IRE-W vs BAN-W Ball by Ball Commentary

Georgina Dempsey gets the job done. At a certain point of time, it looked like these Bangla batters might pull off a miracle, but Dempsey controls her nerves and helps her team to get the win. Back of a length yet again, wide outside off. Shorna Akter yet again looks to pull it across the line, but gets the connection from the inner half of her bat, before the ball rolls to cover. Ireland beat Bangladesh by 11 runs.

Back of a length, wide outside off, Nahida Akter pulls it across to long on for one.

SIX! Another one! A touch fuller in length, shaping in a shade, around the middle stump. Nahida Akter swats it over the deep square leg fence and gets a massive six.

On a good length, on middle, Shorna Akter sweeps it well, toward the right of the short fine leg fielder. But the fielder does well to dive and makes a save. Single taken.

SIX! BANG! That is what Bangladesh need right now. Half-volley delivery, on off, Shorna Akter clears her front foot and smokes it over the long on fence for half a dozen.

Back of a length, on off, Shorna Akter pulls it across the line to long on, but Shorna rejects the single.

On a nagging length, outside off, Nahida Akter looks to scoop it over keeper, but fails to get the connection.

OUT! CAUGHT! Swung away but straight to the fielder. Ava Canning pitches the ball fuller and around off, inviting the big shot. Ritu Moni lunges across and looks to heaven across the line but hits it flat towards long on where the Irish skipper, Gaby Lewis takes the catch.

On a hard length, angling in, on middle and leg, Shorna Akter miscues her pull to square leg for one. Single won't do damage to Ireland and for that reason, they are just trying to avoid leaking boundaries.

Back of a length, outside off, Ritu Moni cuts it to point and gets a single.

Pitches it up, does Canning, on off, Shorna Akter drives it to mid off and gets a single.

Back of a length on off, Ritu Moni cuts it with out any room to point for a single.

WIDE! On a good length, wide outside off, Moni makes a leave at it.

Short, around off, Ritu Moni guides it to short third and gets a single.

Pitches it up, on middle, Sharmin Akhter flicks it to deep mid-wicket for another single.

Full, on off, Ritu Moni drives it to cover for one.

DROPPED! Gaby Lewis has completely misjudged the catch. Tossed up, fuller, on off, Ritu Moni drives it uppishly toward mid off. Gaby back paddles a bit, thinking the ball might dip to her, but it sails well over her head. She takes a leap and gets some hands on it to atleast save the boundary. Single taken.

Flighted and fuller, wide outside off, Ritu Moni punches it to deep cover and gets a couple of runs.

Full toss, on off, Shorna Akter pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up outside off, driven straight to cover.

OUT! STUMPED! Bangladesh Women are half a team down, and they still need 39 runs off 19 balls. Aimee Maguire once again offers a flighted fuller delivery, wide outside off. Nigar Sultana comes down the track with an intention to go big, but ends up missing the hit completely. The Christina Coulter Reilly gloves the ball and doesn't wast any time to disloge the stumps.

Loppy delivery, fuller in length, on off, Sharmin Akhter nudges it across the line toward mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! LBW! A big appeal for LBW, and up gow the umpire's finger. Aimee Maguire bowls this one into the pitch, flatter and darting it into middle and leg. Sobhana Mostary hangs back and awkwardly looks to whip it away but misses and gets hit on the pads, and she has to walk back now.

Full, around off, Nigar Sultana pushes it to the right of the cover fielder for a single.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Fuller in length, outside off, Nigar Sultana leans on the delivery and drives it into the gap between cover and point for four runs.

Tossed up, much fuller, Sobhana Mostary jams it back to the bowler.

A touch fuller, on off, Sobhana Mostary pushes it to mid off.

Full, on off, Sobhana Mostary pushes it back to the bowler.

Fuller, outside off, Sobhana Mostary looks to lash it over cover, but induces an outside edge. The ball loops toward short third and the batter gets a single. When the fielder fires a throw at the bowler's end, it misses the stumps and the backup fielder fails to do her job. So the batter gets another run.

Full-length delivery, on off, Sobhana Mostary defends it to cover.

Full, on middle, Nigar Sultana sweeps it to square leg for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Finally, Sharmin Akhter has been put out of her misery. Flighted delivery from Aimee Maguire, pitching wide outside off. Akhter dances down the track and goes after it, but ends up slicing it off the outside edge down to short third. Ava Canning takes a straightforward catch and Bangladesh Women lose their third wicket.

Full and straight, Sultana comes forward and just pushes it down to long on for a single.

SIX! There's the release shot from Nigar Sultana. A juicy full toss outside off, Sultana comes forward and wallops it over long off for a biggie.

Nicely tossed up, on off, driven along the turf to mid off.

Half an appeal for a leg bye, but the impact seems to be outside the line of off stump. Floated up outside off, Sharmin Akhter lunges across to sweep it away but gets it off the pads to short third for a leg bye.

Gets away with it, does Maguire. Darted in full and down leg, Sultana sweeps it away but the fielder at short fine leg dives to her left and saves the boundary. Just a single.

Floated up outside off, Sharmin Akhter looks to drag the slog-sweep across the line but fails to connect.

Good running. Shorter on middle, Akhter rocks back and hacks it across to the right of deep mid-wicket, picking up a couple of runs as well.

Should have been put away. A loopy full toss, outside off, dips a bit as well. Sultana goes after it and drags it across to long on for just a single.

Smart bowling from Murray. She sees Nigar Sultana advancing and floats it well wide of the off stump. Sultana reaches for it and toe-ends it to cover.

Murray shortens the length, bowling it over middle. Sultana rocks back and punches it out to covers.

A loopy delivery, on middle, Sharmin Akhter goes down on one knee and swats it down to long on for one.

Full and straight, tucked away through wide mid on for a single by Akhter.

Nicely flighted, outside off, Sultana comes down the pitch, gives it a big hoick across the line but gets an outside edge down to the third region for a single.

Oh, a big mix-up in the middle, but the batters survive. Floated up on the pads, Sharmin Akhter looks to sweep but gets a top edge over the backward square leg region. The ball lands safely and the batters look for two, but eventually settle for the single.

Fuller one drifted into the legs, clipped away past square leg for a single.

Dragged well short and well wide outside off, Nigar Sultana goes after it and slaps it towards deep cover for a couple of runs.

OUT! TIMBER! That's a huge wicket at this stage, and Juairiya Ferdous has to walk back right after reaching her fifty. Quicker and flatter from Lara McBride, landing a tad full around off. Juairiya Ferdous rocks back to a relatively full ball and looks to pull but is well beaten and the ball smashes into the stumps. 67 needed off 47 balls.

A tossed-up leg break, on off and middle, Sharmin Akhter sits down to sweep but misses and wears it on the pads.

FIFTY up for Juairiya Ferdous, a very fine knock so far. Dragged length around leg, worked away down to fine leg for a single by Ferdous.

Looped up again, around middle, Ferdous comes down the pitch and pushes it to the right of the bowler.

Loopy ball, floated wide outside off and Ferdous leaves it alone.

FOUR! Oh, that's poor fielding. Another leg break, outside off, turns away. Ferdous rocks back and cuts it straight to short third, where the fielder is undone by the spin and lets it through for a boundary.

A leg break, outside off, hit off the back foot and behind point for one.

FOUR! Hammered away. Flighted again, too full and on middle. Juairiya Ferdous sweeps it flat and hard to the left of deep square leg and picks up another boundary.

Risky single, but they make it through. Flatter delivery, nudged down to square leg for a quick single.

Dragged length around off, punched off the back foot to wide long off for a single.

FOUR! Solid strike. Flighted ball around off and middle, Juairiya Ferdous comes down the track, sits down and slogs it away towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Tossed up on the stumps, Sharmin advances and clips it to long on for a run.

McBride starts with a floater aroundoff, slightly fuil and Sharmin taps it down to cover.

A bit slower now, fuller, on middle, Sharmin Akhter rolls her wrists and clips it to deep fine leg for a single.

Back of a length, outside off, Sharmin Akhter pulls it across the line to mid on.

FOUR! Nicely played! Full-length delivery, on middle, shaping in. Sharmin Akhter brings out her front foot and drives it to the left of the mid on fielder for four runs.

Back of a length, on off, Sharmin Akhter miscues her pull to mid on.

Shaping in, on the middle stump. Juairiya Ferdous sweeps it to deep backward square leg for one.

Nagging length, around middle and leg. Juairiya Ferdous looks to swipe it away, but misses adn hits the pad.

Back of a length, around off, Juairiya Ferdous punches it through cover for one.

FOUR! That is an exceptional shot from Juairiya Ferdous. Half-volley delivery, on off. Juairiya Ferdous clears her front foot and smashes it downtown for four runs.

On a nagging length, outside off, Juairiya Ferdous looks to sweep away, but gets the connection from the inner part of her bat, before the ball rolls to short fine leg.

Full-length delivery, around off, Sharmin Akhter sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for another single.

Angling in, around middle and leg, Juairiya Ferdous sits down on one knee and sweeps it to deep square leg for one.

On a length, around off, Juairiya Ferdous blocks it to cover.

Pitches it up, does Prendergast, slanting in, Sharmin Akhter flicksit to deep square leg and gets a couple of runs.

Good-length delivery, outside off, Sharmin Akhter pushes it back to the bowler, from the toe end of her bat.

FOUR! This time, Akhter connects and gets the reward as well. Prendergast drags her length back, wide outside off. Sharmin Akhter spanks it uppishly to clear the cover area and gets four more runs into her account.

Orla Prendergast pushes her length a bit fuller, outside off, Sharmin Akhter tries to punch it away from her body but gets beten yet again.

Back of a length, outside off, Sharmin Akhter attempts to cut late at it, but ends up missing the shot.

Shaping in, around middle, Sharmin Akhter looks to flicks it to mid-wicket for no runs.

On the fuller side, wide outside off. Juairiya Ferdous extends her arm and slaps it toward the right of the sweeper cover fielder and gets a couple of runs.

Just outside off, fuller in length, Sharmin Akhter swats it across the line to deep mid-wicket for one.

Pushes her length fuller, does Kelly, on off, Sharmin Akhter punches it to cover.

Short and outside off, Sharmin Akhter misses to cut it away.

Full-length delivery, fires it down the leg side. Juairiya Ferdous sweeps it late and from the inner half of her willow to short fine leg for a single.

Good-length delivery, on off, Juairiya Ferdous gets on her front foot and dabs it to cover.

Slanting in, around the leg stump. Sharmin Akhter squats a bit and tries to swipe it away, but gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball just passes the leg stump.

Pitches it up, fuller, on off, Sharmin Akhter sweeps it late but finds the short fine leg fielder. Howver, she fumbles and the batter gets a single.

On a length, on middle, Sharmin Akhter tucks it to square leg for one.

Good-length delivery, on off, Sharmin Akhter misses his heave and gets pinged on the back thigh pad.

NO BALL! Fuller, angling in just outside off, Juairiya Ferdous taps it to backward point. Canning has overstepped and the free-hit delivery it on it's way.

FOUR! Oh, that has been swept wonderfully by Ferdous. Angling in, attacking the middle stump, fuller in length. Juairiya Ferdous crouches down and sweeps it to the deep backward square leg for four runs.

Back of a length, on off, Sharmin Akhter tucks it to square leg for a single.

FOUR! Easy pickings. Full and on the pads, flicked away well behind square leg and the ball races away into the fence.

Nagging length on middle, Ferdous sets up for the big heave but the ball stops on her and she mistimes the shot to mid on.

A bit fuller and outside off. Sharmin goes hard at it and slices it down to deep third for a single.

The dots are now piling up for Bangladesh Women. On a good length, outside off and swinging further away. Sharmin Akhter throws her hands at it but fails to connect.

Length again, sliding down leg, tucked away down to short fine leg.

Good-length delivery, on middle, patted down the pitch. Alana Dalzell does well to dive down in her followthrough and makes a stop to her right.

More of an appeal this time, but is definitely angling down leg. Fuller on middle and leg, angling in. Ferdous looks to whip it away but misses and wears it on the pads yet again.

A fairly muted appeal for LBW, and the umpire shakes her head. The in-between length, lands around off and nips back in. Ferdous looks to flick but plays all around it and gets pinged on the front pad, right in front of the stumps. Seemed very close.

FOUR! Gets it away this time, does Ferdous. Slightly fuller this time, Ferdous goes down on one knee and sweeps it flat and hard, bisecting the fielders at deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Slanted in again, over middle stump, Ferdous shuffles to the off side, trying to sweep the pacer but misses.

Half an appeal for LBW, but that's going well down leg. Canning comes wider on the crease and bowls a big in-dipper on middle, swinging it well into the pads. Ferdous gets hit on the thigh pad.

Back of a length, slanted into the batter. Sharmin Akhter hangs back and nurdles it down behind square leg for a single.

Fired in at the toes, Ferdous comes forward and nearly gets yorked as she jams it across to the on side.

FOUR! Positive intent from Juairiya Ferdous yet again. This is floated up around middle, Ferdous sits down and clubs the slog-sweep to the right of deep mid-wicket for a one-bounce boundary.

Flighted ball, nicely drifted into middle and leg. Ferdous leans on but checks her shot and nearly chips it back to the bowler.

A full toss now, on the pads, and whipped away to deep mid-wicket for just a single.

Flatter this time, fired in outside off, Sharmin Akhter looks to cut but misses out.

Full and outside off, driven along the turf but the fielder at extra cover makes a good stop to her right.

FOUR! Powerful strike from Ferdous. A length ball, in the swinging arc. Ferdous plants the front leg ahead and smacks it over mid on for a boundary.

On the fuller side again, around off, hit away straight to extra cover.

A big swing and a miss. Full-pitched delivery around off, shaping away. Ferdous looks to heave it leg side but misses it completely.

WIDE! Length again, pushed wide outside off, and swinging further away. Left alone for a wide.

Lovely shape, but not much bounce off the pitch. Good length, in the channel, swinging away. Ferdous looks to drive but is well beaten.

FOUR! When you slash, slash hard, and that's what Juairiya Ferdous has done here. Full and outside off, swinging further away, Ferdous throws her bat at it and gets a thick outside edge that flies down to deep third for a boundary.

Better line. Fuller one around off, holds in the deck. Ferdous lunges to drive but ends up miscuing it uppishly to mid off.

WIDE! And again! A bit fuller but well wide outside the off stump, left alone by Ferdous.

WIDE! Wayward start from Dalzell. On a good length, wide outside off and swinging further away, past the keeper and towards deep third. The batter cross as well.

Floated up on the stumps, Juairiya Ferdous goes down to sweep but fails to get it past square leg. Bangladesh Women are 1/1 after 1, exactly what Ireland Women were in their innings as well.

Bangladesh Women are up and running in the chase. Flatter one on middle and leg, tucked down to fine leg for a single.

On a dragged length and outside off, Sharmin Akhter rocks back to defend it out on the off side.

OUT! TIMBER! That is a peach of a delivery from Aimee Maguire and Ireland Women get the perfect start with the ball. Nicely tossed up by Maguire, full and drifting onto off. Dilara Akter looks to block down the line, but the ball lands and spins away past the outside edge, hitting the top of off stump.

Shorter again, around off, Dilara Akter goes deep in the crease and looks to drag it leg side but fails to put it away.

Starts with a dot, does Aimee Maguire. Shorter in length, angled in from outside off. Dilara Akter blocks it off.