The Indian women's cricket team beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series on Sunday. Bangladesh, batting first, scored 114/5 in their 20 overs. Pooja Vastrakar, Shafali Verma and debutant Minnu Mani took one wicket each, but it was Deepti Sharma (0/14 in 4 overs) who was the pick of the bowlers. Despite a shaky start, a defiant 54*(35) from captain Harmanpreet Kaur and a handy 38(24) from Smriti Mandhana ensured that India comfortably chased down the target with almost 4 overs to spare.As it happened:
The Indian women's cricket team beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series on Sunday. Bangladesh, batting first, scored 114/5 in their 20 overs. Pooja Vastrakar, Shafali Verma and debutant Minnu Mani took one wicket each, but it was Deepti Sharma (0/14 in 4 overs) who was the pick of the bowlers. Despite a shaky start, a defiant 54*(35) from captain Harmanpreet Kaur and a handy 38(24) from Smriti Mandhana ensured that India comfortably chased down the target with almost 4 overs to spare.As it happened: