Time Sports Report Bangladesh bowlers kept things neat and tight since skipper Nigar Sultana Joty won the toss and elected to field in their first of the three Women's One-Day Internationals against mighty Australia at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
After 16 overs, Australia were 43 for three with Tahlia McGrath unbeaten on 8 off 13 and Beth Mooney not out on 7 off 33.
The Tigresses got their first breakthrough in the second over of the game when off-spinner Sultana Khatun bowled out Phoebe Litchfield for a golden duck.
Sultana got her second wicket as she went on to dismiss Ellyse Perry in the sixth over. Perry, looking to slice a wide delivery, edged one back to first slip and had to walk out after scoring just two of 10 deliveries.
Pacer Marufa then got the big wicket of Australia skipper Alyssa Healy in the ninth over. Marufa, who was consistently bringing the ball into the right-handers, managed to entice right-handed Healy to slash at a wide delivery that held its line, offering wicketkeeper Joty a simple catch behind the stumps.
This is the first bilateral series between the two sides, who have played each other in only one match in the 50-over format -- a 2022 World Cup encounter which the Aussies won by five wickets in Wellington.
