IND-W vs BAN-W 1st T20I: All-round India beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur started the new international season with a scintillating half-century as the Indian women’s team registered a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the opening T20 International on Sunday.

Opting to bowl, the Indian spinners took advantage of the conditions and restricted Bangladesh to 114 for 5. In reply, Harmanpreet (54 not out from 35 balls) and her deputy Smriti Mandhana (38 from 34 balls) added 70 runs. Third wicket in achieving the target in just 16.2 overs.

The skipper hit six fours and two sixes and made good use of the two wickets he got off left-arm spinner Nahida Akhtar. Mandhana was the pace-setter for India as she struck some captivating boundaries, five of them in total, including a sharp square cut off seamer Marufa Ector and an inside-out lofted cover-drive. They were shot out of the top drawer.

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This happened when the Indian bowlers completely laid it up for the batsmen, who had to break a sweat in pursuit of an easy target. The spin attack was led by the experienced Deepti Sharma (0/14 in 4 overs) as well as debutants – slow left-arm orthodox Anusha Bareddy (0/24 in 4 overs) and off-break bowler Minnu Manni (1/21). Did. 3 overs) – Perfectly executed skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s plan to bowl on one side of the wicket.

For his match-winning innings of 54*, Capt. @imharmanpreet has been adjudged player of the match #TeamIndia Won by 7 wickets.

scorecard – https://t.co/XfPweXxk85, #BANvIND pic.twitter.com/WIdChT6HMT– BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) 9 July 2023

Leg-spinner Shafali Verma (1/18 in 3 overs) was also mostly on target, with top-scorer Sorna Akhtar (28 in 28 balls) hitting her for a six. The idea was to fill the off-side area with five fielders and bowl on the fourth or fifth off-stump line and bangladeshi batsmanMostly right-handed people found it difficult to pierce the cordon.

It came after debutant Mani got her first wicket when Shamima Sultana (17), after hitting Offy for a six, could not connect her slog sweep and Jemimah Rodrigues took a smart catch at square leg.

Pooja Vastrakar then softened Shati Rani (22) with a short ball, followed by a perfect fuller delivery.

Experienced Nigar Sultana (2) was run out and Shafali lofted a single to dismiss Shobhana Mostari (23 off 33 balls), who was becoming increasingly frustrated.

In fact, Bangladesh bowled around 62 dot balls which is more than half of the innings, which included only eight fours and three sixes in total. Sorna’s two hits ensured that the hosts crossed the 100-run mark.

When India started the chase, Shafali paid the price for her lack of footwork as she was adjudged plumb in front while staying at the crease.

Rodrigues was played in when she tried to cut away an off-break from Sultana Khatoon.

However, once Harmanpreet and Mandhana got together, there was hardly any worry for the winning team.