India vs Bangladesh: Harmanpreet Kaur and Co win T20I series despite four-wicket loss in third match

Bangladesh notched a consolation win against India on Thursday after winning the third and final T20I match by four wickets in Mirpur. India had won the series after winning the first and second T20Is but succumbed to their third T20I loss to Bangladesh.

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat. It was a low-scoring affair with the Bangladesh bowlers restricting the visitors to 102/9 on the back of a solid 45-run partnership between Harmanpreet (40 in 41 balls) and Jemimah Rodrigues (28 off 26 balls) for the third wicket. Rabeya Khan finished with 3/16 in four overs, including two crucial wickets in the final over with Sultana Khatun dismissing the India openers early on and finishing with figures of 2/17 in four overs.

In reply, Bangladesh remained steady despite the early loss of opener Shathi Rani and Dilara Akter courtesy Minnu Mani. But captain Nigar Sultana and opener Shamima Sultana, who top scored with 42 off 46 balls including three boundaries, steadied the ship for the hosts with a 46-run partnership before Nahida Akter hit 10 in 6 balls to close out the win in 18.2 overs. Minnu Mani and Devika Vaidya both took two wickets each while Jemimah...

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