Last updated on December 12th, 2023 at 05:02 pm
Fargana Hoque made 30 while Captain Nigar Sultana top-scored with 36. Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma picked up two wickets, respectively, for India.
On Saturday (October 8), India women defeated Bangladesh women by 59 runs in a Women’s Asia Cup 2022 match. Opting to bat, opener Shafali Verma smashed a quickfire fifty five off only forthy four balls while in-form Jemimah Rodrigues used the long handle to good effect with an unbeaten 35 as India managed a par 159/5.
Shafali and Smriti Mandhana (stand-in skipper) added 96 runs for the opening stand while Jemimah and Deepti Sharma added 29 runs in just 2.3 overs. Restricting the hosts to 100 for 7, the Indian bowlers then defended the target easily.
Brief Scores: India 159 for 5 in 20 overs (Shafali Verma 55, Jemimah Rodriguees 35 not out; Rumana Ahmed 3/27) vs Bangladesh 100 for 7 in 20 overs (Nigar Sultana 36; Shafali Verma 2/10). (With PTI inputs)
