Bangladesh woman prevail in last-ball finish to take 1-0 lead

Jahanara Alam's five-wicket pull and fine thumps from Nigar Sultana and Fahima Khatun helped Bangladesh Women overcome Ireland by four wickets at the YMCA Cricket Club in Dublin on Thursday (June 28) to take a 1-0 lead in the three-coordinate T20I arrangement. Pursuing 135 for triumph, Sultana (46) and Fahima (26 not out) helped Bangladesh over the line, despite the fact that it included a touch of show towards the end. With four required in the last finished, it came down to the last ball when Fahima took a solitary to seal a nearby win.

After the wicket of Shamima Sultana from the get-go in the pursuit, Ayasha Rahman and Fargana Hoque were engaged with a 34-run organization. Ayasha scored the majority of the keeps running in the second wicket stand while her accomplice was battling with her scoring rate. While Bangladesh oversaw 36 in the powerplay, things backed off for them as Fargana was not ready to discover the limits and combined with the come up short on Ayasha, the guests could just set up 49 at the midway phase of the innings.

Sultana gave the driving force by scoring three fours off Lara Maritz in the twelfth over and she dealt with a couple of more hits to the fence even as Ireland wore down the opposite end as Gaby Lewis expelled Fargana for a 25-ball 13 preceding catching Rumana Ahmed in front. The landing of Fahima to the wrinkle gave the help that Sultana was seeking after as they scored four limits between them in a significant organization.

With 18 required off the last two overs, Fahima and Sanjida Islam figured out how to hit a limit each off Isobel Joyce to facilitate the nerves in the Bangladesh camp. There were some anxious minutes in the last finished as Eimear Richardson surrendered three keeps running off five conveyances which incorporated the come up short on Sanjida off the penultimate ball. Be that as it may, Fahima's quiet nearness guaranteed a fourth triumph on the run for Bangladesh.

Prior, requested to bat, Ireland endured early misfortunes as Jahanara expelled openers Clare Shillington and Cecelia Joyce in progressive overs. A lively 28 from Gaby Lewis helped Ireland go and following her rejection, Isobel Joyce and Laura Delany put on a promising association to keep the scoreboard moving.

Having crossed the 100-run stamp in the sixteenth over, Ireland lost wickets in a stack in the demise, in spite of the fact that they managed a couple of limits to push the aggregate past 130, gathering 29 keeps running in the last four overs.

Brief scores: Ireland 134/8 of every 20 overs (Isobel Joyce 41, Gaby Lewis 28; Jahanara Alam 5-28) lost to Bangladesh 135/6 out of 20 overs (Nigar Sultana 46, Fahima Khatun 26*; Eimear Richardson 2-20) by 4 wickets.