Lagatar24 Desk
Hamilton, March 22: India defeated Bangladesh by 110 runs for their third win in the competition on Tuesday. Bangladesh hitters couldn’t handle spinner Sneh Rana, who finished with a four-wicket haul. Bangladesh never got going in their chase for 230 runs and was all out for 119 runs in 40.3 overs. With 32 runs, Salma Khatun was the team’s leading scorer.
Choosing to bat first, India scored 229/7 in 50 overs against Bangladesh in Hamilton, owing to Yastika Bhatia’s 50-run performance and cameos from Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh. Choosing to bat first, Mithali-Raj got off to a good start, with Shafali and Smriti Mandhana doing a good job.
Bangladesh, on the other hand, countered with three quick wickets of Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, and Mithali Raj, putting India on the back foot. India also lost Harmanpreet and Richa Ghosh, but Yastika Bhatia remained tough and struck an outstanding fifty to enable India finish with a decent total.
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj(c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh(w), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav
Bangladesh Women (Playing XI): Sharmin Akhter, Murshida Khatun, Fargana Hoque, Nigar Sultana(w/c), Rumana Ahmed, Ritu Moni, Lata Mondal, Salma Khatun, Nahida Akter, Fahima Khatun, Jahanara Alam
