England opened their Ladies’s T20 World Cup marketing campaign with a 21-run victory over Bangladesh in Sharjah, regardless of an unconvincing batting efficiency.
The low-scoring pattern of the event continued as Heather Knight’s facet efficiently defended their 118-7, with Bangladesh crawling to 97-7 in response.
Spin dominated once more on a sluggish, sluggish pitch as Linsey Smith and Charlie Dean took two wickets every.
England’s batters additionally struggled on the floor, with opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge top-scoring with 41 however they had been typically wasteful in opposition to Bangladesh’s sluggish, wily bowlers.
Although circumstances had been within the bowlers’ favour, England threw a number of wickets away by committing to an aggressive strategy all through.
Opener Maia Bouchier was caught at mid-off for 23, Nat Sciver-Brunt was lbw strolling down the pitch for 2, Alice Capsey was caught reverse-sweeping for 9 and Wyatt-Hodge was stumped attempting to hit down the bottom.
5 of the wickets fell to spin with two to Ritu Moni’s medium tempo, and whereas it was not their best innings, it didn’t show too pricey as England’s personal spinners produced an exceptionally disciplined show to bamboozle a poor Bangladesh batting line-up.
Sobhana Mostary batted brilliantly for her 44, however had little help from elsewhere as they didn’t sustain with the run-rate at any stage within the face of England’s consistency.
Heather Knight’s England are again in motion in opposition to South Africa, who additionally received their first match, on Monday whereas Bangladesh face West Indies on Thursday.