The Bangladesh women’s cricket team gave England a tough fight in the ODI World Cup. Facing Sophie Ecclestone’s bowling, the Bangladeshi batsmen scored 178 runs, but England struggled to achieve the target. England won by 4 wickets, thanks to Heather Knight’s unbeaten 79.
The England women’s team defeated Bangladesh by four wickets. Chasing a target of just 179 runs, the English team was in a difficult situation when five of its batsmen were out for 78. However, Heather Knight’s brilliant unbeaten innings of 79 runs secured England’s victory. England appears to be the most dangerous team in this tournament, facing India and Australia. Meanwhile, Bangladesh suffered its first defeat.
Bangladesh set a target of 179 runs.
The England women’s team captain won the toss and invited Bangladesh to bat first. In reply, Bangladesh’s innings was reduced to 178 in 49.4 overs. Shobhana Mostari top-scored with 60 runs, hitting eight fours. No other batsman could play long.
Bangladesh’s bowlers also bowled well in this match. England won the match due to a low score, but if the score had been 220+, Bangladesh could have won the match. F Khatun took 3 wickets for just 16 runs in 10 overs. Apart from her, Marufa Akhtar trapped 2 batsmen for 28 runs in 5 overs. S A Meghla also took 1 wicket. A total of 8 Bangladeshi bowlers bowled in this match.
England didn’t have a huge target to win. The Bangladeshi batsmen struggled against Sophie Ecclestone, and the entire team was bundled out for 178 in 49.4 overs. England struggled to achieve this target, but they fought back to win by four wickets in 46.1 overs, losing six wickets.
