DHAKA, March 2, 2022 (BSS)-After showing an immense fighting attitude,
Bangladesh Women's team conceded a 7-run defeat to Pakistan by D/L method in
their second and last warm-up game of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup today
at Lincoln in New Zealand.
Earlier in the first warm-up game, Bangladesh tasted a 109-run defeat to
England.
In the rain-affected match, which turned out to be 42-over-affair,
Pakistan put up 199-7 with Aliya Riaz being unbeaten on 45 and Javeria Khan
making 44. Fariha Trishna and Ritu Moni claimed three wickets for Bangladesh.
The Tigresses however got a revised target of 202 from 42 overs but they
were able to score 194 before being all out in 41.2 overs. Fargana Hoque
showed a fighting attitude, hitting a superb 71 while Rumana Ahmed made 30.
The Tigers will take on South Africa on March 5 to kick-start the mission
of their first ever ODI World Cup.
