Khatun starred with the ball for Bangladesh, taking a team-high 3/16 from her 10 overs. Their bowling unit had belief their 178 runs with the bat was a defendable total.
But they ultimately couldn’t complete the job despite having England 78/5 in the 23rd over. Alice Capsey (20 off 34) and Charlie Dean (27* off 56) offered middle-order contributions that helped see them home with four overs to spare.
“We have already said that we had a winning score, we will defend that because we were very much confident about our bowling attack and the same was said from our team management; they were very confident about it,” Khatun continued.
“That inspired us a lot. So, we were very confident. When Charlie Dean came to the wicket, then I would give her credit, she played really well. From there we also gave some scoring balls where they converted them to boundaries. So, I think, there was a little bit of pressure at that stage, but still when I was talking with captain and my other team mates, when they were only 16 runs behind, I kept saying that if we can bowl four miraculous balls then the match is ours. Because anything can happen anytime, cricket is actually unpredictable. So, if we could bowl four good wicket taking balls then the match could turn into our favour. I think we had a chance till the last run.”
