3rd Women’s T20I: Indian batters flop again as Bangladesh pull off a consolation win | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India’s struggles against spin bowling persisted as Bangladesh secured a four-wicket consolation victory in the third and final women’s T20 international in Mirpur, Dhaka on Thursday.
Opting to bat, India could only manage 102 for nine, displaying another disappointing batting performance.
Despite their struggles in previous encounters, Bangladesh successfully chased the target in 18.1 overs, with opener Shamima Sultana’s steady knock of 42 off 46 balls leading the way.
Although India won the series 2-1, their overall performance left much to be desired, particularly in batting against spin.
Only skipper Harmanpreet Kaur showed the ability to clear the fence, while rookie off-spinner Minnu Mani stood out as a positive for India.
With the T20 World Cup scheduled in Bangladesh next year, the new head coach will have significant work to do before the team’s return. The upcoming three-match ODI series between the two teams is set to commence on July 16.

Earlier, Harmanpreet struck a solid 40 off 41 balls before a batting collapse in the death overs saw India lose their last six wickets for 11 runs.
Leggie Rabeya Khan was the standout bowler for Bangladesh with three wickets for 16 runs in four overs. Off-spinner Sultana Khatun was impressive in the powerplay, removing the star opening duo of Shafali Verma (11) and Smriti Mandhana (1).
The surface has proved to be “tricky” throughout the low-scoring series and considering that, Harmanpreet opted to bat first.
Shafali and Mandhana once again failed to provide a good start to leave India at 27 for two in six overs.
Mandhana got herself into an awkward position while trying to work one towards the leg side and ended up getting a leading edge with Bangladesh captain and keeper Nigar Sultana doing the rest.
Shafali was caught at long on, failing to clear the fence.
Jemimah Rodrigues (28 off 26) and Harmanpreet stitched a 45-run stand to take the innings forward before the former was stumped off leg-spinner Shorna Akter. Unlike the previous game, Jemimah showed positive intent in her innings and made good use of her feet against the spinners.
The lack of six-hitters in the squad was exposed again as Harmanpreet was the only one to have cleared the ropes.
Once Harmanpreet was stumped in the 17th over, wickets fell in a heap as Indian batters failed to get the required boundaries.
(WIth PTI inputs)