After a disinterested batting performance in the loss against Pakistan, the ‘Women in Blue’ put on a much better performance at 159 for 5, largely due to a 96-run opening stand between Shafali and stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana (47 runs). There was a partnership. 38 balls).
Credit should also go to Jemima Rodrigues, whose unbeaten 35 off 24 balls helped the Indian team score nearly 160 runs. Bangladesh scored 100 for 7 at the end of 20 overs and never looked to win. India are at the top of the seven-team table with eight points from five matches and one match left in the round robin stage.
Having never chased down a target total of more than 142 in their entire T20I history, Bangladesh tried their best but could never compel the pace against a solid Indian bowling attack that kept things tight. After a poor fielding effort against Pakistan, it improved a few notches later in the day as there were no easy runs in store.
The hosts could not even score 50 runs in the first 10 overs and it was almost impossible for them to score more than 110 runs in the back-10. With Sneh Rana (1/17 in 3 overs) and Deepti Sharma (2/13 in 4 overs) being as transparent as ever, none of the Indian bowlers stayed away from the target.
Even Shafali’s loop legbreak (2/10 in 4 overs) didn’t look playable. The sluggishness of the track also meant that the spinners could vary the pace and most of the balls were not coming to the bat. The two openers Fargana Hoki and Murshida Khatun could only manage 45 runs in the first nine overs and Bangladesh were virtually out of the competition at that point.
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