Touring Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team clinched the three-match ODI series 2-0 beating hosts Zimbabwean Women’s by a convincing nine wickets at the Queen’s Sports Club ground in Bulawayo on Saturday.
Earlier on Wednesday, Bangladesh made a flying start in the three-match ODI series beating hosts Zimbabwe Women’s team by eight wickets in the first match at the same venue.
In the remaining match of the ODI series, Bangladesh will play hosts Zimbabwe on November 15, also at the Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Bangladesh Women’s team playing a three-match ODI series against hosts Zimbabwe in Bulawayo as part of their preparation for the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers 2021, also scheduled to be held in Zimbabwe from November 21 to December 5 next.
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In the day’s match, hosts Zimbabwean teams opted to bat first after winning the toss and were bundled out cheaply for 121 runs in 46.4 overs featuring 35 runs by Nyasha Gwanzura and 33 runs by Modester Mupachikwa.
Nahida Akter grabbed three wickets for 30 runs while Salma Khatun and Jahanara Alam took two wickets each conceding 21 and 22 runs respectively.
Chasing a poor target of 122 runs, Bangladesh easily scored 125 for 1 in 24.3 overs, featuring two half centuries by Murshida Khatun and Fargana Haque.
After the dismissal of opener Sharmin Akter (8) for 10 runs in 4.2 overs, Murshida and Fargana lead the team towards victory contributing 115 runs in the 2nd wicket stand.
Murshida hammred a polished 51 runs off 65 balls hitting eight boundaries while Fargana scored 68-ball 53 runs featuring seven fours.
Esther Mbofana took the lone wicket giving away 30 runs.
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Three top teams from 10-team qualifying rounds will earn the right to play in the eight-team final round along with former champions Australia, England, South Africa, India and hosts New Zealand from March 4 to April 3’ 2022.
Earlier, a 16-member Bangladesh squad left Dhaka for the Zimbabwean capital Harare on November 5 to participate in the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier’2021 in Zimbabwe.
Bangladesh SQUAD : Nigar Sultana Joty (Captain), Murshida Khatun, Nuzhat Tasnia, Fargana Hoque Pinky, Rumana Ahmed, Ritu Moni, Nahida Akter, Salma Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Lata Mondol, Fahima Khatun, Fariha Islam Trisna, Sharmin Akter Supta, Sobhana Mostary, Khadiza-Tul Kubra and Shanjida Akther Maghla.