England claimed a 21-run victory over Bangladesh in Sharjah to get their Girls’s T20 World Cup marketing campaign off to a profitable begin.
Openers Danni Wyatt-Hodge (41) and Maia Bouchier (23) made a gentle begin for England, placing on 48, after Heather Knight gained the toss and elected to bat.
Nonetheless, Bangladesh’s bowlers, particularly Fahima Khatun (2-18) and Ritu Moni (2-24), made common breakthroughs, dismissing the damaging Nat Sciver-Brunt (2) and Knight (6) cheaply.
Nahida Akter (2-32) additionally contributed to Bangladesh’s assault as 5 of England’s center and decrease order batters fell in single figures as they limped to 118-7.
In reply, Bangladesh had been rapidly decreased to 17-2 with Charlie Dean (2-22) and Linsey Smith (2-11) hanging early and eradicating their openers.
Sobhana Mostary (44) added resistance to Bangladesh’s middle-order with a 35-run partnership alongside her captain Nigar Sultana Joty (15) however was dismissed lbw by Dean.
Sciver-Brunt (1-20) and Sarah Glenn (1-22) additionally claimed the wickets, choosing up one apiece as England defended their lowest-ever whole in a Girls’s T20 World Cup.
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What’s subsequent for both sides at Girls’s T20 World Cup?
England face South Africa in Sharjah on Monday October 7 at 3pm whereas Bangladesh come up in opposition to West Indies on Thursday October 11. Each video games will likely be dwell on Sky Sports activities.
Watch each match of the 2024 Girls’s T20 World Cup dwell on Sky Sports activities, concluding with the ultimate in Dubai on Sunday October 20.
