The main objective of the Bangladesh women’s cricket team to play this series in Sri Lanka was to prepare themselves before the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup. Jyoti-Rabeya-Marufara will do the bulk of the preparations by playing three ODIs and five T20Is against the hosts. The first match of Bangladesh Women’s A-Team’s ongoing ODI series was washed away by rain. Rain interrupted the second ODI today (Tuesday) as well. This reduced the game to 20 overs. Bangladesh won by 7 wickets against the hosts.

Although it was an ‘A’ team match on paper, as part of the preparations for the Women’s World Cup, Bangladesh had prepared the team with almost all the first row cricketers of the national team. National team captain Nigar Sultana Jyoti was also in the team along with experienced Jahanara and Shamima Sultanara.
Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first at Thrustan in Colombo today. The hosts were shocked at the start of the bat. They lost three wickets within the team’s 30 runs. The Lankans kept the wheel of runs going by relying on the fourth wicket partnership. The individual highest 36 runs for the team came from the bat of captain Sathiya Sandipani.

Bangladesh bowlers have shown their best on the field today. The innings of the hosts stopped at 113 runs after losing five wickets at the end of the scheduled 20 overs in the face of Fahim-Rabayad’s cannon.
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In response, Bangladesh also hit with the bat, the opener Shamima ran out and returned to Sajghar with only 3 runs for the team. However, Bangladesh came very close to victory thanks to Murshida’s 30 and Dilara’s 47-run innings. When they returned, Nigar Sultana Jyoti and Ritumani took the lead. The visitors overcame the target with two overs in hand.

The five-match T20 series will start from September 12. All the matches in this format will be held at the Colombo ground.

Summary Score:

Sri Lanka: 113/5 (20 overs); Sandipani 36, Shehani 25*; Fahima 2-10, Rabeya 2-18

Bangladesh: 117/3 (18 overs); Dilara 47, Murshida 30; Vimukti 1-20, Madushani 1-31