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The wily Sophie Ecclestone did the prima crook with fantabulous figures of 3/24 arsenic England's spinners dished retired a thoroughly nonrecreational show to vessel retired Bangladesh for 178 successful the Women's World Cup present connected Tuesday (October 7, 2025).
For Bangladesh, Sobhana Mostary top-scored with a diligent 108-ball 60 portion Rabeya Khan made an entertaining 43 disconnected 27 balls aft coming successful astatine fig nine, showing the mode to the team's top-order batters however to bash it aft England opted to tract first.
Besides Ecclestone, off-spinners Charlotte Dean (2/28 successful 10 overs) and Alice Capsey (2/31 successful 8 overs) chipped successful with 2 wickets for England.
Coming disconnected a convincing triumph against Pakistan successful their tourney opener, Bangladesh were disconnected to a assured commencement with Sharmin Akhter picking 14 runs disconnected a Lauren Bell over, adjacent arsenic left-arm spinner Linsey Smith didn't springiness adjacent an inch to the 2 openers, the different being Rubya Haider.
While Smith, who was handed the caller ball, kept things choky astatine 1 end, Bell struck successful her 3rd implicit erstwhile she dismissed Rubya Haider aft a mistimed lofted changeable by the batter ended successful the hands of Sophia Dunkley, who backtracked a spot to implicit a bully catch.
England skipper Natalie Sciver-Brunt besides deserves immoderate recognition for the opening breakthrough arsenic she persisted with Bell contempt the bowler being deed for 3 boundaries by Sharmin Akhter (30 disconnected 53 balls).
Skipper Nigar Sultana looked to beryllium successful treble caput arsenic she played a half-hearted thrust successful the aerial aft the shot stopped connected her, giving a drawback to Charlie Dean astatine abbreviated screen disconnected the bowling of Smith.
Sultana failed to unfastened her relationship and aft after a promising start, Bangladesh recovered themselves connected the backmost foot, having mislaid 2 wickets successful 5 balls astatine the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, wherever the celebrated 'Ya Ali' opus was played sporadically successful representation of precocious vocalist and Assam's biggest taste icon, Zubeen Garg, who died recently.
Sobhana Mostary joined Akhter, and the 2 added 34 runs portion playing immoderate beauteous shots until the second was retired caught down to a classical left-arm spinning transportation bowled by Ecclestone, successful the 16th over.
