SL-W vs BAN-W Ball by Ball Commentary

Chamari Athapaththu, with the nerves of steel, delivers the job in style for her side. She has defended 7 runs off the final over. The Lankan skipper fires in a fuller delivery, keeping it outside the off pole. Sharmin Akhter looks to smash it through the off side, but misses to connect. This is an absolute heist from Chamari Athapaththu and her side. Sri Lanka Women maintain a clean sheet against Bangladesh Women in ODIs. Nigar Sultana Joty is in absolute disbelief in the dugout as Bangladesh have been knocked out of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, 2025. They were in a winning position for 90 percent of the chase, but just bottled up in the final few deliveries. SRI LANKA WOMEN WIN BY 7 RUNS!

In the air... but lands safe. But it is Sri Lanka's game to lose now. Full and sliding into the batter. Nishita Akter Nishi mistimes it off the toe end and lofts it over wide mid-wicket. The ball lands safe and is mopped up by the long on fielder to her right. Only a single.

OUT! LBW! What a sensational final over this has been from the Sri Lankan skipper. Chamari Athapaththu flattens the trajectory and slides it onto the leg stump line, on a good length. Marufa Akter gets across and tries to tickle it fine, but misses and the ball thuds the front pad. There is a loud, confident appeal for LBW and the finger goes up without any hesitation. Marufa Akter is a bit late to take the review as she runs out of time, and is denied by the umpire and has to walk back. CHAMARI ATHAPATHTHU IS ON A HAT TRICK!

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! A TEAM HATTRICK FOR SRI LANKA. Athapaththu wins the duel against the opposition skipper when it matters the most. This is full and on the off stump line. Nigar Sultana Joty tries to hoist it over long off, but does not get the bat properly under the ball and ends up slicing it high in the air. It descends straight into the safe hands of Nilakshika Silva stationed at the long off fence. Nigar Sultana Joty would be kicking herself for not seeing her side cross the winning line. She departs for a valiant 77 (98).

OUT! NAHIDA AKTER IS RUN OUT! Goodness me, Bangladesh are losing the plot here. Chamari Athapaththu dishes out a flatter delivery, on a fuller length, outside off. Nahida Akter drills it towards the mid off fielder and is called through for a single by Nigar. The fielder at mid off, Nilakshika Silva, is quick to get on the ball. She picks and throws in a motion and scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end, and Nahida Akter is well short of her crease. The replay confirms the same.

OUT! LBW! The Sri Lankan skipper is leading from the front. This is turning out to be a precious spell of bowling from Athapaththu. Chamari tosses up a full delivery, right in front of the sticks. It lands and then spins in very sharply off the pitch. Rabeya sits across and tries to sweep it to the leg side, but misses and wears on the front pad. There is an appeal for LBW, and the finger is raised instantly. Rabeya Khan immediately opts for a review. The third umpire is certain that there is no bat involved and that the ball has smashed onto the pad before the bat arriving. Ball Tracking comes up with three reds with the ball projected to hit the leg stump. A review lost, but this is getting out of Bangladesh's hands now.

Length on off, Rabeya Khan hangs deep in the crease and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a quick single. Bangladesh Women need 9 runs off the final 6 balls.

A precious dot! Kumari smartly keeps it wide outside off, on a very fuller length, spinning away. Rabeya Khan tries to reach at it by throwing her bat, but misses to lay bat on ball.

OUT! BOWLED! This is getting really interesting. Sugandika Kumari sees Moni stepping down the track and fires in a yorker on the stumps, Mst Ritu Moni tries to crunch it over covers by giving herself some room, but misses as she plays the wrong line and hears the death rattle behind her. Mst Ritu Moni departs for 7 (13) and Bangladesh Women are 193/5, needing another 10 runs off 8 balls.

Fuller and on middle, Nigar Sultana Joty chips it over the vacant mid on region for a single.

Around off, on a yard behind fuller length. Mst Ritu Moni mistimes the heave over mid on for a single.

Not too full, on off, Ritu tucks it off the back foot to mid-wicket.

Misfield! Fuller and outside off, Mst Ritu Moni leans on and slaps it to extra cover, where the fielder fumbles to pick it up and allows a single. Chamari Athapaththu with a steely stare in frustration.

Very full, darted around off, Nigar Sultana Joty pushes at the delivery but gets a thick inside edge. The ball rolls wide of mid-wicket for an easy single.

Serves it full and on off, Ritu drills it wide of mid off for a single.

Touch full and around off, Nigar Sultana Joty gets across and nudges it down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Hit with absolute authority! Athapaththu errs in length and bowls a half volley, outside off. Nigar Sultana Joty gets on the front foot, finds the middle of the blade, and clears mid off for a boundary. The skipper taking on the opposition skipper. Run a ball 16 needed now.

Full toss, outside off, Mst Ritu Moni smashes it to deep point for a single. Chamari Athapaththu would definitely feel that she got away with this loosener.

Very slow through the air, short and around off, Nigar Sultana Joty hangs back and punches it firmly, but straight to extra cover. Bangladesh Women need 21 runs off the last 18 balls.

Full and outside off, Mst Ritu Moni shimmies down the track and drives it to extra cover. The fielder dives to her right but parries it to the mid off fielder. A single taken.

Overpitched delivery, sliding down the leg stump. Mst Ritu Moni tries to whip it across the line but misses and the ball is deflected off her front pad to short third.

Drops it short and drifts it around off, Nigar Sultana Joty hangs back and punches it to deep cover for a single. 22 needed off 21 now.

Tossed up, full and outside off, driven away to deep extra cover for a single.

Full and around off, Nigar Sultana Joty reverse sweeps it to deep third for a single.

Full and tossed on the leg stump line. Nigar Sultana Joty gets across and scoops it over short fine leg for a single. The call is for the second, but a bit of yes and no in the middle and they settle in for a single only. Nigar Sultana Joty is visibly fuming at her partner as it was her call for the second run.

Short and on off, Mst Ritu Moni pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Full and on off, blocked into the off side.

Full and in front of the sticks, Mst Ritu Moni flicks it to mid-wicket.

It is getting nervy! Full on off, a quicker one. Driven hard but off the inside half of the bat, straight to short mid-wicket. The batters take a few steps out for a single before changing their mind and retreating back to their respective ends. A mix-up there and they nearly gifted another wicket.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! It is still not over. The Sri Lankan skipper gets a crucial breakthrough. Athapaththu darts this one and slides this down the leg stump line, on a fractionally fuller length. Shorna Akter walks forward and tries to nudge it around the corner, but gets a faint inside edge and Anushka Sanjeewani, who has been brilliant through this World Cup as the keeper, takes a fine reaction catch to her left. The umpire raises her finger very late on the appeal for caught behind and Shorna does not review it. Shorna Akter departs for 19 (27) and Bangladesh Women are 176/4.

Spinning back in, short and around leg, Nigar Sultana Joty presses back and looks to pull it but misses. Nigar Sultana Joty pleads for a wide, but the umpire tells her that she shuffled a bit too much across. So, not called a wide.

Floated up, full and outside off, Nigar Sultana Joty gets down and shuffles across to sweep it but misses.

Sliding in, full and outside off, Nigar Sultana Joty lunges and tries to drive it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

On the shorter side, outside off, Nigar Sultana Joty presses back and guides it late to the left of deep third for a couple of runs.

Tossed up, full and outside off, Nigar prods forward and drives it to mid off.

Slower and shorter, around off, Shorna Akter presses back and lofts it to long on for a single.

Much fuller and around off, Akter gets across and knocks it down to long on for one.

Dragged back length and outside off, Nigar Sultana Joty shuffles across and swipes it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Spears it full and around off, Nigar Sultana Joty gets across and eases it down to mid off.

A bit fuller and around off, Shorna prods forward and drives it through covers for one.

Lands it full and outside off, driven through covers for a single.

FOUR! CRUNCHED! Short of a good length and outside off, Nigar Sultana Joty presses back, stays balanced and maintains her shape, and cuts it to the right of backward point for a boundary.

Pushed through, full and around middle, knocked down to long on for a single by Joty.

FOUR! Oh, a fumble and a boundary! Full and around middle, Nigar Sultana Joty gets down and sweeps it towards deep backward square leg. The fielder there dives lazily to her right but fumbles and lets the ball go through her hands for a boundary. A schoolboy error from the seasoned campaigner, Inoka Ranaweera. That won't help Sri Lanka's cause at all.

Nagging length and around off, Joty goes back and drops it down back to the bowler.

Keeps it shorter, around middle, nudged away to deep square leg for a single off the back foot.

On the shorter side and around middle, Nigar hangs back on her back foot and tucks it to deep square leg for one.

Sliding in, short and down leg, Nigar shapes up for a pull shot misses.

FOUR! Streaky but Akter won't mind at all! Full and outside off, Shorna Akter prods forward and throws her hands at it to drive on the up. Gets it sliced over the short third fielder. The ball teases the chase of the fielder all the way through before hugging the fence for a boundary.

Much fuller and outside off, Shorna tries to drive it but ends up sliced it to short third.

Hard length, shaping across, outside off, Shorna presses back and tries to cut it but misses.

Hurls it on a length and outside off, Nigar goes deep in her crease and punches it through covers for one.

Lands it full and around middle, Shorna Akter gets across and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

On a length and angling across, outside off, Nigar Sultana Joty gets across on her back foot and punches it through cover for one.

Floated up, full and around off, Nigar Sultana Joty prods forward and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

On the shorter side, around middle, tucked away to deep square leg for a single. 150 UP FOR BANGLADESH WOMEN!

FIFTY FOR NIGAR SULTANA JOTY! Her 8th ODI half century. Full and around off, Nigar gets across and knocks it down to long on for a single. An impressive innings so far from the skipper and Bangladesh Women would be aiming that she will finish the game.

Tossed up, full and around middle, pushed back to the bowler off the front foot.

Sliding in, full and around middle and leg, Shorna Akter prods forward and flicks it to deep backward square leg for one.

Slower and shorter, outside off, Nigar Sultana Joty goes back and dabs it down to the left of extra cover for a quick single.

Slows it up through the air, does Inoka, getting it to drift in a touch. Nigar Sultana Joty stands tall and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Wide on off, flighted on a fuller length. Shorna Akter spreads on the crease and drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Comes in with the arm, full on off, Shorna Akter gently taps it to the cover-point region.

On a fuller length, drifting on the leg stump, Nigar Sultana Joty paddles it to deep fine leg for an easy single.

Spins away from off, full in length, Nigar steers it to backward point. Shorna looks to steal a single, but is sent back by her skipper on a sharp call.

Full and tossed on off, Shorna Akter leans on and eases it to the point region for a quick single.

Fullish and around off, Shorna Akter drives it to deep point for a single.

Quick and outside off, on a length. Shorna Akter shapes to cut it away, but misses.

Fractionally full and spinning in from off, Shorna Akter taps it across to short mid-wicket.

Good length, around off, punched off the back foot to deep point for a single.

DROPPED! That was a dolly and this is going all south for Sri Lanka! Fuller in length, on the stumps, spinning in. Shorna Akter slogs it aerially, but mistimes it off the toe end. Nilakshika Silva is stationed perfectly for that catch at long on, but she gets into an awkward position for a straightforward catch by bending a bit low and shells it in the end. A single taken. Chamari Athapaththu just cannot believe it.

Short and outside off, Nigar Sultana Joty rocks back and pulls it to the left of the diving mid-wicket fielder for a single.

Slides it into the batter, full and on middle. Shorna Akter lunges ahead with a huge stride and defends it off the inner half of the bat to the leg side. 7 off the over. 8-0-34-0 so far for Inoka Ranaweera.

Short and on off, punched wide of mid off for a single.

FOUR! A pressure-releasing shot! Full and on middle, Nigar Sultana Joty reads the length early and sweeps it to the vacant deep square leg region and finds the fence. That will only multiply the frustration levels in the Sri Lankan camp.

A very tight single! Fractionally full, gripping and spinning away, Shorna hangs back and cuts it to short third for a single. Nigar Sultana Joty has to really hurry to slide the bat inside the crease at the striker's end. And she does before the direct hit to that end.

Round-arm delivery, full and on off, driven off the front foot to mid off.

Loopy delivery, full and around off, Nigar Sultana Joty drives it to the left of the diving extra cover fielder for a single.

Top spin, full and outside off, Shorna Akter shapes to drive it inside out through cover, but misses to connect and gets beaten on the outside edge. Bangladesh Women need 72 to win off 78 balls.

Full and stump-to-stump, Shorna Akter drags the bat in front of her pad and defends.

A bit too full, outside off, Nigar Sultana Joty drives it along the carpet to deep extra cover for a single.

Full and on the pads, clipped to the right of mid-wicket for a single.

Short and outside off, cut away by Joty to deep backward point for a single.

Off spinner on a length, around off, Nigar Sultana Joty rocks back and punches it off the back foot.

Short and around off, Shorna hangs back and cuts it to backward point.

Full and on middle, pushed back to the bowler off the front foot.

Gets off the mark straightaway, does Shorna! Flat and quick, outside off on a length. Shorna Akter goes deep in the crease and cuts it to deep point for a couple of runs.

Good running! Length ball, outside off, punched off the back foot between cover and point for a quick single.

Very full and outside off, Sharmin Akhter leans on top of it and drives it to deep extra cover for a single. Sharmin is really struggling out there with her left hamstring as she limps to complete the run. Or might be a cramp as well.

Full and on off, pushed firmly back to the bowler.

Keeps the line outside off, does Chamari, on a fractionally fuller length. Nigar Sultana Joty pushes at it by getting on the front foot, but plays inside the line and is beaten.

Full and this one goes straight on, outside off. Nigar Sultana Joty shapes to play the reverse sweep but gets beaten due to the bounce.

On a length, drifting on the pads, Sharmin Akhter nudges it to backward square leg for a single.

Drops it short and outside off, Sharmin Akhter cuts it to short third.

Fuller in length, on the leg stump line. Nigar Sultana Joty sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. Jatin Sapru on air mentions that this Bangladesh Women's highest partnership for any wicket in this World Cup.

Chamari Athapaththu is back on. Off break, full and on off. Nigar Sultana Joty tucks it to mid-wicket.

Full, around off, driven off the front foot to extra cover for a single. They have kept themselves very busy by pinching in those quick singles. 8 runs from this over. Bangladesh Women need 81 off 96 balls.

Full and tailing on the pads, Sharmin Akhter flicks it along the turf for a single at deep mid-wicket.

Short of a length, another leg cutter by the looks of it. Nigar Sultana Joty waits back and pulls it to deep square leg for an easy single.

Leg cutter, a 86.8 kph, on off and full, Nigar Sultana Joty waits for it and taps it back to Malki with soft hands.

Full and outside off, Sharmin Akhter smashes it between mid off and extra cover for a quick single.

WIDE! Oh dear, this is really sloppy from Malki! Another one bowled beyond the tramline on the off side, full in length. Left alone. Three wides off the over already.

Back of a length, outside off, Nigar Sultana Joty punches it to deep backward point for a single.

WIDE! Reload! Tries to keep it away from the batter's reach, but slips it outside the wide guideline. Joty leaves it again.

WIDE! Loses her radar upon her return into the attack, does Malki. Miles outside off, and beyond the tramline on a length. Nigar leaves it alone.

Full and outside off, Nigar Sultana Joty reverse sweeps it to the left of the diving short third fielder for a single.

Tossed up, on middle, Sharmin Akhter drives it to long on for a single.

Spins sharply down the leg stump line, on a fuller length. Sharmin Akhter tries to work it on the leg side, but misses and the ball grazes off the front pad. Anushka Sanjeewani moves to her right and gets into a bit of a juggling act before putting it down.

A full toss, wide outside off, Nigar Sultana Joty drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Tossed up on middle, Sharmin Akhter heaves it to wide long on for a single. Nelson on the board.

On middle and full, Nigar Sultana Joty gently drives it through mid on for a single.

Very impressive from these two! 6 singles off the over. Overpitched delivery, around off, Nigar Sultana Joty drives it through short extra cover for an easy single.

Had to hurry! Sharmin shimmies down the track and converts the full ball into a full toss, and drives it in front of mid off and calls the skipper for a single. Sharmin has to hurry to reach to the danger end, but the mid off fielder misses her shy at the non-striker's end. Sharmin Akhter just had to stretch herself a bit to slide her bat inside the crease and looks a bit uncomfortable. Seems to have pulled off her hamstring in the process. Maybe, she will get it treated after the over.

Loopy, dipping full toss, on off, Nigar Sultana Joty takes a huge stride ahead and sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Sharmin Akhter drills it down to long on for a single.

Off break, full and on off, spinning away. Nigar Sultana Joty drives it to the right of backward point. The fielder moves to her right but misfields and the ball is parried behind to the deep. A single taken.

A round-arm delivery, full and on the leg stump, swept behind square on the leg side for a single.

Full toss, on the leg stump. Sharmin Akhter works it to long on for a single. Bangladesh Women need exactly 100 runs to win off 114 balls.

Flat and full, around off, Sharmin Akhter gets a bit squared up and the ball goes off the outside edge to backward point.

Drifts it down leg, full in length. Sharmin Akhter clips it to the left of short fine leg. It is cut off by the fielder from the inner ring.

Dishes out a low full toss, does Kavisha, around off, Nigar Sultana Joty drives it to the left of the diving extra cover fielder for a single.

Slightly full and on middle and leg, drilled down to long on for a single.

Drops full and outside off, Sharmin Akhter drives it to short cover.

Slower and shorter and around off, Sharmin gets across and tucks it to deep mid-wicket for one. Also, 100 IS UP FOR BANGLADESH WOMEN!

Lands it full and outside off, Sharmin lunges and drives it to cover.

WIDE! Darts in full but down the leg side, Akhter misses to sweep. Called a wide.

Nagging length and outside off, Nigar goes back and dabs it down through cover point for a single.

Sliding in, full and around middle, Akhter lunges and works it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

On the shorter side, outside off, tapped down towards backward point off the back foot.

FIFTY FOR SHARMIN AKHTER! Her 10th ODI half century. A bit fuller and outside off, Akhter prods forward and squeezes it to beat the diving backward point fielder to her right for a couple of runs to complete her milestone. It has been a fighting knock under pressure and she is keeping her side very much alive in the contest.

Spinning back in, full and around off, Sharmin prods forward and uses her wrists to flick it to deep backward square leg for one. This brings up the 50-run partnership between Sharmin Akhter and Nigar Sultana Joty.

Touch shorter and outside off, Sharmin goes back and chops it down to backward point.

Slower through the air, full and around middle, Akhter lunges and defends it back to the bowler.

Floated up, full and outside off, Akhter gets down and goes across before driving it to cover.

Sliding in, full and on middle, whipped away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, full and around off, Sharmin Akhter gets a good stride forward and uses her wrists to flick it to deep square leg for one.

Pushed through, full and around off, knocked down to mid on off the front foot.

A loopy one, full and outside off, driven away to sweeper cover for a single by Sharmin.

Touch shorter and outside off, Akhter goes back and looks to tap but ends up chopping it down off the inside half of the bat. The ball bounces beside the off stump and rolls away towards short third.

Slower through the air, full and around off, driven away through covers for a single.

FOUR! SMART BATTING! Full and around off, Nigar Sultana Joty gets down and paddles it fine towards deep fine leg. The fielder in the deep runs across to her right and puts in a dive but seems to have overrun, as the ball races away to the ropes. Chamari Athapaththu shows her frustration over that loose effort from Hasini.

Sliding in, full and around leg, Sharmin Akhter goes back and works it away to deep mid-wicket for one.

An arm ball, full and around off, NSJ gets across and tucks it to mid-wicket.

Tossed up, full and around off, pushed back to the bowler off the front foot.

Slower through the air, full and outside off, Nigar lunges and drives it to the left of the bowler, who puts in a dive that side to make a stop.

Dragged back length and around middle, Joty presses back and nudges it to mid-wicket.

Flatter, full and outside off, Akhter prods forward and drives it through covers for one.

Pushed through, full and around off, knocked down to long on for a single.

FOUR! In the air but in the gap! Short and outside off, Sharmin Akhter goes back and throws her hands at it. Looks to cut it but ends up slicing it off the outer half of the bat. The ball lobs up in the air but goes in between backward point and short third for a boundary. A productive over for Bangladesh. 9 runs off it.

WIDE! Quicker, full and down the leg side, Sharmin Akhter gets down and tries to sweep it but misses. Called a wide.

Keeps it shorter and outside off, Sharmin remains on her back foot and cuts it to backward point.

Dragged back length and outside off, Sharmin goes back and cuts it to cover.

Nagging length and outside off, chopped down to backward point off the back foot.

FOUR! CRUNCHED! Full and outside off, Sharmin Akhter uses her feet and drives it to the right of sweeper cover for a boundary.

Short and outside off, dabbed down to short third off the back foot.

Pushed through, full and around off, blocked back to the bowler off the front foot.

Keeps it shorter and outside off. Nigar Sultana Joty goes back and looks to cut it but misses.

Dragged back length and around off, worked away to deep square leg for a single by Akhter.

Slower through the air, outside off, Akhter prods forward and looks to defend it but gets an inside edge that rolls down to the right of mid-wicket.

On the shorter side and outside off, tapped down to cover point off the back foot.

WIDE! Touch shorter but slides down the leg side, Sharmin Akhter looks to flick it but misses. Called a wide.

Tossed up, full and around off, Sharmin Akhter lunges and nudges it to mid-wicket.

Lands it full and around off, pushed away to cover off the front foot.

Massive appeal for LBW but the umpire shakes her head. However, Chamari Athapaththu takes a review. Full and around leg, Sharmin Akhter gets across and gets down on one knee to sweep it but gets it off her gloves towards widish short fine leg. A single is taken. The third umpire is called in and she confirms that there is glove involved after watching the replay. Sri Lanka Women lose a review.

Sliding in, full and around middle, nudged away to mid-wicket off the front foot.

Keeps it shorter and around off, Akter crouches and taps it down to short third.

Dragged back length and outside off, Sharmin Akhter presses back and looks to cut it but misses.

Pushed through,, full and around off, Akhter lunges and drives it to cover.

On the shorter side, around off, patted down to cover off the back foot.

Floated up, full and around midlde, Nigar Sultana Joty gets down and sweeps it to the left of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

Short and around off, dabbed down to the right of backward point for a single by Akhter.

Slower through the air, full and around off, Sharmin Akhter lunges and defends it to the left of the bowler.

Lands it full and around middle, Nigar gets across on her front foot and nudges it to the left of mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, full and around off, Nigar prods forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Nagging length and around middle, Sharmin prods forward and works it away to mid-wicket.

Keeps it shorter and around off, Nigar punches it to the left of extra cover for a single.

Again on the shorter side, around middle, Joty gets across on her front foot and nudges it to mid-wicket.

Short and outside off, Nigar tries to cut it off her back foot but misses.

FOUR! A misfield! Short and outside off, Nigar Sultana Joty goes across deep in her crease and pulls it in the gap between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket. The deep mid-wicket fielder gets across to her right and even puts in a dive but fails to stop the ball from hugging the ropes.

On the shorter side and around middle, Sharmin Akhter opens her stance and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Touch shorter and outside off, Nigar gets across and tucks it to mid-wicket.

Spears it full and outside off, squeezed away towards cover off the front foot.

Lands it full and around middle, Nigar leans onto the delivery and defends it back to the bowler.

On a length and around off, Nigar prods forward and eases it down to cover.

Sliding in, on a length and around leg, Sharmin gets across on her back foot and swipes it towards backward square leg for one.

Short and outside off, Nigar Sultana Joty goes back and cuts it to deep point for a single.

Full, on middle, Akhter flicks it to short mid-wicket. Just 1 off this over. 5-0-18-1 so far for Sugandika Kumari.

Dropped full and on middle, Sharmin Akhter drives it to mid off.

Keeps the line of attack on the stumps and the length is full, Nigar Sultana Joty sits across and paddles it to deep fine leg for a single.

Full and drifting on middle. Nigar Sultana Joty leans forward and blocks under her eyes.

Flattens the trajectory, short and outside off, Nigar Sultana Joty cuts it off the back foot to cover-point.

Off break, full and on middle, driven inside out to short cover.

Wide on off, full in length. Sharmin Akhter throws her bat at it and slices it aerially to deep backward point. Vishmi Gunarathne from deep cover runs to her left and cuts it off with a dive. Two taken.

More loop given on this one, full and around off, Sharmin Akhter plays it inside out to short cover.

Full, on off, driven away wide of extra cover for a single.

Slider down leg, on a fuller length. Sharmin Akhter sweeps it to deep fine leg and jogs for a single.

Overpitched, full and on off, Sharmin Akhter crunches it away, but straight to short cover.

Looped full and on off, a gentle push by Joty to sweeper cover for a single. Bangladesh Women need 150 runs to win off 31.5 overs.

Spins away from off, full in length, Nigar Sultana Joty eases it between cover and point for a quick single.

Length ball, on off, blocked safely.

Full and going down leg with the drift. Sharmin Akhter sweeps it fine. Anushka Sanjeewani extends her left leg and the ball slows down due to the deflection of her pads and plugs wide of short fine leg. A single taken.

More flight offered on this one. Full and on middle, Nigar Sultana Joty drives inside out to deep cover for a single. 50 UP FOR BANGLADESH WOMEN!

Tossed up around off, Nigar Sultana Joty pushes it to short cover.

On off and full, Nigar Sultana Joty drives it straight to mid off.

Shortens the length, on off, Nigar Sultana Joty goes deep in the crease and cuts it to deep point for a single.

Stump-to-stump, full in length, Nigar Sultana Joty defends it back to Inoka.

Turns away from middle, on a fuller length, Nigar Sultana Joty gets on the front foot and taps it to short cover.

Slowish delivery at 71.6 kph, on a fractionally fuller length, on middle. Nigar Sultana Joty leans on and defends it to the leg side with soft hands.

Drops it full and outside off, Sharmin Akhter drives it off the front foot to sweeper cover for a single.

BEAUTY! Loops it up, full and spinning away from off, Sharmin Akhter is forced to play at it on the front foot, and gets beaten past the outside edge by a kitten-whisker.

WIDE! Drags one down leg, on a length, Sharmin Akhter is beaten on the pull shot. Wide called.

Short and outside off, Sharmin Akhter crunches it off the back foot to the left of backward point. The fielder dives to her left and makes a half-stop, allowing the batters to cross for a single.

Pulls the length back, outside off, Sharmin Akhter cuts off the back foot to backward point.

A bit full and around off, Nigar Sultana Joty drives it to deep extra cover for an easy single to get off the mark.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A much-needed wicket for Sri Lanka. Kumari bowls from around the stumps and drags the length back, pitching it around middle and leg, with the drift into the batter. Sobhana Mostary is rushed on the back foot, and tries to pull it over deep mid-wicket. However, she has very little space to work with and goes through the shot, playing it aerially. Gets no timing or the required power on it and airs it straight towards Vishmi Gunarathne stationed at deep square leg. Vishmi is standing a few yards in off the ropes, and takes it over her head with a reverse cup. This third-wicket partnership was looking well settled for Bangladesh, but comes to an end after adding 20 runs. Sobhana Mostary departs for 8 (13) and Bangladesh Women are 44/3, needing 159 runs to win.

A bit too straight, full and on the leg stump line. Sobhana Mostary clips it with soft hands to deep fine leg. Hasini Perera from deep square leg runs to her right and cuts it off. Two taken. There is a direct hit from Hasini at the striker's end and the ball is deflected towards the off side, but since Sobhana Mostary ran a bit too far after completing the second, they settle with two only.

Full, on off, defended to short cover.

JUST SHORT! This one pops up from the deck, on a fractionally fuller length, outside off, spinning away. Sharmin Akhter hangs back and tries to cut, but she is a bit early and plays it uppishly towards backward point. The ball dips in front of the fielder stationed there who picks it up on the bounce to her left.

Pushed through, full and on middle, Sharmin Akhter with a watchful front foot block.

Off break, full and on the leg stump, Sobhana Mostary clips it to deep backward square leg for a single.

A round-arm delivery, on a length, on the pads, Sobhana Mostary tucks it to backward square leg.

Floats it full and on middle, Sobhana Mostary leans on and taps it to mid on.

Spins away from off, on a fuller length, Sobhana Mostary draws the front foot ahead and pushes it to point.

Drops it full with a bit of flight, around off, Sharmin Akhter takes a giant stride ahead and blocks watchfully.

Overpitched outside off. Sharmin Akhter tries to carve it through cover-point, but gets a thick outside edge and the ball rolls towards the short third fielder.

Very slow, at 76.4 kph, full and on off, Sharmin pushes it back to the bowler.

Tossed up, almost like a top-spinner, full and around off, Sobhana Mostary gets on the front foot and drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Goes with the arm, full and on middle. Sharmin Akhter flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Drifts one into the batter, on a length, tucked off the back foot to short mid-wicket.

Full and sliding down leg, Sharmin Akhter clips it to deep backward square leg for a single. 6 off this over. 14 from the last two overs for Bangladesh Women.

Flighted ball, full and on off, Sharmin Akhter leans forward and defends.

Fires it on a length, outside off, Akhter is rushed on the back foot cut shot, and misses to connect.

FOUR! Cheeky stuff! Inoka bowls another drifter, but down leg, on a length. Sharmin Akhter gets inside the line, plays from her crease and just guides it using her wrists for a boundary at deep fine leg.

Slides on the pads, on a length. Sobhana Mostary gets across and tucks it wide of square leg for a single.

A round-arm delivery, full and outside off, Sobhana Mostary pushes it to cover-point. Looks to steal a single, but gets sent back by Sharmin. Has enough time to retreat back.

Floaty delivery, full and around off, Sharmin Akhter steers it off the front foot to point.

Short and outside off, Mostary punches through cover-point for a single.

Short and outside off, Sobhana Mostary rocks back and cuts it to the right of the diving backward point fielder. Harshitha Samarawickrama does the hard yards, runs to her left from deep extra cover and makes a diving stop to restrict the batters to two runs.

Full and tossed up outside off, Sharmin Akhter takes a giant stride forward and drives it to deep extra cover for a single.

Length, outside off, cut away off the back foot to short third.

FOUR! Races away! Stays low, on a length, wide outside off. Sharmin Akhter cuts it late off the back foot. Harshitha Samarawickrama sprints towards it from backward point, and slides to flick the ball inside the playing area, but takes it with her sliding momentum into the ropes. Full marks for the effort from Harshitha though.

Leg cutter, outside off, Mostary cuts it off the back foot, but finds the fielder at backward point.

Back of a length, outside off, Sharmin Akhter cuts it away to deep point for a single.

Length ball, swinging in from middle, tucked across to mid-wicket.

Full and tailing back in on off, Sharmin Akhter prods forward and defends.

OUT! FARGANA HOQUE IS RUN OUT! A needless dismissal and Bangladesh Women are under pressure. An inswinger, full and on the pads, Fargana gets a bit across and flicks it to the right of the short mid-wicket fielder. She initially takes the charge to pinch a single, and sees her partner hesitating to run. But eventually, both decide to cross over, and that provides enough time for Harshitha Samarawickrama to move to her right from mid-wicket and release a direct hit at the non-striker's end with Fargana Hoque out by a country mile. Also, Sobhana Mostary walks in next to bat.

WIDE! Swings down the leg side, full in length. Fargana Hoque misses to flick. Anushka Sanjeewani with a sharp take to her left.

Full and on off, blocked right under the eyes.

Touch fuller and around middle, worked away to mid-wicket off the front foot. Sri Lanka Women are 23/1 at the end of the Powerplay, needing another 180 runs.

Dragged back length and outside off, punched down to cover off the back foot.

BEATEN! Angling away, full and outside off, Sharmin tries to punch it away from his body but misses.

Spears it fuller and outside off, Akhter throws her hands at it to drive it but ends up slicing it to backward point.

On a length and around off, Sharmin hangs back and defends it to the left of the bowler.

Angles it on the pads, fuller in length, nudged away to mid-wicket off the front foot.

WIDE! Sliding down the leg side, fuller in length, Akhter misses her flick. Called a wide.

From wide of the crease, angling in, on a length and around off, defended back to the bowler off the back foot.

Nagging length and wide outside off, Fargana Hoque's eyes lit up, seeing the width and she tries to cut it but misses.

Full and on off, blocked right under the eyes.

On a good length and around off, Akhter prods forward and taps it in the gap to the left of cover for a quick single.

Oh, some extra bounce, on a back of a length and outside off. Sharmin Akhter adjusts well on her back foot and dabs it behind to short third.

Angling in, on a length and around off, Sharmin gets behind the line and defends it back to the bowler.

Dragged back length and around middle, worked away to mid-wicket off the back foot.

Spears it fuller and around off, Fargana Hoque gets a big stride forward and taps it down to cover.

Touch fuller and around middle, Fargana prods forward and nudges it to mid-wicket.

Hurls it on the fuller length and outside off, squeezed away to deep point for a single.

WIDE! Again, drifts down the leg side, on a good length, Sharmin tries to tickle it but misses. A wide given.

Lands it fuller and around middle, Sharmin prods forward and eases it down back to the bowler.

WIDE! Swings back in, on a length but down the leg side. Akhter misses her glance. Called a wide.

SIX! TONKED! Short of a good length and around middle, angling in. Sharmin Akhter swivels on her toes and pulls it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

BEATEN! On a hard length and outside off, holding its line. Hoque has a poke at it and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Swinging back in, on a good length and around middle, Hoque gets forward a bit and defends it solidly.

Angling in from wide of the crease, on a length and around off, punched down to mid on off the back foot.

Short of a good length and around off, Hoque gets behind the line and defends it back to the bowler.

Hurls it on a length and around off, dabbed down to the right of backward point for a quick single.

On a hard length and outside off, Sharmin Akhter presses back and tries to cut it but misses due to extra bounce. A good take by the keeper though who is upto the stumps.

On a hard length and outside off, punched down to the left of extra cover for a quick single.

Moving away with the over-the-wicket angle, on a length and wide outside off. Sharmin Akhter throws her hands at it and cut it but finds the backward point fielder.

On a good length and outside off, Hoque extends her hands and cuts it to to beat the diving backward point fielder to her right for a single.

Some extra bounce on this occasion, on a hard length and outside off. Fargana dabs it down back to the bowler off an angled bat.

Angling away, on a length and around off, Hoque gets half-forward and keeps it out to cover.

On the dragged back length and outside off, Akhter punches it down through cover-point for one.

Swinging back in, length, around off, Fargana Hoque shows a full face of the bat and defends it.

Hard length, over the top of the off stump, defended down into the deck off the back foot.

Shaping back in, on a length and around middle, Hoque does well to adjust on her back foot and nudges it to backward square leg.

Lands it full and around off, Fargana Hoque uses her feet and defends it into the deck.

Drifting down leg, fuller in length, Sharmin prods forward and flicks it to deep backward square leg for one.

Angling in, back of a length and around off, Sharmin gets behind the line and defends it.

Lands it full and around off, Hoque comes forward and drops it down to cover.

Dragged back length and around off, Hoque punches it down to mid off.

Spears it on the fuller length and around off, defended back to the bowler off the front foot.

Angling away, on a length and outside off, Fargana Hoque tries to cut it off her back foot but misses.

On a length and outside off, Akhter presses back and guides it to deep third for one.

Lands it full and around middle, Sharmin Akhter comes forward and blocks it into the deck.

Full and outside off, pushed away to cover off the front foot.

DROPPED! A tough chance! Full and around off, Fargana Hoque prods forward and tries to drive it on the up. But as the ball skids through, she checks her shot and it lobs up back to the bowler. Malki Madara with a very little window to react, sticks out her left hand on her follow-through but she fails to hold onto that one. The ball rolls down to mid off.

FOUR! CRUNCHED! Hard length and outside off, Fargana Hoque gets chance to free her arms and cuts it to beat the diving backward point fielder to her left for a boundary.

Angling in, full and outside off, Fargana Hoque tries to cut it off her back foot but misses.

Back of a length, kicks off the surface and around off. Fargana Hoque presses back but gets surprised due to extra bounce. She tries to defend it but the ball hits the handle of the bat and lobs up. Luckily for her, the ball lands well before the slip fielder.

Bowled it fuller and around off, Hoque leans onto the delivery and defends it back to the bowler.

Goes fuller, does Udeshika, and around middle, Sharmin Akhter comes forward and defends it into the deck.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Just what the doctor ordered stuff for Sri Lanka Women. They wanted an early wicket and they have got it. The experinced pacer, Udeshika Prabodhani, lands it on a length and keeps the line outside off, getting it to shape away from there. Rubya Haider prods forward and hangs her bat away from her body. Tries to push but manages to get a faint outside edge only. The keeper, Anushka Sanjeewani moves to her left a bit and takes it. The finger goes up on the appeal for caught behind. Haider does not review and starts to march back to the dressing room. Rubya Haider departs for a five-ball duck and Bangladesh Women are 2/1, needing 201 runs to win.

Spears it on a length and outside off, punched down to cover off the back foot.

Hurls it on a length and outside off, Rubya taps it down to cover point.

Pitched up, full and outside off, Rubya Haider lets it go to the keeper.

On a length, with steep bounce, outside off, Rubya Haider adjusts well on her back foot to defend it to cover.

Nagging length and around middle, worked away to mid-wicket off the front foot.

Intent! Full and around off, Fargana Hoque again uses her feet and lofts it straight back over the bowler's head. She hasn't connected well, but the ball lands in the safe zone, between mid on and mid off. The mid on fielder hunts it down with a dive in the end to make a stop. Two runs taken. Bangladesh Women's innings are underway in the run chase.

On a good length, angling back in, around off, Fargana Hoque gets forward and presents a full face of the bat to defend it.

On a length and outside off, Fargana Hoque uses her feet and punches it to mid off. Good adjustment to counter the swing.

Trying to target the pads, slightly fuller and around off, Hoque gets across and flicks it to mid-wicket.

Starts off with a fuller delivery, shaping back in, around off. Fargana Hoque prods forward and tries to push but gets it off the inside half of the bat to mid on.