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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Group 1, Edgbaston
Netherlands 139-8 (20 overs): D lead 50 (45); Figure 2-31
Bangladesh 141-4 (19.1 overs): Ferdous 50 (33); Long 2-27
Bangladesh won by six wickets
Bangladesh avoided a scare in their Women’s T20 World Cup opener by beating the Netherlands by six wickets at Edgbaston.
They got off to a positive start in their chase of 140 after Zuairia Ferdous and Dilara Akhtar Dola added 67 runs for the first wicket before collapsing to 85-4 in a mini.
The Netherlands bowlers were in the game till the last over but needed just three, Sharna Akhtar hitting a boundary off the first ball.
Swarna and Sharmin Akhtar Supta added 56 runs for the fifth wicket and the latter remained unbeaten on 37 after Ferdous’ fifty at the top of the order.
Netherlands spinner Caroline de Lange, who quit her job as a doctor to play in the tournament, was the choice of the bowlers with 2-27 as she removed set-batter Ferdous and Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joti for golden ducks.
The Dutch are playing in their first Women’s T20 World Cup and came close to an upset but relied heavily on their batting captain Babette de Lied.
De Leade top-scored with 50 but Heather Caesars’ 16 was the next highest contribution. Yorkshire established batter Star Kallis was bowled by Rabeya Khan for just four runs.
Both Australia and Netherlands have very tough games as they face India on Wednesday.
