India tour of Bangladesh: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana guide India to victory in third T20I
Verma and Mandhana put on 91 runs for the opening wicket as India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in the third T20I.
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India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets on Thursday in the third women’s T20 International against Bangladesh in Sylhet to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
Having put opted to bowl first, the Indian bowling unit restricted Bangladesh to 117/8 in their 20 overs. Only three of the nine Bangladeshi batters scored more than 10 runs in the innings.
The hosts got off to a good start with openers Dilara Akter and Murshida Khatun posted 44 runs in the powerplay. Akter was the aggressor as she scored 39 runs for 27 balls. Khatun, on the other hand, struggled to get going and was run out going for nine runs off 16 balls.
Akter followed Khatun soon after as she tried to hit Renuka Singh over square leg but ended up gloving it behind to Richa Ghosh. Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana anchored their innings with a patient 36-ball 28. However, she did not find an able partner as Sobhana Mostary (15 runs) ran herself out while Shreyanka Patil got rid of Fahima Khatun for a golden duck.
Sultana guided Bangladesh past the 100-run mark and was dismissed soon after by Radha Yadav as Bangladesh posted 117/8.
In response, Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana took on the Bangladesh attack...
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