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Womens T20 WC 2016

Scorecard - 1st Match, Group B, India Women vs Bangladesh Women at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India (15 Mar 2016)

India Women

163/5 (20) RR:8.15

India Women won by 72 runs

MOM: Harmanpreet Kaur
Bangladesh Women

91/5 (20) RR:4.55

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17.2 - Rumana Ahmed to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR, non-turning full delivery outside off, Harmanpreet Kaur comes down the track and flicks it with powerful wrists through mid-wicket, the fielder from long-on and deep mid-wicket had no chance

17.1 - Rumana Ahmed to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR, dragged down outside off, Harmanpreet Kaur goes deep inside the crease and pulls it over mid-wicket

12.0 - Rumana Ahmed to Mithali Raj, FOUR, good batting this from Mithali Raj. Allows the ball to spin away, clears her front leg and smashes the cut through extra cover

10.3 - Khadija to Mithali Raj, FOUR, to add insult to injury, Mithali Raj takes full toll of this gentle, flighted delivery. Opts for a inside-out drive and places it well over extra cover, raced away!

9.2 - Nahida Akter to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR, outside edge and four! Flat and outside off, Harmanpreet Kaur leans on her back leg and seeks to cut square of the wicket. Ekes out a thick outside edge which races away past the keeper

7.0 - Fahima Khatun to Vanitha, FOUR, lovely shot! Presenting the full face of the bat is Vanitha. Tossed up around off, Vanitha lifts it back over the bowler and the fielder at long-off had no chance

5.2 - Nahida Akter to Vanitha, FOUR, lucky again, Vanitha aims to sweep and yet again gets an under-edge which rolls past the keeper, it was too quick and the keeper couldn't do much

4.5 - Lata Mondal to Vanitha, FOUR, that's in the slot for Vanitha, she's making a strong statement here. Pitched full and outside off, Vanitha clears her front leg and smacks it back over the bowler's head, a couple of bounces before it reached the fence

4.1 - Lata Mondal to Mithali Raj, FOUR, lovely, lovely stuff from the skipper. Fuller and ample width for Mithali Raj to free here arms, driven square on the off-side and the quick outfield takes care of the rest

4.0 - Salma Khatun to Vanitha, FOUR, short and begging for punishment, Vanitha backs away and slashes the cut through cover, jeez! She is timing the ball so well

3.3 - Salma Khatun to Vanitha, FOUR, loopy slower ball on the stumps, Vanitha allows the ball to dip and drives it past the bowler. It fell short and Salma Khatun did well to get down in time, just that she couldn't get her palms behind. Long-on puts in the dive but to no avail, that was timed so sweetly

2.4 - Jahanara Alam to Vanitha, FOUR, the local girl Vanitha gets going with another boundary. She's dealing in boundaries at the moment. Full and at the toes, Vanitha gets across and flicks her wrists on the whip, went well over a leaping mid-on and way she goes into the fence

1.2 - Salma Khatun to Mithali Raj, FOUR, Mithali Raj showing her range. Yet again it was pitched a little short and allowed Mithali to rock on the back foot, punched sweetly off the meat, past cover

1.1 - Salma Khatun to Mithali Raj, FOUR, poor first delivery from Salma Khatun. Mithali Raj is too good a batter to miss out on that. Short and wide, not much of turn on offer, Mithali Raj camps back and cuts it past backward point

1.0 - Jahanara Alam to Vanitha, FOUR, lovely stroke from Vanitha. Pitched up and there to be driven, Vanitha shuffles and times the shot between mid-off and extra cover, raced away! First boundary of the Womens T20 WC 2016

18.5 - Fahima Khatun to Veda Krishnamurthy, SIX, nice and lovely from Veda Krishnamurthy, charges out and mows this leg-sidish delivery into the cow-corner stands

18.3 - Fahima Khatun to Veda Krishnamurthy, SIX, brilliant from Veda Krishnamurthy! Rushes down the track and smokes this full delivery over long-off

15.4 - Rumana Ahmed to Harmanpreet Kaur, SIX, wow! Awesome! Harmanpreet Kaur is displaying her class and panache here. Waltzes down and fetches the ball from outside off. Remember, she is playing against the turn, yet she succeeds in meeting the pitch of the delivery and tonks it over long-on

14.4 - Khadija to Harmanpreet Kaur, SIX, ah! Shot! Steps out, gets to the pitch of this flighted delivery and deposits it into the long-off stands, everything perfect about that shot - Just stand and admire stuff!

18.1 - Fahima Khatun to Anuja Patil, out Lbw!! Too ambitious from Anuja Patil. Aims to sweep after shuffling across but is beaten by the inward turn, rapped in front of middle and up goes the index finger. Anuja Patil lbw b Fahima Khatun 1(2)

17.3 - Rumana Ahmed to Harmanpreet Kaur, out Caught by Nahida Akter!! One too many strokes from Harmanpreet Kaur. Nonethelss, she played a lovely hand here. It was short and lured Harmanpreet Kaur to play it off the back foot. She obliged, went deep inside the crease and pulled it but didn't get the desired elevation this time. Holes out to deep mid-wicket. Harmanpreet Kaur c Nahida Akter b Rumana Ahmed 40(29) [4s-3 6s-2]

13.3 - Rumana Ahmed to Mithali Raj, out Caught by Jahanara Alam!! Gone! The skipper is gone. It was very well flighted leg-break around off, Mithali Raj dances down the pitch and looks to go inside-out over extra cover. Gets too close to the pitch of the delivery and toe-ends it towards extra cover who snaffles it both hands. Mithali Raj c Jahanara Alam b Rumana Ahmed 42(35) [4s-5]

8.3 - Fahima Khatun to Mandhana, out Lbw!! The Bangladeshi Women are jumping in joy - There can only be one reason at this moment. The in-form batter Mandhana is gone for a fourth-ball duck. It was a lovely tossed up delivery which pitched around off and turned back in to thud Mandhana's front pad. She was looking to flick off the back foot but is beaten by the turn. A loud appeal and the umpire obliges in kind. Replays show it was going to hit middle of middle. Mandhana lbw b Fahima Khatun 0(4)

7.4 - Nahida Akter to Vanitha, out Bowled!! There's the Shakib-esque delivery from Nahida Akter. The slider which comes on with the arm and doesn't turn. Humbugged Vanitha who was looking well set for a half-century. She advances down the track but is deceived by the lack of turn, fails to connect with the swipe and loses her off-stump. Finally, some relief for the Bangladeshi bowlers. Vanitha b Nahida Akter 38(24) [4s-7]

10.2 - Khadija to Mithali Raj, no run, dropped! How much will that cost? It was tossed up around off and Mithali Raj couldn't resist her uppish drive, chips it tamely off the toe-end towards the bowler who sinks low but fails to cling on

19.4 - Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Nigar Sultana, FOUR, tossed well wide of off, Nigar Sultana jumps down the pitch and slices the drive over a leaping backward point, three fielders gave chase but none got to the ball

16.0 - Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Fahima Khatun, FOUR, this time she times the pants of this sweep shot. Saw the ball dipping in and dragged it from outside off through square leg, sublime timing!

15.1 - Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Fahima Khatun, FOUR, full and in the zone for Fahima Khatun who gets low and employs the agricultural sweep to perfection, nailed through mid-wicket

9.3 - Shikha Pandey to Rumana Ahmed, FOUR, pitched up and this time Rumana Ahmed takes full toll of it, crouches low and drills the drive past a leaping extra cover. Oh pants! That was hit with some power

3.5 - Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Sharmin Akhter, FOUR, strays this down the leg-side, Sharmin Akhter kneels down and gets a bottom-edge on the sweep, fine leg fielder puts in a desperate dive but the ball wins the race

1.4 - Anuja Patil to Sharmin Akhter, FOUR, superb stuff from Sharmin Akhter! Sits on one knee and fetches the slog sweep from outside off and sends it soaring into the fine leg fence. Well-timed!

0.2 - Goswami to Sharmin Akhter, FOUR, errs in length a wee bit, tad fuller and allows Sharmin Akhter to lean into the forward drive, caressed past cover

16.2 - Anuja Patil to Fahima Khatun, out Lbw!! Another one bites the dust and things look all but over for Bangladesh. This was flighted full around off, Fahima Khatun looks for another sweep but this time she fails to meet the leather. Hit low on the pads and up goes the index finger. Fahima Khatun lbw b Anuja Patil 14(17) [4s-2]

12.1 - Poonam Yadav to Rumana Ahmed, out Caught by Anuja Patil!! Picked out the fielder to perfection. Slower through the air and outside off, Rumana Ahmed fetches the slog-sweep. Hit it straight down the throat of Anuja Patil at deep mid-wicket. Rumana Ahmed c Anuja Patil b Poonam Yadav 12(19) [4s-1]

9.4 - Shikha Pandey to Rumana Ahmed, out Sharmin Akhter Run Out!! Superb stuff from Indian Women. This yorker was flicked to short mid-wicket but Rumana Ahmed was never interested in a single. Sharmin Akhter set off and was almost half-way down the pitch. Sent back but Deepti Sharma did well to swoop down and ping a direct hit at the bowling end. Sharmin Akhter wasn't even in the frame. Sharmin Akhter run out((sub)Deepti Sharma)21(27) [4s-3]

7.0 - Poonam Yadav to Sanjida Islam, out Caught by Anuja Patil!! Gone this time. One too many swipes from Sanjida Islam. Yet again she aims to clear short mid-wicket with a slog sweep. The ball dipped in nicely and she ended up hitting it straight to Anuja Patil who accepts a dolly and hurls the ball as high as she can. Playing against the turn is always a risk and this wicket is a prime example for that. Sanjida Islam c Anuja Patil b Poonam Yadav 2(8)

4.3 - Anuja Patil to Ayasha Rahman, out Caught by Poonam Yadav!! First wicket for India and that brings Ayasha Rahman's troubles to an end. She was looking to pull/slog a off-spinner that landed on a length. Got it off the toe-end and short fine leg had one of the easiest catches to grab. Ayasha Rahman c Poonam Yadav b Anuja Patil 4(11)