Live: Horley's career-best keeps Bangladesh in check
Nigar Sultana Joty's Bangladesh face Kathryn Bryce's Scotland in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 opener in Sharjah.
Toss: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first against Scotland in Sharjah.
Bangladesh openers Shathi Rani and Murshida Khatun showed positive intent from the start, though disciplined bowling from Scotland kept them close to the rate of six in the first four overs. This yielded a result when Khatun mistimed a lofted shot down the ground off Kathryn Bryce and gave Scotland their first wicket in the fifth over.
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No. 3 batter Sobhana Mostary started in a similar vein to the openers and soon restarted building the innings along with Rani. Going at close to 5.5 runs an over at the end of the first half of the innings, the duo tried to pick pace soon after the 10-over mark. A shot too many brought the downfall of Rani, who was caught in the deep while trying to go after Fraser. Soon after, Taj Nehar fell short of the crease after a misunderstanding with Mostary.
Breakthroughs from Olivia Bell and Saskia Horley gave Scotland the advantage in the death overs, but Bangladesh finished at 119/7 courtesy of Fahima Khatun's (10* off 5) attacking cameo. Horley finished with a career-best performance of 3/13.
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The ninth edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 kicks off today in the UAE. The day's first match will be between Bangladesh and Scotland in Sharjah whereas Asian rivals Pakistan and Sri Lanka will feature in the evening encounter at the same venue.
Coming to the tournament opener, Nigar Sultana Joty's side will be aiming for their first-ever T20 World Cup win in almost 10 years, whereas Kathryn Bryce & co. would look to a perfect start to their tournament debut.
In the leadup, both Bangladesh and Scotland lost their warm-up fixtures against Sri Lanka, but secured wins against Pakistan. Head-to-head, Bangladesh have an advantage over Scotland with four wins in four games between the two sides thus far.
Playing XIs
Bangladesh: Murshida Khatun, Shathi Rani, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana (c) (wk), Taj Nehar, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya, Nahida Akter, Marufa Akter
Scotland: Saskia Horley, Sarah Bryce (wk), Kathryn Bryce (c), Ailsa Lister, Priyanaz Chatterji, Darcey Carter, Lorna Jack, Katherine Fraser, Rachel Slater, Abtaha Maqsood, Olivia Bell
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