In the first Women’s T20I between Bangladesh and India, at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpu💙r.
Put in to bat, Bangladesh started their innings with determination but struggled to accelerate the scoring rate. They managed to post a total of 114 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Sathi Rani top-scored for Bangladesh with 22 runs off 26 deliveries, including 4 fours. Shamima Sultana contributed a quickfire 17 runs off 1🔜3 ball🍃s, including 2 fours and 1 six.
Sobhana Mostary also made a valuable contribution with 23 runs off 33 balls, hitting 2 fours. Shorna Akter played a crucial knock of 28 runs off 28 deliveries, smashing 2 sixes. However, the rest of the batting lineup failed to make significant contributions. Pooja Vastrakar and debutant Minnu Mani were the pick of the bowlers for💖 India, taking 1 wicket each and conceding 16 and 21 runs respectively.
Chasing a target of 115 runs, India showcased a dominant batting performance and achieved victory with 22 balls to spare. Opener Shafali Verma was dismissed for a duck early on, but Smriti Mandhana provided a solid start with 38 runs off 3ꩵ4 balls, including 5 fours.
Jemimah Rodrigues contributed 11 runs, however, it was captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who led from the front with an impressive knock of 54 runs off just 35 deliveries, featuring 6 fours and 2 sixes. Yastika Bhatia chipped in with 9 runs. In🐼dia reached the target in the 16th over with the loss of only 3 wickets.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
That's that from the 1st T20I.
A con🌱vincing 7-wicket win in the first T20I over Bangladesh and take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Captain (54*) hits th﷽e winning runs as we win with 22 balls to spare.
Scorecard –
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen)
Harmanpreet Kaur's fifty powers the chase against Bangladesh as India take a 1-0 lead in the T20I series 🙌
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— ICC (@ICC)
India register a𒊎 comfortaꦜble victory in the first T20I 💪👊
Scorecard:
— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ)
Fifty for Harmanpreet Kaur!!!
11th fifty in T20I, Captain is leading by example in the chase, cont⛦inuing her d🤡ream form and helping India to beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in first T20I.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
//twitter.com/thebharatarmy/status/16780021꧒322🎃96044545
A good outing fo♑r Team India in the opening T20I against Bangladesh. They were disciplined with the ball and clinical in the chase as India cruised to a seven-wicket victory. Well pl🐼ayed. 👍
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03)
Commentat🐭or said :- This is too easy f🐼or Indian team Captain |
— ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴍᴀɴ ᴇʀᴀ⁷ (@TheHarmanEra)
IND Women Beat BAN Women by 7 Wickets and take a lead of 1-0 in series. 🇮🇳
Fifty for Skipper
Well Done Girls 👍— Harshit 🇮🇳 (@Imharshit_45)
Indꩲian Women Won The First T20I Against Bangladesh Women 💙 Lead From Front With A Fifty Supported By 💥
Good Debut From 👏🏻 Took Her First International Wicket In Her ౠFirst Over🔥
— Akshay (@Akshayk_2255)
54 of 35 with 6 Four𝔉s and 2 Sixes. great start by in India Women tou🥂r of Bangladesh.
— raakesh nagarajan (@raakeshnagaraja)
//twitter.com/aspankaj_/status/1677♒993785857552384
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