• India beat Bangladesh in the first Women’s T20I by 7 wickets.

  • Harmanpreet Kaur was named Player of the Match for her match-winning knock.

Twitter erupts as Harmanpreet Kaur leads India to an emphatic win over Bangladesh in the first Women’s T20I
India beat Bangladesh in the first T20I

In the first Women’s T20I between Bangladesh and India, the tourists emerged victorious by 7 wickets at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

Put in to bat, Bangladesh started their innings with determination but struggled to accelerate the scoring rate. They managed to post a total of 114 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Sathi Rani top-scored for Bangladesh with 22 runs off 26 deliveries, including 4 fours. Shamima Sultana contributed a quickfire 17 runs off 13 balls, including 2 fours and 1 six.

Sobhana Mostary also made a valuable contribution with 23 runs off 33 balls, hitting 2 fours. Shorna Akter played a crucial knock of 28 runs off 28 deliveries, smashing 2 sixes. However, the rest of the batting lineup failed to make significant contributions. Pooja Vastrakar and debutant Minnu Mani were the pick of the bowlers for India, taking 1 wicket each and conceding 16 and 21 runs respectively.

Chasing a target of 115 runs, India showcased a dominant batting performance and achieved victory with 22 balls to spare. Opener Shafali Verma was dismissed for a duck early on, but Smriti Mandhana provided a solid start with 38 runs off 34 balls, including 5 fours.

Jemimah Rodrigues contributed 11 runs, however, it was captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who led from the front with an impressive knock of 54 runs off just 35 deliveries, featuring 6 fours and 2 sixes. Yastika Bhatia chipped in with 9 runs. India reached the target in the 16th over with the loss of only 3 wickets.

Here is how Twitter reacted:

https://twitter.com/thebharatarmy/status/1678002132296044545

https://twitter.com/aspankaj_/status/1677993785857552384

This article was first published at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.

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