Bangladesh girls scored 106 runs for 6 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs when they came to bat at the start of their first match in the Women’s U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup Super Six. As a result, hosts South Africa need to score 107 runs to win.
Bangladesh team leader Disha Biswas won the toss and decided to bat at the beginning of the match. The two openers started batting at a very slow pace. Mishti Saha was dismissed for 12 runs off 14 balls. Dilara Akhtar scored 17 runs off 20 balls. And 21 runs came from the bat of another Opnor, Afia Pradesh.
Then Sumaiya Akhter and Swarna Akhter batted the team score to touch one hundred mark. Swarna was dismissed for 20 runs off 18 balls. Marufa Akhter didn’t see any runs when he came to play on the next wicket. And Sumaiya Akhter scored 24 runs. Meanwhile, Rabeya Khatun remains unbeaten with 4 runs from 6 balls.
(21 January/MM)