Bangladesh have won the Women's ODI World Cup qualifiers by setting a record. The Bangladesh women's cricket team scored a record 271 runs against Thailand in Lahore of Pakistan on Thursday.
Chasing a target of 272 runs, Thailand made a good start. They put on a 38-run partnership in the first wicket. However, the opponents were disoriented in an instant due to the whirlwind of Bangladesh's two spinners Fahima Khatun and Jannatul Ferdous Sumana.
Thailand were all out for 93 runs in their spin. Chanida Suttiruang scored the highest 22 runs for Thailand. The two shared the opponent's wickets.
In this, Fahima and Sumana achieved the feat of taking 5 wickets for the first time in their careers.
Leg-spinner Fahima spent 21 runs and off-spinner Sumana's 7 runs for their 5-wickets feat. Fahima's previous career-best bowling was 3 wickets for 38 runs. On the other hand, Sumona, who is playing the third ODI of her career, took a wicket for the first time on Thursday, playing a match in this edition after 7 years.
Before Fahima-Sumona's feat, Jyoti scored a century for the first time in her career. That too set a record.
The Bangladesh captain has become the fastest century scorer for Bangladesh in 78 balls. The previous record was held by Fargana Haque Pinki, who became the first batsman to score a century for Bangladesh. She scored a century in 156 balls against India in 2023. onThursday, leading from the front, she scored 101 runs in 80 balls with 15 fours and 1 six.
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