Off-spinner Karishma Ramharack took 4-17 as West Indies beat Bangladesh by eight wickets within the Ladies’s T20 World Cup.
Ramharack’s spell restricted Bangladesh to 103-8. Skipper Hayley Matthews led the chase with 34 off 22 balls, hitting six boundaries, to assist her facet rating 104-2 in 12.5 overs and increase their hopes of reaching the semi-finals.
West Indies moved prime of Group B with their second win in three video games. They may nonetheless want one other win of their closing group sport in opposition to England to qualify for the semis.
England have a sport in hand in opposition to Scotland on Sunday, reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket, earlier than going through the West Indies on Tuesday.
Second-placed South Africa additionally want a win of their final group sport in opposition to Bangladesh on Saturday to advance – event hosts Bangladesh have misplaced all three of their video games.
Ramharack was in motion early, and Bangladesh opener Shathi Rani was stumped for 9 and Dilara Akter was bowled on 19.
Shobana Mostary (16) revived the innings in a 40-run partnership with skipper Nigar Sultana, who top-scored with 39 off 44 balls. Ramharack once more supplied the breakthrough, with Mostary stumped within the thirteenth over.
Sultana hit 4 fours however could not generate any extra momentum with the decrease center order, and Bangladesh needed to accept a below-par whole regardless of a gradual Sharjah monitor.
In reply, Matthews introduced her energy sport in 52 off 45 balls for the primary wicket with Stafanie Taylor. Matthews supplied the punchy begin earlier than she was bowled within the eighth over.
Taylor scored 27 off 29 balls, together with three fours, earlier than retiring harm. It did not harm the West Indies, nonetheless, as Shemaine Campbelle scored 21 off 16 balls and Deandra Dottin smacked an unbeaten 19 off seven balls, together with two sixes.
What’s subsequent for either side at Ladies’s T20 World Cup?
West Indies are subsequent in motion on Tuesday in opposition to England at 3pm, with each match from the event reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket.
Bangladesh subsequent face South Africa on Saturday at 3pm.
Watch each match of the 2024 Ladies’s T20 World Cup reside on Sky Sports activities, concluding with the ultimate in Dubai on Sunday October 20. You may as well stream the event and extra with NOW
