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Bangladesh women crushed Scotland to register a nine-wicket win in the group match of the Commonwealth Games Women’s Cricket Qualifiers on Sunday.
Bangladesh chased down the modest target of 78 runs in 15.2 overs with nine wickets in hand.
Electing to bat first, the women from Scotland could not utilise the golden opportunity of winning the toss.
Chasing 78 runs, Murshida Khatun smashed an unbeaten 50 off 55 which featured 6 fours and a six and Fargana Hoque scored 20 with a single boundary.
Kathryn Emma Bryce picked up the only wicket of the innings when she removed Shamima Sultana (0) in the first very first ball.
Earlier, Bangladesh bundled Scotland for 77 in 17.3 overs, with Salma Khatun, Suraiya Azmin, Nahida Akter and Sanjida Alter scalping two wickets each.
Only Katie McGill could support Sarah for a while with her quickfire innings but their partnership did not last long when spinner Nahida Akter bowled Katie out for 22 off 13.
Sarah Bryce was the highest scorer of the innings with 29 runs off 32 deliveries aided by two fours for Scotland but they lost their last seven wickets within 27 runs in quick successions and eventually set the target of 78 runs.
Coming to chase a rather small target of 78 runs, the Tigresses had a heart-wrenching start. Shamima Sultana threw her wicket away on the first ball of the innings to Kathryn Bryce.
However, that wicket came to the Scots more like a blessing in disguise. Since then they could not create any pressure on the women from Bangladesh.
Murshida Khatun, with the support of Fargana Haque, completely controlled the Scottish bowlers as if it were a piece of cake.
As Bangladesh reached their third consecutive victory in 15.2 overs, Murshida was awarded player of the match for her fine display of batting scoring 50 runs off 55 deliveries.
Previously in the tournament, the Bangladesh Women beat the women from Kenya and host country Malaysia.
The Tigresses will face Sri Lanka today in the last match of the playoff group at the Kinrara Academy Oval of Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur in an attempt to make it four out of four.
