After 23 overs,India Women 93/3 ( Yastika Bhatia 13 , Harmanpreet Kaur 6)
Rumana Ahmed continues. Single collected off each of the first three balls of the over as Kaur and Bhatia go about rotating the strike between themselves before Kaur collects her first boundary with a slog sweep through the square leg region. Seven from the over.
After 22 overs,India Women 86/3 ( Yastika Bhatia 11 , Harmanpreet Kaur 1)
FOUR! Bhatia breaks the shackles by collecting her first boundary, steering the ball behind point in the second delivery of Moni’s sixth over. That’s the first boundary collected in nearly eight overs. Keeps the scoreboard ticking with a single two balls later. Five from the over.
After 21 overs,India Women 81/3 ( Yastika Bhatia 6 , Harmanpreet Kaur 1)
Bangladesh decide against going for the review after an unsuccessful LBW appeal against Yastika by Rumana Ahmed, who’s introduced for the first time today. Bhatia gets off strike with a single off the fifth ball after guiding the ball behind square leg — the first run collected in 15 deliveries! Dot to end the over.
After 20 overs,India Women 80/3 ( Yastika Bhatia 5 , Harmanpreet Kaur 1)
Second maiden for Ritu Moni, who has been excellent so far today with figures of 2/18, as Harmanpreet decides to block her way through this over. India going at four-an-over at the end of the 20th over, thanks primarily to Verma’s onslaught late in the first powerplay.
After 19 overs,India Women 80/3 ( Yastika Bhatia 5 , Harmanpreet Kaur 1)
Harmanpreet runs the ball down the ground for a single in the second ball of this over, opening her account in the process. Akter keeps things tidy in the remainder of the over as four dots follow. One from the over, with India collecting just eight in the last five overs for the loss of three wickets.
After 18 overs,India Women 79/3 ( Yastika Bhatia 5 , Harmanpreet Kaur 0)
Bhatia continues to accumulate runs at a steady pace, collecting a couple of doubles in Moni’s fourth over, guiding the ball behind point on both occasions. Four from the over.
After 17 overs,India Women 75/3 ( Yastika Bhatia 1 , Harmanpreet Kaur 0)
Yastika Bhatia gets off the mark with a single off the penultimate ball of this over, guiding the ball through the midwicket region. Meanwhile, the three-wicket burst has given Bangladesh the opportunity to dictate the proceedings and try and restrict the Indians below the 250-mark.
After 16 overs,India Women 74/3 ( Yastika Bhatia 0 , Harmanpreet Kaur 0)
It’s a double-wicket maiden for Ritu Moni as she gets rid of Shafali Verma and skipper Mithali Raj off successive balls. India have now lost three quick wickets without adding a run after a 74-run opening stand. The Bangladeshis are back in the game and how!
OUT! It’s mayhem out there after the moment, as Mithali Raj departs for a golden duck after chipping the ball in the direction of extra cover. Moni’s on a hat-trick! IND 74/3
Raj c Hoque b Moni 0(1)
OUT! And now Shafali Verma departs not too long after Mandhana, getting stumped off Ritu Moni’s bowling to fall eight short of a half-century. This was an ideal opportunity for her to bounce back to form with her first half-century of the tournament. Drinks taken after this dismissal. IND 74/2
Verma st Sultana b Moni 42(42)