In the first Women’s T20I between Bangladesh and India, the tourists emerged victorious by 7 wickets at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Put in to bat, Bangladesh started their innings with determination but struggled to accelerate the scoring rate. They managed to post a total of 114 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Sathi Rani top-scored for Bangladesh with 22 runs off 26 deliveries, including 4 fours. Shamima Sultana contributed a quickfire 17 runs off 13 balls, including 2 fours and 1 six.
Sobhana Mostary also made a valuable contribution with 23 runs off 33 balls, hitting 2 fours. Shorna Akter played a crucial knock of 28 runs off 28 deliveries, smashing 2 sixes. However, the rest of the batting lineup failed to make significant contributions. Pooja Vastrakar and debutant Minnu Mani were the pick of the bowlers for India, taking 1 wicket each and conceding 16 and 21 runs respectively.
Chasing a target of 115 runs, India showcased a dominant batting performance and achieved victory with 22 balls to spare. Opener Shafali Verma was dismissed for a duck early on, but Smriti Mandhana provided a solid start with 38 runs off 34 balls, including 5 fours.
Jemimah Rodrigues contributed 11 runs, however, it was captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who led from the front with an impressive knock of 54 runs off just 35 deliveries, featuring 6 fours and 2 sixes. Yastika Bhatia chipped in with 9 runs. India reached the target in the 16th over with the loss of only 3 wickets.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
That's that from the 1st T20I.
A convincing 7-wicket win in the first T20I over Bangladesh and #TeamIndia take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Captain @ImHarmanpreet (54*) hits the winning runs as we win with 22 balls to spare.
Scorecard – https://t.co/QjTdi2Osrg #BANvIND pic.twitter.com/zeSveT5nHF
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) July 9, 2023
Harmanpreet Kaur's fifty powers the chase against Bangladesh as India take a 1-0 lead in the T20I series 🙌
📝: #BANvIND: https://t.co/BhIQulFicy pic.twitter.com/wgBn4EUPWS
— ICC (@ICC) July 9, 2023
India register a comfortable victory in the first T20I 💪👊#BANvIND #T20I
Scorecard: https://t.co/i94uoUNL9J #CricketTwitter #WomenCricket pic.twitter.com/pJFHQJeoGp
— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ) July 9, 2023
Fifty for Harmanpreet Kaur!!!
11th fifty in T20I, Captain is leading by example in the chase, continuing her dream form and helping India to beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in first T20I. pic.twitter.com/UAohPLxgkc
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 9, 2023
https://twitter.com/thebharatarmy/status/1678002132296044545
A good outing for Team India in the opening T20I against Bangladesh. They were disciplined with the ball and clinical in the chase as India cruised to a seven-wicket victory. Well played. 👍#BANvIND pic.twitter.com/QdjBZVIQx4
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) July 9, 2023
Commentator said :- This is too easy for Indian team Captain @ImHarmanpreet | #BANvIND pic.twitter.com/08SIVdPYXt
— ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴍᴀɴ ᴇʀᴀ⁷ (@Here4Harman) July 9, 2023
IND Women Beat BAN Women by 7 Wickets and take a lead of 1-0 in series. 🇮🇳
Fifty for Skipper @ImHarmanpreet
Well Done Girls 👍#INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/XCkL1gPHVt— Harshit 🇮🇳 (@Imharshit_45) July 9, 2023
Indian Women Won The First T20I Against Bangladesh Women 💙@ImHarmanpreet Lead From Front With A Fifty Supported By @mandhana_smriti 💥
Good Debut From #MinnuMani 👏🏻 Took Her First International Wicket In Her First Over🔥#INDvBAN @BCCIWomen @BCCI pic.twitter.com/JZKlVsh7la
— Akshay 𓃵 (@Akshayk_2255) July 9, 2023
54 of 35 with 6 Fours and 2 Sixes. great start by @ImHarmanpreet in India Women tour of Bangladesh. pic.twitter.com/Jx9cKx5der
— raakesh nagarajan (@raakeshnagaraja) July 9, 2023
Captain's knock by @ImHarmanpreet 👍
Congratulations for 1-0 up in the series @BCCIWomen #BANWvINDW— Pᴀɴᴋᴀᴊ ᴠᴇʀᴍA (@aspankaj_) July 9, 2023