Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs | SCO-W: 103/7 (17 runs required, RR: 5.15)

  • Sarah Bryce49 (52b)
  • Abtaha Maqsood2 (2b)
  • Marufa Akter3-0-17-1
  • Nahida Akter4-0-19-1

5:20pm That will be all from us for this game. In about 40 minutes, though, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will go at it and you can catch all the action here. Until next time, from Chandan and myself, it is goodbye!

Nigar Sultana, Bangladesh captain: We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. We had in our minds that this is our moment. Means a lot. This is the kind of wicket we need to be settled on. It was not very easy to bat on initially. Building a partnership (between Rani and Mostary) was crucial for us. We had a good total and we kept believing in ourselves. We have a very good spin attack, with Marufa also doing well, so we were confident about it (the defence). (On her batting lower than usual) We are trying to do something different. Taj (Nehar) was playing brilliantly in the last two warm-up games, and the idea was for her to build a partnership and hit some boundaries. Unfortunately, she got out. We are trying to get the momentum and we got it. Very happy that we fought back and seeing them (the girls) smile is the biggest inspiration.

Kathryn Bryce, Scotland captain: It was always going to be tough (playing our first match), getting over the nerves. We have played some good cricket in the last few months and hopefully that will come out (in the next few matches). (On the nerves before the game) A little buzz around, not sure about what to do with those nerves, some of them being pests (smiles). Nice to get out there, put in some fight. We were a little bit sloppy in the field. A couple of misfields and overthrows - those little things can cost you in the end. (On Saskia Horley bowling at the death) Saskia was really ready for that. Really calm under pressure and she was ready to take that on.

We've seen plenty of catches go down today and catching was going to be one of the things to watch out for in this tournament. Vishal Dikshit had written here with some numbers and reasons possibly why catches go down more frequently in women's T20s compared to men's.

Ritu Moni, Player of the Match: It was a decent wicket so I just wanted to bowl wicket-to-wicket and use my variations. We have put in a lot of hard work in the last year and we were really prepared. It is a great moment and a very proud moment for me and my team. (On the team's bowling plans) We were trying to assess the conditions and bowl to our strengths.

So it's gone just the way Nigar Sultana had wanted and from Bangladesh's point of view, you'd hope they are "into the flow" now.

5:03pm Mostary said at the half-way stage that bowling was their strength and that Bangladesh were confident. And across 20 overs, the bowling unit proved her right. They kept at it, squeezed Scotland and ultimately, had more than enough in the bank, which is saying something, given how short they felt at the break.

A well-rounded bowling effort with everyone who bowled more than an over, among the wickets. Moni, though, was perhaps the standout and her spell through the middle overs, at a time when Scotland were looking to press on, was probably pivotal.

Speaking of Scotland, they just could not find the fence regularly enough. They hit just five fours across their innings and Sarah, who remained unbeaten, could not do much to alter that narrative either. The rest also failed to come to the party and they did not help themselves with a run-out in the 13th over. This, despite being Scotland's debut T20 World Cup, will feel a missed opportunity and they might go back to their hotels today, wondering what might have been.

19.6
2
Marufa Akter to SJ Bryce, 2 runs, there it is! Bangladesh have their first win at the Women's T20 World Cup since 2014! They have waited and waited and waited, and they have snapped that streak at the first time of asking at their "home" T20 World Cup! Slower bumper wide outside off. Sarah fetches it but can only flat-bat it feebly towards long off. Maqsood tears back for the second (for NRR purposes perhaps) and makes it. All of that, though, is immaterial. Bangladesh have held their nerve and they are now on the board - a feeling they have not experienced since the 2014 edition and may yet catapult them to greater heights!
19.5
2
Marufa Akter to SJ Bryce, 2 runs, dropped again! Full and wide outside off. Sarah gets under it but does not get any power behind it. Cloths it towards extra cover, where Mostary gets under it but puts it down
19.4
2
Marufa Akter to SJ Bryce, 2 runs, back of a length wide outside off. Sarah takes a step across her stumps and slaps it towards deep cover point. Somehow gets back for two but she looks visibly drained
19.3
0
Marufa Akter to SJ Bryce, no run, a massive yahoo across the line, and Sarah only connects with fresh air! Fullish outside off. In the slot to be hit but Sarah just tries to hit it too hard
19.2
2
Marufa Akter to SJ Bryce, 2 runs, slanted in full on leg stump. Sarah gets her front foot out of the way and drags it towards long on. Picks up a brace but that will not be enough for Scotland

25 off 5. If something has to happen for Scotland, it has to happen now

19.1
1
Marufa Akter to Maqsood, 1 run, full just outside off. Maqsood plants her front foot and chunks it down the ground to long on

26 needed off the last over. Marufa to bowl. If Scotland get home from here, we will have seen something truly special

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SCO-W: 94/7 (26 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 4.94, RRR: 26.00)

  • Abtaha Maqsood1 (1b)
  • Sarah Bryce41 (47b)
  • Nahida Akter4-0-19-1
  • Rabeya Khan4-0-20-1
18.6
1
Nahida Akter to Maqsood, 1 run, almost another! Slanted in full on leg stump. Maqsood has a whoosh across the line and the ball goes straight up off the leading edge. Nahida tries to get under it but is unable to do so. Gets up a little winded but she has taken Bangladesh a step closer to victory courtesy of this over!

Maqsood is the new batter in

18.5
W
Nahida Akter to Fraser, OUT, goes high up, and Rabeya pouches it on this occasion! 100 T20I wickets for Nahida, and Bangladesh can feel it now! Floated up full outside off. Fraser has no choice but to go after it. Does not get to the pitch, though, having been deceived in the air and she skews it towards long off. Rabeya settles under it and lets out a huge cry of celebration after gobbling up the chance!

K Fraser c Rabeya Khan b Nahida Akter 2 (3m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

18.4
0
Nahida Akter to Fraser, no run, looped up on a length wide outside off, asking Fraser to fetch it. She swipes at it but does not lay bat on ball
18.3
1
Nahida Akter to SJ Bryce, 1 run, fuller, flatter on leg stump. Sarah cannot get under it completely and drills it towards long on
18.2
2
Nahida Akter to SJ Bryce, 2 runs, what an effort but it does not come to pass! Slowed up on a length on middle and off. Sarah dances down the track and gives it all she has. Mistimes it, though, and that brings Rabeya at long off into play. Hurtles to her right, sprawls across, gets both hands to it but cannot cling on!
18.1
1
Nahida Akter to Fraser, 1 run, floated up full outside off. Fraser gets to the pitch of the ball and powers it to long off

Nahida to bowl the penultimate over. 31 needed off 12. Bangladesh's game to lose from here

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | SCO-W: 89/6 (31 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 4.94, RRR: 15.50)

  • Katherine Fraser1 (1b)
  • Sarah Bryce38 (45b)
  • Rabeya Khan4-0-20-1
  • Ritu Moni4-0-15-2
17.6
1
Rabeya Khan to Fraser, 1 run, zipped in full on the stumps. Fraser chips down the track and shanks it towards long on

Fraser in at 8. She has good numbers in ODI cricket. Can she bring that to the fore today?

17.5
W
Rabeya Khan to Jack, OUT, but all Scotland find is another batter walking back! Slowed up a touch and hung up outside off. Jack-Brown does not watch the ball very closely and wafts after taking a step down. Misses the ball by a significant margin and Sultana makes no mistake on this occasion. The game is slipping away from Scotland!

L Jack st †Nigar Sultana b Rabeya Khan 9 (15m 13b 0x4 0x6) SR: 69.23

32 off 14. Scotland need a boundary, right about now

17.4
2
Rabeya Khan to Jack, 2 runs, back of a length on leg stump. Jack-Brown places it well enough between deep mid wicket and deep square leg, and hurtles back for two
17.3
1
Rabeya Khan to SJ Bryce, 1 run, safe! Slowed up on a length outside off. Sarah, having skipped down, is forced to fetch it and nearly picks out long on
17.2
2
Rabeya Khan to SJ Bryce, 2 runs, length delivery, angling into leg stump. Bryce gives herself room and hoicks it towards deep mid wicket. Labours back for the second
17.1
1
Rabeya Khan to Jack, 1 run, full on the stumps. Jack-Brown goes walkabouts and chips it down to long on

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | SCO-W: 82/5 (38 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 4.82, RRR: 12.66)

  • Lorna Jack-Brown6 (10b)
  • Sarah Bryce35 (43b)
  • Ritu Moni4-0-15-2
  • Fahima Khatun4-0-21-1
16.6
1
Ritu Moni to Jack, 1 run, hard length on off. Jack-Brown takes a step down the track and punches it towards deep cover point
16.5
0
Ritu Moni to Jack, no run, huge appeal, not given! Zipped in full on leg stump. Jack-Brown, having taken a step down the track, plays all over it and gets pinned on the back leg. Seemed to be heading down but Moni has convinced her skipper to review. No bat involved, as expected. Ball Tracking coming up and...reckons the ball would have missed leg stump. Jack-Brown stays!
16.4
1
Ritu Moni to SJ Bryce, 1 run, follows Sarah well outside leg with a length ball, and Sarah can only tug it to deep mid wicket
16.3
1
Ritu Moni to Jack, 1 run, back of a length on off. Jack-Brown advances anyway and drop-kicks it on the bounce to long on
16.2
0
Ritu Moni to Jack, no run, length ball, slanting into leg stump. Jack-Brown has a hurried stab at it and chunks it off the inside edge towards the keeper

SCO Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st12SJ BryceS Horley
2nd19KE BryceSJ Bryce
3rd18SJ BryceA Lister
4th16PA ChatterjiSJ Bryce
5th5SJ BryceDEM Carter
6th18L JackSJ Bryce
7th5SJ BryceK Fraser
8th10SJ BryceAM Maqsood