Bangladesh win historic Women’s World Cup Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 9 runs to record their first victory in World Cup history. Batting first, Bangladesh lost 7 wickets for 234 runs in 50 overs. In reply, Pakistan lost 9 wickets for 225 runs in 50 overs. Fatima Khatoon, who took three wickets for Pakistan, was the man of the match. (world cup bangladesh africa)
For Bangladesh, Fargana Haq (71) was the top scorer while skipper Niger Sultana (46) and Sharmin Akhtar (44) were the other notable contributors. Despite losing wickets from time to time, Bangladesh improved on their performance in the middle order. Consecutive loss of wickets in the last overs affected their scoring. Nasta Sandhu took three wickets for Pakistan.
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In reply, the openers and the No. 3 batsman shone but the rest of Pakistan’s were disappointed. Sidra Amin (104) was the top scorer. Nahida Khan (43) and skipper Bisma Maroof (31) also shone in the Pakistan innings. But then the batting collapsed and they were trailing by 9 runs for the victory. With this, Pakistan lost all the 4 matches they played. Bangladesh have one win from 3 matches.
In another match, South Africa defeated England. South Africa won by 3 wickets. Batting first, England lost 9 wickets for 235 runs in 50 overs while South Africa lost 7 wickets in reply with 4 balls to spare. The man of the match was Morrison Cap, who scored 32 runs for the loss of five wickets to England.
Amy Jones (56) was the top scorer for England with Tami Beaumont (62) batting first. Danny Wyatt, Heather Knight and Natsiver disappointed while the lower middle order held England back. In reply, Laura Wolwart (77) was the top scorer for South Africa. Captain Sun Loos (36) and Morrison Cap (32) also shone. South Africa have won all three of their matches.
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