BAN-W vs IRE-W 2024, 1st T20I Review: Leah Paul, Gaby Lewis shine as Ireland go 1-0 up

December 6, 2024

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Eire Ladies secured their first win of their tour to Bangladesh after they beat the house aspect by 12 runs within the first T20I of the three-match collection.

Motion started with captain Gaby Lewis profitable the toss and opting to bat first on what regarded an excellent wicket. Bangladesh’s bowlers saved the Eire high order quiet with the early wickets of Amy Hunter and Orla Prendergast on the finish of the powerplay.

Leah Paul then joined Lewis with two complementing one another very nicely on the crease and starting to trigger complications for the hosts. Paul specifically discovered her groove scoring a exceptional 79 not out, her first T20I fifty, to go together with a half-century from Gaby Lewis – her second in two video games.

169-5, the very best ever Ladies’s T20I complete in Bangladesh by a touring workforce regarded to have issues firmly in Eire’s favour. However the dwelling aspect obtained off to a really wholesome begin with 100 partnership for the primary wicket.

A primary wicket from Orla Prendergast to take away Sobhana Mostary rapidly introduced one other with Arlene Kelly sending Sultana Joty again to the pavilion. Aimee Maguire then got here into the assault to take the third wicket and with it momentum radically shifted to Eire within the second half of the chase.

One other key second was a superb catch by Lewis to take away Dilara Akter. However the decisive one could nicely have been the double wicket maiden by Orla Prendergast within the nineteenth over.

The equation was now 18 required off six balls. For further drama, Eire needed to have an additional fielder within the inside ring for not bowling their overs fast sufficient. Nevertheless one run off the primary ball and a wicket off the second capped off a really sturdy efficiency from Arlene Kelly as she closed out the match.

The aspect might be more than happy with their first win of the tour and doing so with the struggle again proven within the ultimate ten overs after a tricky begin. Each side face one another once more on Saturday morning at 8am (Irish time) within the second T20I.