Crucial: Richa and Harmanpreet’s partnership helped India to a profitable rating in a truncated contest. Photo: X/@BCCIWomen
India continued its dominant run in opposition to Bangladesh with a 56-run win by way of the Duckworth-Lewis methodology within the rain curtailed fourth women’s T20 in Sylhet on May 6.
A late begin after which over an hour-long delay as a consequence of persistent rain and hail meant that the competition needed to be shortened.
Harmanpreet Kaur (38) and Richa Ghosh (24) shared a 44-run stand to assist India publish 122 for six Bangladesh after persistent rain diminished the competition to 14 overs a facet.
The hosts needed to chase 125 in 14 overs beneath the DLS methodology to safe the primary win of the collection.
But the batters, barring opener Dilara Akter (21), Rubya Haider (13) and Shorifa Khatun (11 not out), failed to succeed in double digits as Bangladesh saved dropping wickets in clusters.
India handed a maiden debut to 33-year-old leg-spinner Asha Sobhana, who returned with figures of two for 18 in three overs.
Senior all-rounder Deepti Sharma picked up two wickets, whereas Radha Yadav and pacer Pooja Vastrakar took a wicket every as India restricted Bangladesh to 68 for seven.
India now leads the 5 match collection 4-0.
Earlier, taking part in her three hundredth worldwide sport, Harmanpreet was concerned in a vital partnership with the big-hitting Richa (24) to spice up India’s whole.
The duo got here out after the rain break with optimistic intent and shared as many as eight boundaries and a six in a span of 28 deliveries.
India misplaced opener Shafali Verma (2) early on. Shorifa Khatun bowled a fuller size ball and the opener tried to clear the in-field however couldn’t center it as the ball went flying within the palms of Ritu Moni at additional cowl.
Dayalan Hemlatha (22) smashed a few fours and sixes earlier than her rampage was stopped by Marufa Akter, who trapped the Indian leg earlier than wicket.
Play was stopped with India at 48/2 in 5.5 overs.
Smriti Mandhana (22) restarted the sport by hitting an aesthetic boundary. But the opener, who regarded scratchy all through her innings, couldn’t keep within the center for lengthy, falling sufferer to Rabeya Khan.
That is when Ghosh (24) and Kaur joined forces to inflate India’s whole earlier than Ghosh was caught at lengthy off. Kaur to was run out within the final over.
