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Four wickets in Amanjot’s debut, Bangladesh’s team was reduced to 152 runs

Mirpur. India’s young pacer Amanjot Kaur took four for 31 on her ODI debut as Bangladesh were bowled out for 152 in 43 overs in a rain-affected opening women’s one-day international here on Sunday. Due to rain for about an hour, the match was reduced to 44-44 overs and the Bangladesh team could not dominate on their own ground in cloudy weather. India, on the other hand, were helped by a magical spell from Amanjot and economical bowling from Sneh Rana and Deepti Sharma, as the team tightened the noose on the hosts from the start. The 23-year-old bowler Amanjot took the wickets of opener Murshida Khatoon, Fargana Haque, captain Nigar Sultana and Rabia Khan as Bangladesh struggled.

Nigar Sultana was the top run-scorer for the home team, scoring 39 runs at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, besides sharing a crucial 49-run partnership with Fargana Haque (27 runs). Sneh Rana gave India the first breakthrough when opener Sharmin Akhtar was run out by the spinner in the eighth over. The pressure of not being able to score on a wet outfield showed in Sharmin, who was run out while attempting a quick run off Murshida and did not even wait for the TV umpire’s decision. Rain interrupted play for more than an hour early in the 16th over and even then Bangladesh’s slow run rate continued, leaving them struggling at 63 for three at the end of the 21st over.

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Experienced batsman Fargana Haque (27 runs) stitched a good partnership with captain Nigar Sultana but she became Amanjot’s second victim in the 21st over., Captain Sultana was also soon out lbw to Amanjot’s bowling, due to which the fast bowler and the Indian players started celebrating. Wickets kept falling at regular intervals and Bangladesh’s innings was reduced to an over before last batsman Shorna Akhtar did not come out to bat due to injury. Earlier, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bowl. Amanjot and left-arm spinner Anusha Bareddi made their ODI debuts while top-order batsman Priya Punia returned to the Indian team for the first time since 2021. Shorna Akhtar made his ODI debut for Bangladesh.

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