After being requested to bat first, India confronted a difficult state of affairs however managed to mount a robust batting efficiency. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur (52) and Jemimah Rodrigues (86 off 78) collaborated successfully, forming an important 73-run partnership off 91 deliveries for the fourth wicket.
Their efforts propelled India to a aggressive complete of 228 for eight, demonstrating a major enchancment from their sudden loss within the earlier ODI.
Bangladesh, of their pursuit of the goal, had a faltering begin. Nevertheless, a noteworthy 68-run partnership off 92 balls between Ritu Moni (27 off 46) and Fargana Hoque (47 off 81) supplied hope for a possible sequence victory over India, which might have been a uncommon accomplishment.
Nevertheless, they each fell in fast succession and from 106 for 3, Bangladesh collapsed to 120 all out in 35.1 overs.
Jemimah ended with outstanding figures of 4 wickets for 3 runs in 3.1 overs whereas leggie Devika Vaidya struck thrice.
The 2 set Bangladesh batters, Ritu and Fargana, had been each stumped off Devika and Jemimah respectively. Pacer Meghna Singh, enjoying her first ODI since September, eliminated opener Murshida Khatun (12 off 19).
The third and last ODI will likely be performed on Saturday.
“It was a fantastic alternative for us to bat first and arrange a good complete on the board. We spoke about one of many batters batting until the top, when Jemi (Jemimah)got here in we performed based on the ball and focus was on rotating the strike,” mentioned Harmanpreet, who retired damage within the 37th over after feeling ache in her left hand.
“We’ve been batting on flat tracks, performed ODIs after a very long time and therefore weren’t in a position to modify shortly, however we spoke about tips on how to modify and bat on these surfaces (after the primary recreation).
“It is going to be a very good recreation in two days time,”
Smriti Mandhana captained the aspect when Bangladesh had been batting.
Earlier, the 22-year-old Jemimah lastly returned to type and it was her strokeplay which helped India up the ante after a gradual begin on the Sher-e-Bangla Nationwide Stadium right here.
Jemimah stored dealing in boundaries, sending the ball 9 occasions throughout the fence, whereas Harmanpreet returned on the fag finish to finish her fifty. She had three fours in her 88-ball knock.
In the beginning of the innings, India discovered the going robust with Bangladesh bowlers bowling a very good line and size.
Opener Priya Punia was the primary to go along with Marufa Akter cleansing her up within the fifth over, whereas Yastika Bhatia was unlucky to get out after she was run out within the 11th over.
It was a straight hit by Mandhana which discovered the arms of Marufa and hit the stumps on the non-striker’s finish with Bhatia out of the crease.
Harmanpreet then joined Mandhana however runs had been troublesome to return by with the spinners bowling in tandem extracting flip and bounce from the pitch.
Quickly runs dried up because the duo managed 28 off 66 balls when Mandhana was despatched packing by leg-spinner Rabeya Khan, leaving India at 71 for 3.
Harmanpreet appeared to wrestle to attach together with her sweep photographs however as soon as Jemimah joined her within the center, issues began to alter because the duo began utilizing the ft.
The duo dealt in singles and waited for dangerous deliveries, whereas Bangladesh gave lengthy spells to their bowlers to maintain the strain.
The duo introduced up their 50-run partnership within the 32th over.
Jemimah accomplished her half-century together with her third 4 within the 41st over off Marufa.
(With PTI Inputs)
