Sharjah: England started their campaign with a win by defeating Bangladesh by 21 runs in the Women's T20 World Cup here on Saturday on the basis of excellent performance by the bowlers. England restricted Bangladesh to 97 runs for seven wickets after scoring 118 runs for seven wickets on the basis of an aggressive partnership of 48 runs in 40 balls for the first wicket between openers Danielle Wyatt (41) and Maiya Busher (23). This is Bangladesh's first defeat in two matches. The team had defeated Scotland in its opening match. The England team entered this match with four spin bowlers. Linsey Smith and Charlotte Dean took two wickets each while Nate Siver Brunt and Sarah Glenn took one wicket each. Shobana Mostari made the maximum contribution of 44 runs for Bangladesh. He hit one four and one six in his 48-ball innings. Bangladesh team could hit only four fours and one six in its innings.
While defending the target, England's bowlers did not give Bangladesh's opening batsmen a chance to score runs quickly. Sathi Rani (seven) hit the first four of the innings against Siver-Brunt (one wicket for 20 runs) in the third over, but in the next over, Dean (23 runs, two wickets) trapped Dilara Akhtar (six) LBW. Linsey Smith (2 wickets for 11 runs), who came to bowl in the fifth over, got Rani caught by Sophie Ecclestone. Bangladesh could only score 20 runs for two wickets in the powerplay.
Captain Nigar Sultana (15) hit two fours against Sarah Glenn in the ninth over but Mostari was struggling to score runs at a fast pace from the other end. Mostari hit the first four in 27 balls of his innings, due to which Bangladesh completed the half-century in the 12th over. The team suffered a big blow when Nigar was run out in the same over. Sarah Glenn (1 wicket for 22 runs) gave the second blow to Bangladesh in two overs by bowling Sharna Akhtar (2) in the next over.
Bangladesh needed 52 runs in the last five overs and Mostari raised hopes by hitting the first six of the innings and scored 12 runs against Dean in the 16th over, but the team again came on the back foot after losing three wickets in the next three overs. Smith tightened England's grip on the match by dismissing Taj Nehar (seven) while Siver-Brunt dismissed Ritu Moni (two). Bangladesh's defeat was almost certain as soon as Mostari was out LBW on Dean's ball.
While defending the target, England's bowlers did not give Bangladesh's opening batsmen a chance to score runs quickly. Sathi Rani (seven) hit the first four of the innings against Siver-Brunt (one wicket for 20 runs) in the third over, but in the next over, Dean (23 runs, two wickets) trapped Dilara Akhtar (six) LBW. Linsey Smith (2 wickets for 11 runs), who came to bowl in the fifth over, got Rani caught by Sophie Ecclestone. Bangladesh could only score 20 runs for two wickets in the powerplay.
Captain Nigar Sultana (15) hit two fours against Sarah Glenn in the ninth over but Mostari was struggling to score runs at a fast pace from the other end. Mostari hit the first four in 27 balls of his innings, due to which Bangladesh completed the half-century in the 12th over. The team suffered a big blow when Nigar was run out in the same over. Sarah Glenn (1 wicket for 22 runs) gave the second blow to Bangladesh in two overs by bowling Sharna Akhtar (2) in the next over.
Bangladesh needed 52 runs in the last five overs and Mostari raised hopes by hitting the first six of the innings and scored 12 runs against Dean in the 16th over, but the team again came on the back foot after losing three wickets in the next three overs. Smith tightened England's grip on the match by dismissing Taj Nehar (seven) while Siver-Brunt dismissed Ritu Moni (two). Bangladesh's defeat was almost certain as soon as Mostari was out LBW on Dean's ball.
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