Tigresses set 226-run target against India in 3rd ODI

Bangladesh set a target of 226 runs against India in the third and final ODI of the three-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday.

Opener Fargana Hoque scored maiden ODI century for Bangladesh women as Tigresses scored 225 runs losing four wickets in their 50 overs.

Fargana got run out in the last ball of the innings after scoring 107 off 160 deliveries with six boundaries. 

Besides, Shamima Sultana also scored a half century, 52 off 78 deliveries with five boundaries.  

Earlier, Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana won the toss and opted to bat first.

Bangladesh won the first match by 40 runs under DLS method before India leveled the series with a massive 108-run victory in the second game.

The victory in the first ODI was Bangladesh’s maiden victory in this format against India. Pacer Marufa Akter was instrumental in the victory, claiming her career-best 4-29.

Bangladesh: 1 Shamima Sultana, 2 Sobhana Mostary, 3 Fargana Hoque, 4 Lata Mondal, 5 Ritu Moni, 6 Nigar Sultana (capt/wk), 7 Rabeya Khan, 8 Nahida Akter, 9 Fahima Khatun, 10 Sultana Khatun, 11 Marufa Akter.

India: 1 Smriti Mandhana, 2 Shafali Verma, 3 Yastika Bhatia (wk), 4 Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), 5 Jemimah Rodrigues, 6 Harleen Deol, 7 Deepti Sharma, 8 Amanjot Kaur, 9 Sneh Rana, 10 Devika Vaidya, 11 Meghna Singh.