Spinners tie noose around Bangladesh
The run rate has reduced a lot for Bangladesh after those 2 quick wickets. The two batters now have strike rates of 75 and 40. Distressing scenes for the home team as India apply the pressure with their spinners.
Deepti, Anusha, Minnu and Shafali too - Bangladesh have no way past the web being weaved by India's spinners.
BAN 76/3 after 15
BAN 57/3 after 10.3
A run out! And it's the captain who is run out. Shobana sends back captain Nigar Sultana for a run she does not think was there. Out for 2, Yastika Bhatia does the job behind the stumps. A cheap bargain for the Indian team to get Bangladesh's most stable middle order batter for a run out.
BAN 52/2 after 8.3
Shathi Rani takes a toll on Amanjot as the Powerplay ends - three consecutive fours. Against Vastrakar though, she loses her stumps. Bowled for 22.
BAN 34/1 after 6
India introduce their spinners in the Powerplay. Minnu Mani, the debutant, gets the first wicket! Shamima Sultana was looking to give her the charge. Gets one boundary, but then Jemimah comes around to get a catch in the deep.
BAN 14/0 after 3
Amanjot Kaur bowls an eventful 2nd over of the day. An outswinger looks to take an edge and go to first slip, but replays show there was no bat on the ball. Shamima swings to the leg side to get the first boundary of the day.
Bangladesh look to have overcome their nerves from the 1st over as Vastrakar continues.
Match begins with a maiden
Pooja Vastrakar starts the bowling for India. Shamima Sultana and Shathi Rana open the innings. And it's a maiden!
India vs Bangladesh: Playing XIs
India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Yastika Bhatia(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, Bareddy Anusha, Minnu Mani
Bangladesh: Nigar Sultana(w/c), Salma Khatun, Shamima Sultana, Nahida Akter, Ritu Moni, Shorna Akter, Marufa Akter, Sobhana Mostary, Shathi Rani, Sultana Khatun, Rabeya Khan
India win toss, opt to bowl first
India have won the toss and have opted to field
India vs Bangladesh: Squads
India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Sabbhineni Meghana, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Monica Patel, Anjali Sarvani, Meghna Singh, Devika Vaidya, Harleen Deol, Minnu Mani, Bareddy Anusha, Amanjot Kaur, Rashi Kanojiya, Uma Chetry
Bangladesh: Shamima Sultana, Murshida Khatun, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana(w/c), Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Nahida Akter, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Khan, Shanjida Akter, Salma Khatun, Marufa Akter, Dilara Akter, Disha Biswas, Sultana Khatun, Shathi Rani
Stay connected with The Bridge on #socials.