BAN Vs THAI, Women's T20 Asia Cup 2024: Bangladesh Women Beat Thailand By Seven Wickets - As It Happened

Bangladesh women have managed to defeat Thailand women by a seven-wicket margin in match 8 of the ongoing Women's T20 Asia Cup 2024 on Monday. Rabeya Khan was the Player of the Match for her four-wicket-haul and Murshida Khatun hit a brilliant half-century while chasing a 97-run target. Catch the highlights of the BAN-W Vs THAI-W match, here. (Scorecard | Streaming)

Bangladesh Women: Dilara Akter, Ishma Tanjim, Rubya Haider, Nigar Sultana(w/c), Ritu Moni, Shorifa Khatun, Rabeya Khan, Shorna Akter, Sultana Khatun, Nahida Akter, Marufa Akter, Sabikun Nahar, Murshida Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Rumana Ahmed

Thailand Women: Nattaya Boochatham, Nannaphat Chaihan, Nannapat Koncharoenkai(w), Thipatcha Putthawong(c), Phannita Maya, Chanida Sutthiruang, Suwanan Khiaoto, Rosenan Kanoh, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Suleeporn Laomi, Aphisara Suwanchonrathi, Sunida Chaturongrattana, Kanyakorn Bunthansen, Chayanisa Phengpaen, Koranit Suwanchonrathi

The pitch in Dambulla has favoured batters so far and the conditions will be similar on Monday as well. Teams batting second have found it easier to chase the target. The weather is fine for a full-fledged match.

Thailand Women have won the toss and have opted to bat

Playing XIs:

Bangladesh Women: Dilara Akter, Murshida Khatun, Ishma Tanjim, Nigar Sultana(w/c), Ritu Moni, Rabeya Khan, Shorna Akter, Rumana Ahmed, Nahida Akter, Marufa Akter, Sabikun Nahar

Thailand Women: Nattaya Boochatham, Nannapat Koncharoenkai(w), Phannita Maya, Chanida Sutthiruang, Suwanan Khiaoto, Thipatcha Putthawong(c), Onnicha Kamchomphu, Rosenan Kanoh, Aphisara Suwanchonrathi, Suleeporn Laomi, Sunida Chaturongrattana

Nattaya Boochatham and Aphisara Suwanchonrathi opened the batting for Thailand and Marufa Akter came to bowl the first over. She conceded six runs in the first over.

THAI-W - 6/0 (1)

Nahida Akter bowled a maiden over to put Thailand women on backfoot in the second over. But both openers managed to extract one boundary each in the next two overs. Nahida Akter also conceded a boundary in the fourth over.

THAI-W - 15/0 (4)

Rabeya Khan was introduced into the attack in the seventh over and she got rid of the set batter Aphisara Suwanchonrath on the 4th delivery then dismissed Nannapat Koncharoenkai on the last delivery.

THAI-W - 26/2 (7)

After a successful first over, Rabeya Khan came to bowl the 9th over and she conceded six runs including a boundary.

THAI-W - 35/2 (9)

Ritu Moni was introduced into the bowling attack in the 11th over and she dismissed Phannita Maya on the first delivery of the over. Chanida Sutthiruang is the new batter at the crease.

THAI-W - 43/3 (11)

Ritu Moni came to bowl the 13th over and she dismissed Chanida Sutthiruang on the fourth delivery of the over. She conceded five runs from the over.

THAI-W - 54/4 (13)

Sabikun Nahar came to bowl the 16th over and she leaked 11 runs from her third over. Suleeporn Laomi hit a boundary and she bowled a wide which conceded two runs. Thailand women are shifting gears now.

THAI-W - 75/5 (16)

Sabikun Nahar came to bowl the 18th over and she dismissed two batters in the over. She first dismissed Suleeporn Laomi on the third delivery then caught and bowled Onnicha Kamchomphu on the next delivery.

THAI-W - 84/8 (18)

Marufa Akter came to bowl the final over and conceded eight runs including a boundary on the fifth delivery. Bangladesh women need 97 runs to win the match off 120 balls.

THAI-W - 96/9 (20)

Brief Score: THAI-W - 96/9 (20)

Nattaya Boochatham - 40 (41), Suleeporn Laomi - 17 (13) | Rabeya Khan - (4-0-14-4)

Dilara Akter and Murshida Khatun opened the batting for Bangladesh women and Chanida Sutthiruang came to bowl the first over. She gave just one run from the first over.

BAN-W - 1/0 (1)

Thipatcha Putthawong came to bowl the fourth over and she conceded four runs in her first over. Thailand women desperately need a breakthrough at this moment.

BAN-W - 20/0 (4)

Sunida Chaturongrattana was introduced into the attack in the fifth over and Murshida Khatun welcomed her with a boundary. On the third delivery, Dilara Akter fell short from the crease and lost her wicket.

BAN-W - 39/1 (6)

Bangladesh women completed fifty runs in the ninth over. Murshida Khatun and Ishma Tanjim are at the crease.

BAN-W - 53/1 (9)

Onnicha Kamchomphu came to bowl the 12th over and conceded eight runs including a boundary on the second delivery. Bangladesh women are in a better position.

BAN-W - 76/1 (12)

Thipatcha Putthawong came to bowl her last over of the spell in the 15th over and bowled the set batter Ishma Tanjim on the first delivery.

BAN-W - 86/2 (15)

Phannita Maya was introduced into the attack in the 16th over and she dismissed the half-centurion Murshida Khatun on the first delivery of her spell. She conceded four runs from the over.

BAN-W - 90/3 (16)

Ritu Moni hit a boundary on the third delivery of the 18th over to win the match for Bangladesh women. They won the match by seven wickets and kept their hopes for the semi-finals alive.

BAN-W - 100/3 (17.3)

We are here with a very young side. We hoped to get one partnership going, unfortunately that didn't happen. A few more runs would have made a big difference to this game. Our side is very energetic. Even towards the end, we didn't give up. We will give your best in the next game as well.

Definitely very happy with the comeback. We gave our 100% in the middle, tried to execute our plan. We can still play better, but happy with the win today. Murshida is a very capable player. She showed her character, and I am so happy for her. The wicketkeepers' fingers are never okay, but I will be okay in two days' time.

It feels great to have done well. The ball came out very well. The second wicket was my favourite. I kept it up and despite the turn managed to hit the wicket.

Bangladesh will face Malaysia and Thailand will meet Sri Lanka in their respective last matches of the group stage on Wednesday at the same venue. That's all from our side. Thank you for joining. Goodnight and take care.