A captivating century opening partnership between Fargana Hoque and Murshida Khatun has powered Bangladesh Women to a 7-wicket victory against Pakistan in the series decider in Dhaka. In reply, Fargana (62) and Murshida (54) laid the groundwork with Bangladesh women’s highest-ever opening stand of 125 in the format, smashing 11 boundaries between them. Bangladesh’s previous best opening partnership belonged to Sharmin Akter and Ayesha Rahman, who scored 113 against Ireland in 2011. The series win lifted Bangladesh one place up to seventh in the ICC Women’s Championship, with 11 points from 12 matches. In 2014, Bangladesh beat Pakistan 2-0 in a two-match series.

Source: bd News24 November 10, 2023 12:30 UTC