Bangladesh 100 for 3 (Murshida 50, Maya 1-8) beat Thailand 96 for 9 (Boochatham 40, Rabeya 4-14, Moni 2-10, Jesmin 2-28) by seven wickets
Suwanchonrathi, from No. 11 to opener
Aphisara Suwanchonrathi, who had batted at No. 11 in her final two innings, was promoted to open with Boochatham. However the transfer backfired as Suwanchonrathi struggled to get going. She took 12 deliveries to get off the mark and finally fell for a 20-ball 6 within the seventh over. Thailand might solely submit 25 for 0 within the powerplay.
Rabeya, Moni strangle Thailand
Rabeya struck twice in her first over, the seventh of the innings, to take away Suwanchonrathi and Nannapat Koncharoenkai. Koncharoenkai, who had top-scored with 40 within the final match, fell for a duck this time. Bangladesh understood early within the recreation that Thailand discovered it troublesome to attain in opposition to full balls. Their spinners deceived the Malaysia batters with drift, flip and bounce.
On the midway stage, Nigar Sultana threw the ball to Moni, and he or she struck instantly. She hit the laborious size and obtained the ball to swing in to take away Phannita Maya to depart Thailand 38 for 3. In her subsequent over, Moni bowled Chanida Sutthiruang with a slower ball, for a ten-ball 8.
Rabeya returned within the 14th over and castled Suwanan Khiaoto with a flawed’un. She didn’t let Boochatham take off both and cleaned her up within the seventeenth over.
Debutant left-arm spinner Sabikun Nahar Jesmin, after conceding 23 in her first three overs, scalped two off two deliveries in her closing over to sink Thailand additional.
Even on Monday, Bangladesh made three adjustments to their XI. One in all them was Murshida and he or she made it depend. She took ten deliveries to get off the mark however after that, she saved the scoreboard ticking. There was a mix-up between her and Dilara Akter within the fifth over, which resulted within the latter being run out. However Murshida saved Bangladesh heading in the right direction. She hit eight fours in her innings and introduced up her fourth T20I half-century. Together with Ishma Tanjim, she added 60 off 58 balls for the second wicket.
Bangladesh misplaced two wickets late within the recreation however, for a change, they did not want Sultana to rescue them.