Bangladesh Women hosted Australia Women in the second Women’s T20I at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday. The visitors yet again dominated the contest and registered a comfortable win by 57 runs to take an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the 3-match series.
Georgia Wareham sizzles with the bat
Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat first, setting the stage for an exciting encounter. In their innings, the Aussies posted a formidable total of 161/8 in their allotted 20 overs. Grace Harris led the charge with a blistering knock of 47 runs off 34 deliveries, but the standout performer for the tourists was Georgia Wareham.
Wareham smashed a tremendous half-century. His ‘explosive knock of 57 runs off just 30 balls, helped Australia reach a competitive total, which at the end proved too much for the Bangladesh.
Fariha Trisna takes a brilliant hat-trick
Bangladesh Women’s bowling effort saw Fariha Trisna shining with excellent figures of 4 wickets for 19 runs in her 4 overs. The most exciting thing was that Fariha ended up taking a hat-trick and registered her name in the history books, becoming the only Bangladeshi Women cricketer to have two hat-tricks in the shortest format. Fariha got rid of Ellyse Perry, Sophie Molineux and Beth Mooney on the final three balls of the Australian innings to complete her hat-trick.
Here is the video:
Hat-trick heroics from Fariha Trisna! Cleaning up the Aussie middle order 😎👏 #BANvsAUS #T20 pic.twitter.com/rKMc28bcSJ
— FanCode (@FanCode) April 2, 2024
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Sophie Molineux, Ashleigh Gardner keep Bangladesh under check
In the chase, Bangladesh Women struggled to keep up with the required run rate, managing only 103/9 in their 20 overs. Dilara Akter top-scored with 27 runs, while Shorna Akter contributed a valuable 21 runs lower down the order. However, consistent wicket-taking by the Australian bowlers restricted Bangladesh’s batting lineup.
Australia’s bowling attack was spearheaded by Ashleigh Gardner and Sophie, both claiming three wickets each while conceding 17 and 10 runs respectively. Megan Schutt and Wareham also made crucial breakthroughs, ensuring Bangladesh never gained momentum in their chase. In the end, Australia Women emerged victorious by a convincing margin of 58 runs, showcasing their dominance in all facets of the game.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Australia shook up their batting order but it didn’t stop them romping to another BIG win in Dhaka #BANvAUS
Scorecard: https://t.co/cAo12qxCHr pic.twitter.com/CaqI54OiqR
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) April 2, 2024
Georgia Wareham’s 57 off 30 was the highest strike rate 50+ score by an Australian woman not to feature a six.
While her 10 fours demonstrated an ability to find gaps, Wareham’s non boundary SR of 85.00 was also key to adapting to the challenge of batting in Bangladesh. https://t.co/AABT3Lqu5F
— hypocaust (@_hypocaust) April 2, 2024
Australia defeated Bangladesh by 58 runs in the 2nd T20I 🏏
Scorecard: https://t.co/al75HLcfc9#women #cricket #BANvAUS #australiacricket #BangladeshCricket #CricketTwitter #WomenCricket pic.twitter.com/EyhrUz9jtJ
— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ) April 2, 2024
Georgia Wareham flaunting her batting chops again
Batting at 3 for the 1st time in international cricket, she smashes a 50 off just 26 balls v Bangladesh in the 2nd T20I
Such a clean striker#BANvAUS
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) April 2, 2024
Oh you mean I missed seeing Georgia Wareham get a 50?
— Ian Harkin (@sportznut67) April 2, 2024
Georgia Wareham 57 off 30 balls…..wow man
— Dhruv/Mayank☄️ FC🏏 (@cricdrugs) April 2, 2024
A bit late to #BANvAUS today. A mixed bag of events happening in the 2nd T20I.
– Grace Harris hits nice 34-ball 47
– Georgia Wareham’s form with the bat continues, a 30-ball 57 from her today after being pushed up to number 3
– Australia opened with Harris and Phoebe Litchfield…
— Lavanya 🎙️🎥👩🏻💻 (@lav_narayanan) April 2, 2024
georgia wareham half century after getting promoted SLAY QUEEN #BANvAUS
— Kain (@kainryann) April 2, 2024
26 ball fifty for Georgia Wareham coming at number 3. What a player 🙌
— WomenOnWickets (@WomenOnWickets) April 2, 2024
A second T20I Hat-trick for Fariha Islam Trisna!#BANvAUS #BANWvAUSW #WomensCricket #IWC pic.twitter.com/5GwX1PrdIC
— Mazharul Islam Sayem (@mmash02) April 2, 2024
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