By Admin 
Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana gave the credit for the seven -wicket victory over Pakistan in the ICC Women’s World Cup match, giving ‘confident’ and ‘mature’ young fast bowler Marufa Akhtar, saying that he had already decided the attitude of the match in the first over.
Twenty -year -old Marufa had dismissed Pakistan opener Omima Sohail and veteran Sidra Amin out of two consecutive balls in the first over without opening the account. Pakistani innings 38. It was reduced to 129 runs in 3 overs.
In response, Bangladesh won by seven wickets with the help of Rubia Hyder’s unbeaten 54 runs.
Sultana said after the match, “It is good that we lost the toss. We would also choose batting first. I told the girls to take wickets in Powerplay. Marufa left his mark by bowling well in the powerplay. He is quite young and mature and knows his role well. He does not lack confidence. ”
Sultana said, “After the Pakistani innings we talked that we have to show our natural game. Rubia batted brilliantly in his debut match. Many times the initial wicket falls, but the batsmen came down to form partners. We want to create the same culture in the team. ”
Pakistani captain Fatima Sana said that after two wickets of Marufa in the first over, the match got out of her team’s hand. He said, “In the first few overs, he took wickets which was a decisive turn. We will try to return to the next match. ”
The ‘Player of the Match’ Marufa said that he took full care of his line and the language itself, which benefited. He said, “I want to thank my team who supported me. I was getting a good swing and I paid full attention to the line and the language. ”