SHARJAH: Spinners Linsey Smith and Charlie Dean took two wickets apiece as England defeated Bangladesh by means of 21 runs for a profitable begin to their Girls’s T20 International Cup marketing campaign on Saturday.
England’s way to play games 4 spinners paid dividends because the 2009 champions limited Bangladesh to 97-7 on a sluggish monitor in Sharjah as they controlled to safe their lowest general in T20 International Cups.
England had made 118-7, driving on a 40-ball 41 by means of opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
Heart-order batter Sobhana Mostary performed a lone hand for Bangladesh, making 44 off 48 balls, together with a profusion six off Dean over deep sq. leg.
The outcome used to be a sadness for Bangladesh, who received in opposition to Scotland within the event opener on Thursday for his or her first T20 International Cup win in a decade.
“We missed a good opportunity to beat a good side. Our bowlers did a good job but our batters disappointed,” stated Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana.
“On this kind of a surface, we needed to have a good partnership. We did not have a good powerplay, we gave away wickets.”
England, who selected to bat first, began off cautiously earlier than Wyatt-Hodge and Maia Bouchier (23) opened as much as play games some memorable pictures.
“It was tough out there, conditions were tough for batting and boundary-hitting. Wyatt-Hodge and Bouchier did well,” stated England skipper Heather Knight.
“We targeted 135-140, that is what we prepared for.”
Bouchier clash two fours at the trot within the 5th over off Marufa Akter as England raced to 36 runs off the primary 5 overs.
Rabeya Khan dropped Bouchier on 16 off Marufa at level however returned to pick out up her wicket, with Nahida Akter taking a catch at mid-on.
Bangladesh struck once more with the damaging Nat Sciver-Brunt (two) being trapped leg-before by means of Fahima Khatun within the 8th over.
England suffered every other dissipate when Knight (six) attempted to proceed for a pressure unwell the farmland however neglected it utterly to be bowled out by means of Ritu Moni.
