The beginning was a panic for the Niger Sultanates. After winning the toss and going into bat, England scored 47 runs without a wicket in the first 6 overs. But Rabeya Akhter, Ritu Moni and Fahima Khatun's great bowling has pulled the reins on the English batting as time has passed.
In the end, England scored 118 runs for 7 wickets after batting 20 overs. Not in 'B' group
Two openers Maia Bouchier and Danny Watt-Hodge gave England a good start in the Women's Twenty20 World Cup match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. But they were cautious in the beginning, getting only 13 runs in the first 3 overs. Both these batsmen hit 6 fours in the next three overs of the power play to take the run close to fifty.
In the seventh over, Rabeya broke the pair by making Nahida catch Buchier at mid-on. Buchier scored 23 runs off 18 balls with 3 fours. Fahima trapped Nate Sciver-Brant lbw in the next over. After losing two quick wickets, England started the game with some composure.
However, in the 12th over Ritu Moni picked England captain Heather Knight and in the 13th over Nahida opener Watt-Hodge (41 runs from 40 balls) England lost again.
7 to 15 in these eight overs, they scored only 40 runs for 4 wickets. This is England's lowest total in the middle overs of an innings since the last T20 World Cup.
At the end of 18 overs, England were 98 for 5.
However, despite losing two wickets in the last 2 overs, the second ranked team in the ICC ranking added 21 runs. Sophie Ecclestone also hit a six in Ritu's last over.
Among the Bangladeshi bowlers, Ritu, Nahida and Fahima took two wickets each. But the best economy is leg spinner Rabeya who took 1 wicket with 15 runs in 4 overs.
Summary Score:
England: 118/7 in 20 overs (Watt-Hodge 41, Bouchier 23, Jones 12*; Fahima 2/18, Ritu 2/24, Nahida 2/32).
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