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Mithali Raj-led India ladies’s cricket team won the toss and chose to bat first of their ICC Girls folk’s World Cup stumble upon in opposition to Bangladesh. The Indian eves scored 229 of their respective innings, which supplies Bangladesh a goal of 230 to hurry.
Yastika Bhatia scored her 2d consecutive fifty of the match to serve propel her facet to a appropriate total in a dwell-or-die sport.
Yastika Bhatia’s 50-speed knock and cameos from Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Pooja Vastrakar helped India gain a modest 229/7 in 50 overs at Seddon Park.
Opting to bat first after profitable the toss the ladies’s in blue bought off to a flying birth up as openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana batted aggressively to preserve India’s total to a 50-speed price in 10 overs without shedding a wicket.
The Indian team became going right at the gain of 74 within the 15th over with Nahida Akter dismissing southpaw Smriti Mandhana for 30 from 51 balls. In the subsequent opener, Shafali Verma too became pushed aside as she became stumped by Bangladesh wicket-keeper Nigar Sultana off Ritu Moni’s bowling.
In the very subsequent ball captain, Mithali Raj became pushed aside for a golden duck caught within the covers by Fahima Khatun off Ritu Moni’s bowling to proceed India from 74 for no loss to 74 for 3.
Harmanpreet Kaur walked in to bat alongside with Yastika Bhatia and took India’s total previous the triple-settle price in 25th over.
The 34-speed partnership became broken as Harmanpreet Kaur became speed out by Fargana Hoque for 14 to proceed India in a role of trouble at 108/4 in 28th over.
The outdated edition’s finalist desperately fundamental a partnership and Yastika Bhatia and wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh struck a partnership to preserve the team’s total previous the 150-speed price. The 54-speed partnership became broken as keeper Nigar Sultana stumped Richa Ghosh for 26 as half of of the Indian facet became relief to the pavilion with 162 runs on the board.
Yastika Bhatia persevered at the side of her smartly off speed of maintain as she notched up a 2d consecutive half of-century. Immediately after that Yastika became out caught at short comely leg by Nahida Akter of Ritu Moni’s bowling for 50 off 80 balls at 176 for six.
Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana took the team’s total previous the 200-speed price in 47th over. Rana became pushed aside by Jahanara Alam within the closing over for 27 off 23 balls hitting two boundaries.
Pooja Vastrakar’s unbeaten 30 took India’s total to 229 in 50 overs surroundings a goal of 230 for Bangladesh.
With inputs from ANI
