87/10 (20.0)
CR : 4.35
95/8 (20.0)
CR : 4.75
India Women won by 8 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
Deepti Sharma
3/1210(14)
Over 20
Bangladesh Women 87/10
Sultana Khatun0(0)
Shafali Verma3-15(3.0)
INDW won by 8 runs
4:35 PM IST, 5:05 PM Local time: India wrap up a low scoring encounter to win the second T20I by 8 runs and going 2-0 up in the three-match series at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur called it right at the toss and elected to bat first. India lost wickets at regular intervals and somehow managed to put 95/8 on the board with Shafali Verma top scoring with 19. Sultana Khatun picked up 3 wickets for 21 runs.
In response, Bangladesh got a good start hitting 10 runs in the first over but started losing wickets from the second over as Minnu Mani bowled a wicket maiden finishing with her career best T20I figures of 2/9. There was a concussion replacement for Bangladesh as Sobhana Mostary who got hit on the head in the first innings was replaced by Murshida Khatun in the 2nd innings.
There were 18 extras in the innings and besides skipper Nigar Sultana's 38, there was no substantial innings as the India spinners ran through the order despite Sultana keeping Bangladesh in hunt till the last over where they needed 10 runs but had just lost the skipper's wicket in the previous over where Deepti Sharma finished her 4 over spell with 3 wickets conceding only 12 runs.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur trusted the part time spinners with the task as Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma shared 7 overs between them. Shafali was surprisingly tasked to defend 10 runs off the final over and picked up 3 wickets taking India to a close win.
The last game of the series will be played on Thursday at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Hang around as we come back with the post match presentations.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur called it right at the toss and elected to bat first. India lost wickets at regular intervals and somehow managed to put 95/8 on the board with Shafali Verma top scoring with 19. Sultana Khatun picked up 3 wickets for 21 runs.
In response, Bangladesh got a good start hitting 10 runs in the first over but started losing wickets from the second over as Minnu Mani bowled a wicket maiden finishing with her career best T20I figures of 2/9. There was a concussion replacement for Bangladesh as Sobhana Mostary who got hit on the head in the first innings was replaced by Murshida Khatun in the 2nd innings.
There were 18 extras in the innings and besides skipper Nigar Sultana's 38, there was no substantial innings as the India spinners ran through the order despite Sultana keeping Bangladesh in hunt till the last over where they needed 10 runs but had just lost the skipper's wicket in the previous over where Deepti Sharma finished her 4 over spell with 3 wickets conceding only 12 runs.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur trusted the part time spinners with the task as Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma shared 7 overs between them. Shafali was surprisingly tasked to defend 10 runs off the final over and picked up 3 wickets taking India to a close win.
The last game of the series will be played on Thursday at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Hang around as we come back with the post match presentations.
4:46 PM IST, 5:16 PM Local Time: Time for the post-match presentation.
Deepti Sharma is the player of the match!
Nigar Sultana (Bangladesh Captain): "I think restricting team India under 100 was a great job by our bowlers. But the batters including me had to take the team across the line. We didn't get the start we wanted. But it happens in cricket and we have to move on and focus on the last game. She is receiving treatment and hopefully, she will be ready for the next game."
Deepti Sharma (Player of the Match): "I really enjoyed this kind of track. This helped the spinners. My plan was really simple and we held our nerves and bowled according to situations. We were looking to bowl dot balls.
Harry di (Harmanpreet Kaur) told us to keep calm and we have to think about our process and be confident. Everyone did well as a team and whenever I get the opportunity to bat, I think to finish the 20 overs."
Harry di (Harmanpreet Kaur) told us to keep calm and we have to think about our process and be confident. Everyone did well as a team and whenever I get the opportunity to bat, I think to finish the 20 overs."
Harmanpreet Kaur (India Captain): "It's part of the game. But always important to bounce back. Everyone showed good character and everyone was ready to go for the win. They bowled under pressure and happy with the win. In this series, we have a couple of bowlers who are going to take the responsibility of bowling. It's very important as a team that they step up as we are not going to hide them."
That's it from our coverage of the second T20I between Bangladesh and India. Ninaad Dixit here signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Akshay Bhide and scorer Bishal Mandal. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world.