Indian women's cricket team secured a convincing victory in the third T20I against Bangladesh, sealing the five-match series with 2 matches to spare, at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Batting first, Bangladesh started well but were restricted to a modest 117 for 8 wickets in their 20 overs.
India's openers, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, made short work of the chase with a solid 91-run partnership. Verma, in particular, impressed with a blistering 51 runs off just 38 balls, her ninth T20I half-century. India cruised to victory with 9 balls remaining.
Mandhana and Verma provided a strong foundation, but both fell shortly after their impressive partnership. Verma was dismissed by Ritu Moni in the 13th over, while
Mandhana miscued a shot off Nahida Akter and was caught at square leg. Despite a brief stutter in the middle overs, India recovered and secured the win comfortably.
Earlier, Bangladesh's batting struggled, with only opener Dilara Akter (37 runs) and captain Nigar Sultana Joty (28 runs) managing significant scores. India had previously dominated the series, winning the first two T20Is by 44 runs and 19 runs (DLS method) respectively.
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Bangladesh lost the first two T20Is by 44 runs and 19 runs (DLS).
