The pair broke when Murshida Khatun returned to Richardson’s ball after being lbw for 16 runs in 16 balls in three fours. Captain Nigar Sultana Jyoti then teamed up with another opening batsman Shamima Sultana. Shamima was dismissed for 48 runs off 40 balls in 7 fours.

Although Shamima returned, captain Nigar Sultana picked up the fifty. In the beginning, he played a bit slow but increased the pace of scoring runs with time. The Tigres captain scored 67 off 53 balls with 10 fours and a six before being dismissed by Kelly in the end. Bangladesh scored 143 runs.

The Ireland women’s team was under pressure at the beginning of the reply. They lost two wickets for 5 runs. Sanjida Akhter Meghla bowled Gabby Lewis first. Salma Khatun then showed Orla Prendergast the way to the dressing room.

Then, of course, the Irish girls tried to turn around. Captain Laura Delany shared a 45-run partnership with Amy Hunter. Salma Khatun broke the pair by running out Amy. He scored 33 runs in 32 balls with 3 fours. Laura returned to Salma’s ball after scoring 28 runs in 30 balls.

After that, Eimar Richardson became aggressive. The batsman, who scored 40 runs in 2 balls with 4 fours and 1 six, was also the victim of running out. After his departure, no other batsman could build resistance. Salma took 3 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs for Bangladesh. Meghalaya and Nahida Akhter took two wickets each.