SHARJAH: Spinners Linsey Smith and Charlie Dean took two wickets apiece as England defeated Bangladesh by 21 runs for a profitable begin to their Ladies’s T20 World Cup marketing campaign on Saturday.
England’s technique to play 4 spinners paid dividends because the 2009 champions restricted Bangladesh to 97-7 on a gradual monitor in Sharjah as they managed to defend their lowest whole in T20 World Cups.
England had made 118-7, using on a 40-ball 41 by opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
Center-order batter Sobhana Mostary performed a lone hand for Bangladesh, making 44 off 48 balls, together with an enormous six off Dean over deep sq. leg.
The consequence was a disappointment for Bangladesh, who gained in opposition to Scotland within the match opener on Thursday for his or her first T20 World Cup win in a decade.
“We missed a very good alternative to beat a very good facet. Our bowlers did a very good job however our batters disenchanted,” mentioned Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana.
“On this type of a floor, we would have liked to have a very good partnership. We didn’t have a very 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 some memorable photographs.
“It was robust on the market, circumstances have been robust for batting and boundary-hitting. Wyatt-Hodge and Bouchier did nicely,” mentioned England skipper Heather Knight.
“We focused 135-140, that’s what we ready for.”
Bouchier hit two fours on the trot within the fifth 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 choose up her wicket, with Nahida Akter taking a catch at mid-on.
Bangladesh struck once more with the harmful Nat Sciver-Brunt (two) being trapped leg-before by Fahima Khatun within the eighth over.
England suffered one other blow when Knight (six) tried to go for a drive down the bottom however missed it utterly to be bowled out by Ritu Moni.
