Bangladesh 129 for 8 (Mostary 40, Shorna 31*, Ariani 3-28, Dewi 2-21) beat Indonesia 58 (Nahida 3-15, Marufa 2-6) by 71 runs
Indonesia make early inroads
Indonesia’s Ni Made Putri Suwandewi discovered swing nearly instantly however Bangladesh’s openers dealt with the motion properly to make a optimistic begin, scoring 4 boundaries within the first two overs. However that didn’t final lengthy as Suwandewi struck in her second over, having Juairiya Ferdous mistime an inswinging supply in the direction of cowl level, the place Ni Ariani got here ahead and held a pointy low catch to offer Indonesia their first wicket in Asia Cup.
Mostary and Dilara Akter then discovered run-scoring more and more troublesome. Bangladesh managed just one boundary between the third over and the tip of the powerplay, reaching 30 for 1.
Indonesia’s spinners maintained the stress thereafter, conceding just a few boundaries and repeatedly forcing Bangladesh’s batters to fabricate their pictures. The partnership between Mostary andDilara struggled to collect momentum and was ultimately damaged when Ariani had Dilara caught for 27 off 31 balls. Bangladesh reached 58 for two on the midway stage.
Shorna shines, Indonesia sparkle
Bangladesh’s first six got here solely within the thirteenth over due to Mostary. However her try to speed up was checked quickly after as 16-year previous legspinner Sofia Velic, on her worldwide debut, dismissed captain Nigar Sultana. Mostary was then left with the duty of guiding Bangladesh in the direction of a aggressive whole, however Indonesia continued to limit the scoring. Ni Luh Dewi struck twice within the seventeenth over to take away Mostary for 40 and Ritu Moni, leaving Bangladesh in additional hassle.
Shorna briefly modified the momentum, hitting a six and a 4, however Indonesia’s bowling ensured Bangladesh couldn’t totally capitalise. Indonesia too dropped as many as three catches however the reprieves didn’t make a lot of an affect.
Ariani produced a dramatic end to the innings, choosing up two wickets as Bangladesh slipped from 105 for 3 to 129 for 8. They misplaced 5 wickets for 21 runs in simply 17 balls, with Shorna, who had appeared Bangladesh’s most fluent batter late within the innings, stranded on the non-striker’s finish for a lot of the ultimate over.
Bangladesh bowlers rule
Marufa started with a probing over, getting the ball to swing each methods and protecting Indonesia’s openers cautious. She broke by means of in her second over, having Rahmawati Pangestuti edge a full supply to mid-on. she struck once more in her subsequent over, trapping Maria Corazon lbw with a full ball that swung sharply into her pads and beat her tried flick. Indonesia had misplaced each openers early however that they had made a barely higher begin than Bangladesh managed throughout their very own powerplay.
However the recreation shifted after the powerplay as Bangladesh’s spinners tightened the screws. Senior legspinner Fahima Khatun ended Ni Putu Ayu Nanda Sakarini’s troublesome keep on the crease within the ninth over, trapping the Indonesia captain in entrance for simply 2 off 15 balls. Sanjida Akter Meghla adopted up with one other wicket within the subsequent over, trapping Dewi lbw after she missed a size ball that got here into her pads.
Nahida struck within the twelfth over however it was within the 14th over that Indonesia’s innings fully fell aside. Nahida first dismissed Suwandewi for 3 after a mistimed pull. Sofia Velic was then run out for 1 following a fast throw from deep nice leg, earlier than Nahida completed the over by bowling Ariani for two. Indonesia had slipped to eight down, and two extra run-outs accomplished their innings as Bangladesh sealed a convincing 71-run victory.
