The Indian women’s team entered the house after defeating Bangladesh in the fourth consecutive match.

Sylhet. The explosive performance of the Indian women’s team continues on its tour of Bangladesh. After a brilliant innings by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, India won thanks to an effective performance by the bowlers led by Deepti Sharma. Team India beat Bangladesh by 56 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-affected fourth 14-over women’s T20 International cricket match on Monday to record their fourth straight win and take a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.

A fourth-wicket partnership of 44 between Harmanpreet (39) and Richa Ghosh (24) saw India score 122 for six. Openers Smriti Mandhana (22) and D Hamlata (22) also played useful innings. Under the Duckworth-Lewis method, Bangladesh were given a target of 125 runs but the spin magic of Deepti Sharma (two wickets for 13 runs), Asha Shobhana (two wickets for 18 runs) and Radha Yadav (one wicket) saw the hosts down. for 12 runs) the team did not look in a position to achieve the target and managed to score only 68 runs for seven wickets.

Only openers Dilara Akhtar (21), Rubia Haider (13) and Shorifa Khatoon (11 not out) could reach double figures from Bangladesh. Chasing the target, Bangladesh got off to a slow start and the team managed to score only 21 runs for one wicket in four overs of the power play. Meanwhile, the wicket of Murshida Khatoon (01) fell. Dilara played a slow innings of 21 runs off 25 balls with two fours and was dismissed lbw by Deeptina. Rubia was also run out after one ball.

Shobhana trapped captain Nigara Sultana (01) lbw, which took Bangladesh from 38 for one to 39 for four in four balls. After this, Radha sent Ritu Moni (01) while Shobhana sent Shorna Akhtar (05) to the pavilion. Bangladesh’s half-century of runs was completed in the 11th over. The hosts needed 72 runs from the last three overs and the team could not even come close to this score.

First published: May 6, 2024, 20:48 IST

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