By Admin 
A breath-taking match took place between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on Monday night in the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup. The Sri Lankan team snatched victory from the jaws of Bangladesh. Chasing the target of 203 runs, Bangladesh’s score at one time was 173 runs for 3 wickets in 44 overs, but they could not score 30 runs in the last 36 balls. Sri Lanka won the match by seven runs. Captain Chamari Atapattu gave Sri Lanka a thrilling victory by taking three wickets in the last over. With this, Sri Lanka’s hopes of entering the semi-finals also remained alive.
Batting first, the Sri Lankan team was out for 202 runs in 48.5 overs. After this, they defeated Bangladesh in the last over while the innings of Bangladeshi captain Nigar Sultana (77) and Sharmin Akhtar (64 retired hurt) went in vain. With this, Bangladesh’s hopes of entering the semi-finals were also almost destroyed. Bangladesh is now at seventh place and Sri Lanka at sixth place with four points. India is in fourth place and New Zealand is in fifth place, who have only four points, but they are above due to net run rate.
thrill of the last over
Bangladesh needed 9 runs to win in the last over and captain Sultana was at the crease. Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atapattu bowled an excellent over and gave only one run. She got Rabia Khan out LBW on the first ball while Nahida Akhtar was run out on the second ball. On the third ball, Sultana’s shot went to Nilakshika Silva at long off, while on the fourth ball, Atapattu dismissed Marufa Akhtar LBW. At one time, from 176 runs for three wickets, Bangladesh scored only 195 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs.
Read the thrill of the last 6 overs
Bangladesh’s score in 44 overs was 173 runs for 3 wickets. From here Bangladesh had to score only 30 runs to win.
45th over- Only 3 runs were scored in this over. Now Bangladesh had to score 27 runs in 30 balls.
46th over- One wicket fell in this over and only 2 runs came. Now 25 runs were needed in 24 balls.
47th over- 4 runs came in this over. Now 21 runs were needed in 18 balls.
48th over- Bangladesh scored 9 runs in this over. Victory seemed absolutely certain. Now only 12 runs had to be scored in 12 balls to win.
49th over- The tables turned in this over. One wicket fell and only 3 runs were scored. Now Bangladesh had to score 9 runs in the last over.
50th over- Four wickets fell in the first four balls. Bangladesh team could score only one run. Sri Lanka won the match by seven runs.