Harmanpreet aces the chase after bowlers stifle Bangladesh

Stingy spells by Pooja Vastrakar and Deepti Sharma, trailed by a fast fifty from Harmanpreet Kaur set up a direct seven-wicket win for India in their most memorable global trip in over four months.

Bowling first, India limited Bangladesh to 114 for 5, with Vastrakar and Deepti drying out the runs before Harmanpreet's unbeaten 35-ball 54 and Smriti Mandhana's 34-ball 38 fixed triumph for the guests with 22 balls in excess.

Bangladesh start solid in accommodating bowling conditions

Under cloudy circumstances and on a surface that had a hint of green, Harmanpreet had no dithering in handling first. Her choice was justified with Vastrakar getting going with a lady, tracking down liberal development in the air. It was Minnu Mani, one of the two India debutants, who struck the primary blow, disposing of Shamima Sultana. Regardless of being struck for a four and six off the past two balls, she adhered to her arrangement of keeping it slow and outside off. Sultana went for a single shot an excessive number of just to be holed out at profound square leg.

Shathi Rani, likewise on debut, brought down Amanjot Kaur for three progressive fours as Bangladesh came to 46 for 1 after seven overs, and began to look agreeable.

Bowlers put an extremely tight grip; Shorna shores up Bangladesh

While the quicks got development, the spinners additionally tracked down sharp turn and skip, and Hamanpreet rushed to ring in the changes. Vastrakar messed Rani up with two or three guards prior to sending down a speedy, quick one to shake her stumps. What's more, when Rani fell, the gets dialed back to a stream. Bangladesh could deal with a single limit between overs eight to 16, likewise losing three wickets in the process as the get rate boiled down to five an over. Commander Nigar Sultana's unnecessary run out additionally didn't help the hosts. Deepti was at her tightfisted best, blending her lengths and fluctuating her paces to outwit the hitters, and got great help from Vastrakar and the two debutants - Mani and B Anusha.

Just Shorna Akter's late blows assisted Bangladesh with going past the 100-mark. On 6 off 16 at a certain point, she struck two sixes to complete unbeaten on a run-a-ball 28 as to give Bangladesh 114 for 5.

Harmanpreet, Mandhana set up India's simple pursue

Guarding just 114, Bangladesh could never have requested a superior beginning with Marufa Akter catching Shafali Varma, who played by and large around an in-scoop, in her first finished. Jemimah Rodrigues struck several fresh fours yet was before long tidied up by Sultana Khatun for 11.

Mandhana and Harmanpreet, in any case, ensured the Bangladesh festivities were brief. Mandhana kicked off a four previous point in the second over prior to pummeling Marufa for consecutive fours either side of the wicket just after Rodrigues' excusal. Harmanpreet additionally jumped in and let loose as India came to 41 for 2 toward the finish of six overs.

The team tried to gain by each free ball, of which there were a lot as they added 70 off 55 balls for the third wicket. When, Mandhana moved down the track just to be baffled for 38, the game was in India's grip.

Harmanpreet, who was dropped on 24, tried to make Bangladesh pay. She opened up her shoulders, crushing Rabeya Khan for a six and four, preceding raising her eleventh T20I fifty off only 34 balls in the seventeenth over with a six over profound midwicket. The exceptionally next ball achieved the finish of the game with Harmanpreet fittingly polishing things off with a four, again through midwicket.