The Women’s Asia Cup 2022 has started from today. The first match of the tournament was played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Bangladesh. Host Bangladesh won the first match of the tournament by defeating Thailand by 9 wickets.

Thailand captain Narumol Chaiwai won the toss and elected to bat. Bangladesh bundled out Thailand for 87 runs. Chasing the target, Bangladesh team achieved the target by scoring 88 runs for the loss of one wicket in 11.4 overs.

Bangladeshi bowler Rumana Ahmed took 3 wickets for 9 runs in 3 overs.

The team of Thailand, who came to bat first, lost their first wicket for 13 runs. Thailand got off to a slow start. This can be gauged from the fact that in the powerplay, Thailand’s team could score only 16 runs for the loss of only 2 wickets. Fannita Maya scored 26 runs in 22 balls for Thailand. He hit 3 fours in his innings. On the other hand, Rumana Ahmed took 3 wickets for 9 runs in 3 overs for Bangladesh. Apart from this, Nahida Akhtar took wickets for 11 runs in 3.4 overs. Whereas Sanjeeda Akhtar took 2 wickets for 11 runs in 4 overs.

Great start from Bangladesh
Chasing the target of 87 runs, Bangladesh had a good run. For Bangladesh, Sefergana Hoque and Shamima Sultana gave the team a great start. Bangladesh team scored 52 runs without losing a wicket in the power play. By the end of the eighth over of the match, Bangladesh’s score was 69 for 0 wickets. The pairing of Shamima and Fargana was proving to be good for the Bangladesh team. Thailand bowler Thipacha Puthawong dismissed Shamima Sultana on the very first ball of the ninth over.

Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana came on strike after Shamima but Bangladesh could get only 3 runs in the ninth over. In the next over also, the Bangladeshi batsmen could not do much and had to be satisfied with only 2 runs. But in the 11th over, Fergana’s 2 strong fours brought Bangladesh closer to victory. On the fourth ball of the 12th over, Nigar hit the winning six to win the first match of the Asia Cup tournament. Shamima Sultana was the player of the match after scoring 49 runs in 30 balls.

Bangladesh team after the win.

When is India’s match?

The first match between India and Sri Lanka will be played today. It is being played at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Bangladesh from 1 pm. It will be broadcast live on Star Sports Network. You can also watch it on Disney Hotstar app.

India’s first match is against Sri Lanka on 1 October. The last time India and Bangladesh reached the final of the Asia Cup was in Asia Cup 2018. Bangladesh won the trophy after defeating India in the final played in Kuala Lumpur. At the same time, the India-Pakistan match is going to be held on 7 October.