Twin half-centuries from Skipper Nigar Sultana Joty and Murshida Khatun powers Bangladesh to a thumping victory against Malaysia
We witnessed another dominating one-sided victories on the 5th day of the tournament. Pakistan hammered UAE by 10 wickets in the 9th match of the tournament. On the other hand, India clinched a thrashing 82-run victory in the 10th match of the tournament.
Bangladesh led by skipper Nigar Sultana Joty was all set to face Malaysia led by skipper Winifred Duraisingam in the 11th match of the tournament. Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty won the toss and opted to bat first. Bangladesh made one change to their line-up, the veteran pacer Jahanara Alam made her way back into the side after a long lay-off from the international level. She replaced Marufa Akter in the side. Malaysia on the other hand, made a couple of changes, Nur Aishah Mohammed Iqbal replaced Dhanusri Muhunan, and Irdina Beh Nabil replaced Amalin Sorfina in the side.
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The Bangladesh openers Murshida Khatun and the wicket-keeper batter Dilara Akter provided their side a quick start with a 65-run opening stand, scoring nine runs an over. Mahirah Izzati Ismail picked up the wicket of the wicket-keeper batter Dilara Akter to provide the first breakthrough for Malaysia.
Skipper Nigar Sultana Joty joined Murshida Khatun at the crease and the duo stitched another massive 89-run partnership for the 2nd wicket to take their side past the 150-run mark. Elsa Hunter picked up the wicket of Murshida Khatun to provide the 2nd breakthrough for Malaysia. Murshida Khatun completed her well-deserved half-century before getting dismissed. It was her 6th T20I half-century and the 3rd half-century in the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup.
Bangladesh eventually ended up with a total of 191/2 in their quota of overs. It is also their highest total in the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup. Murshida Khatun (80 off 59 balls), and skipper Nigar Sultana Joty (62 off 37 balls) were the top performers with the bat for Bangladesh. Elsa Hunter (4-0-27-1), and Mahirah Izzati Ismail (4-0-35-1) were the top performers with the ball for Malaysia.
Chasing a massive target of 192, Malaysia got off to a poor start as they lost the wicket of their opening batter Ainna Hamizah Hashim on the 2nd ball of the run chase. Jahanara Alam provided the first breakthrough for Bangladesh. Elsa Hunter joined wicket-keeper batter Wan Julia at the crease and the duo stitched a crucial 26-run partnership for the 2nd wicket.
Nahida Akter picked up the wicket of Elsa Hunter to provide the 2nd breakthrough for her side. Skipper Winifred Duraisingam joined wicket-keeper batter Wan Julia at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 17-run partnership for the 3rd wicket to take their side closer to the 50-run mark. Ritu Moni cleaned up the wicket-keeper batter Wan Julia to provide the 3rd breakthrough for her side.
Malaysia kept losing wickets at regular intervals and was eventually restricted to 77/8 in their quota of overs, falling short of the target by 114 runs. They lost their next five wickets for just 34 runs. Elsa Hunter (20 off 23 balls), Mahirah Izzati Ismail (15 off 25 balls), and wicket-keeper batter Wan Julia (11 off 25 balls) were the top performers with the bat for Malaysia. Nahida Akter (4-0-13-2), Shorna Akter (3-0-7-1), Sabikun Nahar Jesmin (4-0-17-1), and Rabeya Khan (3-0-10-1) were the top performers with the ball for Bangladesh.
Murshida Khatun was awarded the Player of the Match for her career-best performance (80 off 59 balls) with the bat. She smashed back-to-back half-centuries. She played a crucial role in helping her side provide a solid platform at the top of the order.
