08/10Result
15th Match, Women's T20 Asia Cup at Sylhet, Oct 8 2022
IND Women won by 59 runs
Player of the Match
Shafali Verma
Shafali VermaIndia Women
08/10Result
15th Match, Women's T20 Asia Cup at Sylhet, Oct 8 2022
IND Women won by 59 runs
Player of the Match
Shafali Verma
Shafali VermaIndia Women

END OF OVER:
20 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN-W: 100/7 (60 runs required, RR: 5.00)

  • Salma Khatun5 (5b)
  • Nahida Akter0 (1b)
  • Deepti Sharma4-0-13-2
  • Shafali Verma4-0-10-2

4:40pm Four wins out of five for India in the Women's T20 Asia Cup and they are back to being at their menacing best, after what can be considered a blip against Pakistan yesterday. It will be interesting to see how Bangladesh lift themselves up and it will rest on the shoulders of their captain Nigar Sultana, who has clearly looked class apart with the bat. Their next encounter will be against Sri Lanka, so the sooner the better for them. Right, for now, that's all we have from this match. On behalf of Sruthi, whose report will be up here soon, and Ranjith, this is me, Sudarshanan, signing off. Till the next time, take care!

4:33pm Time for the presentation. Nigar Sultana, Bangladesh captain is first up: "We didn't bowl well in the powerplay and after. We bowled too many loose balls and they hit well. Even though we couldn't get a lot in our batting powerplay, that [bowling] cost us eventually. Even though we controlled the first innings after ten overs, our main bowlers didn't bowl in the right areas.. [Delay in introducing leggies] It was our plan because Meghla, Nahida bowled well in the powerplay and I kept them on."

Smriti Mandhana, India captain: "It was disappointing in the last match the way we played. We came back well. Really proud of the girls. Today it was a whole team performance. Shafali batted well at the start, Jemi did well in the end. I liked Deepti's approach for those five balls. We were clinical as a bowling unit. We have to keep bowling dot balls and make them make mistakes. It is not easy for pace bowlers on this track to pick wickets. All of them actually bowled really well."

Shafali Verma is the player of the match for her all-round efforts: "I am always thinking about what team wants and am always ready for that. I was thinking about bowling in good areas. While batting, it was tough because it was coming low. It's all because of the hard work and it [half-century] has come after a long time, so I am happy."

4:28pm India are all but assured of a semi-final spot thanks to the huge win! It ended up being a one-way traffic eventually. Bangladesh would have been hopeful after keeping India to 159 - they were 91 for 0 in the first ten overs - but their batters failed to come to party. The openers Murshida and Fargana were quite slow in taking off and that hurt them. Sultana did well to strike some crucial boundaries in the second half of the chase but it was all a bit too little too late, in the face of some strong, disciplined Indian bowling. Lack of support from other batters meant Bangladesh were nowehere in the reckoning.

Akash: "Shfali verma is Good all round cricketer she can bat can bowl can keep can field. "

Bharat : "It's going to be pretty easy to award the POTM to Shafali Varma"

19.6
1
Sharma to Salma Khatun, 1 run, Low full toss on middle and leg, whipped to deep midwicket. Bangladesh bring up their hundred but go down to India by 59 runs.
19.5
2
Sharma to Salma Khatun, 2 runs, Fuller around middle, chipped wide of long-on for two.
19.4
0
Sharma to Salma Khatun, no run, Sharp turn again, and she gets beaten on the inside to wear it high on the thigh.
19.3
0
Sharma to Salma Khatun, no run, Fired full on middle, she misses the flick and gets it off the inside edge onto her pads.
19.2
2
Sharma to Salma Khatun, 2 runs, Fuill on middle, heaves it to deep square leg, who returns a quick through to the keeper, even as the batters wanted a second. However, the throw was wide and it went past Ghosh and they take another.

Salma Khatun.

19.1
W
Sharma to Lata Mondal, OUT, Sharp spin and it bowls Lata! Tossed up full and outside off, Mondal had her weight on the back foot and looks to cut it. But ends up missing it on the inside owing to the big turn. Bangladesh have now lost their last four wickets for four runs...

Lata Mondal b Sharma 1 (4m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

Deepti to bowl the last over.

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | BAN-W: 95/6 (65 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.00, RRR: 65.00)

  • Nahida Akter0 (1b)
  • Lata Mondal1 (1b)
  • Shafali Verma4-0-10-2
  • Renuka Singh3-0-22-1
18.6
0
Shafali Verma to Nahida Akter, no run, Full and outside off, she misses the slash.

Nahida Akter

18.5
W
Shafali Verma to Fahima Khatun, OUT, Another stumping appeal and Ghosh likes it! Slow and full outside off, Fahima looks to sweep it but misses. She overstretches herself and is out of the crease when Ghosh disturbs the bails. Dream day continues for Shafali - two wickets to follow her half-century.

Fahima Khatun st †Ghosh b Shafali Verma 1 (4m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

18.4
0
Shafali Verma to Fahima Khatun, no run, Full and outside off, hit to covers.
18.3
1
Shafali Verma to Lata Mondal, 1 run, Floated full on off, hit firmly back past the bowler.

Lata Mondal is in next.

18.3
W
Shafali Verma to Nigar Sultana, 1 wide, OUT, Is Sultana stumped? It is a wide ball but Ghosh has done well to collect it and whip the bails off. Shafali bowled it slow, enticing Sultana out and also wide outside off. She comes down and misses the ball and it passes outside the tramline, even as Ghosh does well to catch the Bangladesh captain short.

Nigar Sultana st †Ghosh b Shafali Verma 36 (38m 29b 5x4 0x6) SR: 124.13

18.2
1
Shafali Verma to Fahima Khatun, 1 run, Slower through the air, full outside off, whipped through mid-on.
18.1
1
Shafali Verma to Nigar Sultana, 1 run, Full and outside off, sliced towards point.

Fahima Khatun is the next batter.

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN-W: 91/4 (69 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.05, RRR: 34.50)

  • Nigar Sultana35 (28b)
  • Renuka Singh3-0-22-1
  • Shafali Verma3-0-6-0
17.6
W
Renuka Singh to Ritu Moni, OUT, Full and outside off, Moni looks to go big over the on side but only finds Rana at long-on. Very easy catch for her.

Ritu Moni c Rana b Renuka Singh 4 (12m 12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

17.5
1
Renuka Singh to Nigar Sultana, 1 run, Makes room but Renuka follows her with a full one outside leg. She works it to long-on.
17.4
1
Renuka Singh to Ritu Moni, 1 run, Full and just outside off, she clears her front leg and smashes it to long-on.
17.3
1
Renuka Singh to Nigar Sultana, 1 run, Very full on off, squeezed to sweeper cover.

Keeper comes up now.

17.2
4
Renuka Singh to Nigar Sultana, FOUR, Slower ball gone wrong, but Sultana does not miss out. Renuka looks to bowl the legcutter but ends bowling a juicy full toss. Sultana dances down the track and heaves it to the square leg ropes.
17.1
4
Renuka Singh to Nigar Sultana, FOUR, Cleverly done. Full and outside off, Sultana leans into it and opens the face of the bat to get it through the gap between short third and backward point.

Renuka returns.

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs | BAN-W: 80/3 (80 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 4.70, RRR: 26.66)

  • Ritu Moni3 (10b)
  • Nigar Sultana25 (24b)
  • Shafali Verma3-0-6-0
  • Sneh Rana3-0-17-1
16.6
0
Shafali Verma to Ritu Moni, no run, Full and outside off, driven to cover.
16.5
0
Shafali Verma to Ritu Moni, no run, Dropped! Full and outside off, Moni looks to slice it over backward point but finds Gayakwad there. She gets both hands to it but loses grip of the ball while diving to complete the catch.
16.4
1
Shafali Verma to Nigar Sultana, 1 run, Full again outside off, driven towards long-on.

BAN Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st45Fargana HoqueMurshida Khatun
2nd23Fargana HoqueNigar Sultana
3rd1Rumana AhmedNigar Sultana
4th22Ritu MoniNigar Sultana
5th3Fahima KhatunNigar Sultana
6th1Lata MondalFahima Khatun
7th0Lata MondalNahida Akter
8th5Salma KhatunNahida Akter