runs. Sobhana Mostri, who came out to bat at number three, played an innings of 23 runs but faced 33 balls. The maximum 28 runs came off the bat of Shorna Akhtar. He also hit two sixes in his innings. Bangladesh team could only score 114 runs in 20 overs. Apart from Pooja and Minnu, Shefali Verma took one wicket for India.

Harmanpreet Kaur hit Fifty

It was a poor start for the Indian and Shafali Verma was dismissed without opening the account in the very first over. Smriti Mandhana scored quick runs. On the score of 21, India got a second blow in the form of Jemima Rodrigues (11). Captain Harmanpreet and Smriti shared a 70-run partnership for the third wicket. Smriti was stumped after scoring 38 runs. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur hit the first ball of the 17th over for a six and completed her fifty off 34 balls. He took India to the target by hitting a four off the next ball. India has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The next match of the series will be played on 11 July.

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