A statistic Kaur would have liked to avoid.
With Harmanpreet Kaur's dismissal at the hands of Sultana Khatun, she becomes the first Indian captain to get out for a golden duck against Bangladesh in T20Is (men/women, senior/junior).
IND 37/3 at the end of the Powerplay!
Sultana Khatun the woman of the moment! Khatun gets Verma and Kaur in back-to-back balls. After Mandhana fell cheaply for 13(13) to Nahida Akhter, Verma completely mistimes her shot and gives the field at long-off an easy catch. Khatun then proceeds to bowl out Kaur and send the Indian skipper back for a duck. Bangladesh put an abrupt halt to India's cruising start and in complete control now.
IND 22/0 after 3.
Shafali Verma looks to be in glorious touch with a hat-trick of boundaries to end the third over. It was Marufal Akter who had sent Verma back for a duck in the previous match but there seems to be a reversal of fate in this match.
Poor streaming quality continues to irk fans.
It seems that the streaming quality from the 1st T20I has not improved and the fans continue to be vocal in their complaints.
Match begins!
Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana walk out to the middle to open the batting for India. Nigar Sultana's Bangladesh aims to restrict India to a total below 130. Right-arm medium pacer Marufa Akter to start off the proceedings for Bangladesh.
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