ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup, Group 2, Outdated Trafford
Bangladesh 136-8 (20 overs): Ferdous 33 (31); Yadav 3-28
India 139-5 (16.5 overs): Shafali 53 (34); Ritu 2-29
India received by 5 wickets
Wins for India and South Africa on the Ladies’s T20 World Cup ensured the struggle for semi-final qualification will go to the ultimate day of the group stage.
India beat Bangladesh by 5 wickets and face Australia, who’re prime of Group Two, within the ultimate fixture at Lord’s on Sunday understanding they are going to possible have to beat the six-time champions to qualify.
South Africa thrashed winless Netherlands by 88 runs and might want to beat Bangladesh of their ultimate sport and hope that India lose, in any other case it should go right down to web run-rate. Bangladesh additionally retain a slim likelihood of development.
In Thursday’s first sport, India chased a below-par 137 at Outdated Trafford as opener Shafali Verma struck 53 from 34 balls, and so they reached their goal in 16.5 overs.
But when they’re to beat the unbeaten Australians, India’s fielding might want to enhance considerably. A sloppy efficiency noticed them drop 4 catches within the first 5 overs and the innings was affected by misfields.
Regardless of that, there was a evident distinction in high quality between the groups as Bangladesh had been unable to punish the errors as they scraped to 136-8.
Juairiya Ferdous top-scored with 33 whereas captain Nigar Sultana Joty added 32, however India’s spin-heavy strategy prevailed as soon as extra as Radha Yadav took 3-28 and Sree Charani 2-21.
India misplaced Smriti Mandhana early earlier than Shafali took cost and the chase slowed after her dismissal within the ninth over, however Jemimah Rodrigues’ 26 from 15 helped them over the road.
