BAN-W vs IND-W

Harmanpreet Kaur, debutant Asha Sobhana star as India make it 4-0 against Bangladesh in five-match T20 series

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Image Source : BCCI WOMEN X Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh stitched a 28-ball 44 partnership which probably was the difference in the end for India in the 4th T20I The Indian women’s cricket team is on the brink of a historic clean sweep against Bangladesh having taken a 4-0 lead with a rather comfortable victory by 56 runs on DLS method in a rain-curtailed game on Monday, May 6 in Sylhet. The match was reduced to a 14-over-a-side contest and the Indian batters came out all guns blazing, showing the intent to get to a strong score. Yes, they did lose wickets at regular intervals but the fearlessness on the show was a good reminder that this line-up can bat like that when required. Shafali Verma got out cheaply but Smriti Mandhana and Dayalan Hemalatha played their part with impactful 22 each. Hemalatha in particular was aggressive and hit two fours and as many sixes in her short burst. Then came skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who too looked to take attack to the opposition. After both Mandhana and Hemalatha got out, Richa Ghosh joined forces with Harmanpreet to get a few more quick runs for the side. The duo stitched a 44-run stand off just 28 balls and the team score went beyond 100. Ghosh got out after scoring 24 but a few lusty blows from the skipper at the end and another late cameo from S Sajana pushed India’s score to 122. Bangladesh needed to bat out of their skins to chase down 125 in 14 overs and the spin chokehold from India began from the outset with Deepti Sharma getting the opener Murshida Khatun early. Deepti struck again immediately after the powerplay before the oldest debutant for Indian women’s team Asha Sobhana got into her work with a couple of wickets. There was a lot of praying and gratitude from Asha after she got her main scalp as it meant a lot for her after a sensational couple of seasons in the Women’s Premier League following years of toiling in domestic cricket. After which it was a formality as the Bangladesh batters struggled and kept hitting out eventually to be restricted to just 68 runs and the Women in Blue completed yet another solid win. Skipper Harmanoreet Kaur was adjudged the player of the match for her 26-ball 39, which laid the platform for India to get to 122.

BAN-W vs IND-W: Asha Sobhana becomes oldest India debutant in Women’s cricket

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Asha Sobhana became the oldest debutant for India in women’s internationals during the fourth T20I against Bangladesh on Monday, May 6 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. At the age of 33 years and 51 days, the leg-spinner got her maiden chance to don the national colours. She broke the record of Seema Pujare, who debuted for India at the age of 31 in an ODI against Sri Lanka back in 2008 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. Interestingly, apart from Sobhana and Pujare, no other Indian women’s cricketer made debuts under the age of 30. Having already taken a 3-0 lead in the 5-match series, India made a couple of changes to their playing XI. Even as Titas Sadhu was roped in as a replacement for Renuka Singh Thakur, Sobhana replaced the talented Shreyanka Patil. Sobhana recently earned her maiden India call-up after she performed exceptionally while playing for Smriti Mandhana’s RCB in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024. In one of the games against Alyssa Healy’s UP Warriorz, she picked up a 5-wicket haul. Habiba Islam debuts at 14 Habiba Islam Pinky made her debut at the age of 14. Courtesy: Bangladesh Cricket. Along with Sobhana, right-arm pacer Habiba Islam Pinky made her debut at the age of 14 years and 340 days. Pinky became the second-youngest Bangladeshi to debut in international cricket. Back in 2019, Rabeya Khan wore the national jersey for the first time against Nepal in the South Asian Games. She was 14 years and 268 days back then. Rabeya, 19 now, is currently a part of the Bangladesh squad along with Pinky for the T20I series against India. Habiba Islam Pinky (14 years 340 days) was born after Asha Sobhana Joy (33 years 51 days) started playing domestic cricket. They made their T20I debut in the same match today, against each other. — Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) May 6, 2024 Pinky was not even born when Sobhana started playing domestic cricket. Pakistan’s Ayesha Naseem (15 years and 209 days), Bangladesh’s Nahida Akter (15 years and 212 days) and India’s Shafali Verma (15 years and 239 days) also made their debuts at a young age. Published By: sabyasachi chowdhury Published On: May 6, 2024