Bangladesh achieved their highest-ever whole of 225/four within the 50-over format towards India, with Fargana Hoque (107) impressively registering her nation’s first-ever ODI century.
In response, India’s opener, Smriti Mandhana, contributed 59 runs, and Harleen Deol displayed a exceptional efficiency with 77 runs within the middle-order. Nevertheless, India’s batting lineup skilled a dramatic collapse, shedding their final six wickets for a mere 34 runs, finally getting bowled out for 225 in 49.three overs.
The collection led to a tie at 1-1, leaving India to accept this consequence after the three-match ODI collection towards Bangladesh.
“I believe (there’s) numerous studying for us from the sport. Even aside from the cricket, the type of umpiring that was occurring, we had been very shocked. The subsequent time we come to Bangladesh we are going to make sure that we’ve got to cope with the sort of umpiring and put together ourselves accordingly,” Harmanpreet advised the broadcaster after the match.
India’s final pair of Jemimah Rodrigues (33 not out) and Meghna Singh (6) took the workforce near win, however a contentious caught-behind choice towards the latter appears to have added to India’s woes.
Each Jemimah and Meghna appeared sad with the caught-behind choice.
The India captain lashed out on the on-field umpires, Muhammad Kamruzzaman and Tanvir Ahmed — each locals –, terming their umpiring as “pathetic”.
Harmanpreet mentioned, “They (Bangladesh) batted rather well, batted based on the scenario. They had been taking these singles which had been very essential. In between, we leaked just a few runs however we managed the sport very properly after we had been batting, however as I discussed earlier, some pathetic umpiring was achieved.
“We’re actually disenchanted about some selections given by the umpires,” mentioned the India captain, who hit the stumps along with her bat in frustration and gestured in direction of the umpire when she was adjudged out leg-before for 14 off Nahida Akter.
The India captain praised Harleen Deol for her 77, which got here off 108 balls with 9 fours.
“She appeared very promising within the final sport, so we promoted her to bat freely and she or he took the chance with each palms. Jemi (Jemimah) was actually good all through the innings. She performed properly,” she mentioned.
“(It was a) good sport, (a) lot of studying and lastly our Excessive Fee from India can be there and I hope you possibly can have invited him right here, however that can be superb. And thanks sir for coming right here,” the India captain advised the host broadcaster.
Bangladesh had earlier recorded their first-ever ODI win towards India within the first match once they gained by 40 runs through the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern methodology, however the guests bounced again to defeat the hosts by 108 runs within the second sport.
(With PTI Inputs)
