Shamima, spinners steer tricky chase to hand Bangladesh win

Two days after coming close to upstaging them, Bangladesh defeated India in the final T20I to register a consolation win and finish the series 2-1.

Chasing 103, Shamima Sultana kept Bangladesh in the hunt with a 46-ball 42 before a brief collapse in the middle threatened to undo the good work. But Sultana Khatun’s  eight-ball 12 and Nahida Akter’s calm unbeaten six-ball 10 helped Bangladesh register their third win over India in 16 T20Is.

Brief scores:

Bangladesh 103 for 6 (Shamima 42, Nigar 14, Vaidya 2-16, Mani 2-28) beat India 102 for 9 (Harmanpreet 40, Rodrigues 28, Rabeya 3-16, Sultana 2-17) by four wickets