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The Women in Blue bounced back with a victory by five wickets winning against Bangladesh during their league stage encounter, thus keeping their semi-final hopes alive during the T20 World Cup in England. India is second on the points table in group A with 6 points behind the Aussies. Radha’s three wickets along with Player of the Match Shafali’s half century ensured India bagged two crucial points.  

Tight spells from India bowlers early on

The Indian bowlers were on target, controlling the run rate of the Bangladeshi batters during the first ten overs. Speedster Renuka Singh struck early on, picking the wicket of Dilara Akter during the second over itself. The match up worked as this was the fourth time Renuka snapped Dilara’s wicket in T20Is. Then, a caught and bowled effort from Nandini Sharma sent Juairiya Ferdous back to the pavilion for just 33. At this stage, Bangladesh found themselves at 63/2 during the 10th over mark.

Spin does the trick, Radha sparkles with three wicket haul

Radha spun a web around the opposition who faltered and were trapped. Radha Yadav picked the wickets of Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana and Ritu Moni. She applied the brakes when needed the most, not allowing the opposition batters to free their arms. She ended her spell bagging 3/28 in her four overs, with an economy of just 7.

Shree Charani grabs two wickets in the final over

India’s stand out bowler Shree Charani was the star during the last over of the contest, snapping up two crucial wickets. So far, during the four matches India has played she has been the strike bowler, picking up 12 wickets overall. She also holds the most wickets for India women in a T20 World Cup edition. The youngster is truly a captain’s delight, always putting up her hand to break partnerships. She ended up with 2/21 in her three overs.

Bangladesh ended their innings with 136/8 in 20 overs.

Shafali Verma’s brilliant half ton

Power, precision and elegance all combined into one…and the young batter Shafali starts off on a high. She played shots all over the park, timing the ball well. She had her plans in place and stuck to them, exactly knowing which bowler to target. She also stitched a 45 runs partnership along with Yastika Bhatia. Shafali took the attack back to the opposition… but alas, perished after a good 53 runs in 34 balls, with eight fours and one six.

Jemi’s cameo knock helps India inch closer to a win

The experienced Jemimah Rodrigues scored a quick fire 26 in 15 balls, with three fours and one six to help the Women in Blue get closer to the winning line. Some calculative shots in between, gave India the edge against Bangladesh. India had just nine runs to get, when Jemi’s wicket fell at a crucial juncture.

Bangladesh’s Ritu Moni picked two wickets. India’s Deepti Sharma hit the winning runs with a boundary. India won the contest by five wickets, ending with 139/5 in 16.5 overs.   

Brief Scores

Bangladesh: 136/8 in 20 overs (Juairiya Ferdous 33; Radha Yadav 3/28) lost to India: 139/5 in 16.5 overs (Shafali Verma 53; Ritu Moni 2/29) by 5 wickets.