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Bangladesh lost T20 series against Australia
21 year old bowler took hat-trick in T20 for the second time
New Delhi. Bangladesh bowler has created a sensation by taking a hat-trick against a strong team like Australia. This is the first hat-trick of a Bangladeshi female cricketer against Australia in a T20 International match. A 21-year-old left arm fast bowler named Fariha Trisna took this hat-trick in the second T20 match of the 3-match series. Fariha did this big feat in the second T20 match played in Mirpur. Fariha has become the first Bangladeshi female cricketer to take hat-trick twice in T20 International cricket. Despite the hat-trick, Bangladesh has lost the T20 series.
Fariha Islam Trisna got Ellyse Perry caught by Sorna Akhtar on the fourth ball of the 20th over of Australia’s (Bangladesh women vs Australia women) innings. On the fifth ball, Sophie Mollique was caught by Murshida Khatoon while on the sixth and last ball, Beth Mooney was bowled and completed her hat-trick. Trisna bowled one maiden over in her four over spell and took 4 wickets, spending 19 runs. This is the second hat-trick of the Bangladeshi pacer in just 7 T20 International matches. Earlier, in his T20 International debut in the Asia Cup, he had taken a hat-trick against Malaysia. She became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the Women’s Asia Cup.
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Bangladesh team collapsed for 103 runs
Batting first, the Australian women’s team scored 161 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs with the help of 57 runs from Georgia Warehman and 47 runs from opener Grace Harris. In reply, Bangladesh team could score only 103 runs for 9 wickets and lost the match by a margin of 58 runs and also lost the series. For Bangladesh, opener Dilara Akhtar scored the maximum 27 runs. For Australia, Ashley Gardner and Sophie Mollique took three wickets each. Earlier, host Bangladesh had also lost in the first T20 match of the series.
Fariha Trisna has taken 11 dismissals in 7 T20s.
Fariha Trisna was given a chance in the playing eleven in place of Sultana Khatoon in this match. Bangladesh is waiting for its first win in the current series against Australia. Earlier, in the 3-match ODI series, visiting Australia had defeated Bangladesh 3-0. Australia is also eyeing to wipe out the hosts in the T20 series. After Fahima Khatoon, Fariha is the second Bangladeshi female cricketer to take a hat-trick. Apart from this, she is the third female cricketer overall after Uganda’s Konsi Aweko and Hong Kong’s Kerry Chan to take a hat-trick twice. Trisna has taken 11 wickets in seven T20 Internationals while taking 5 wickets in 5 ODI matches.
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Tags: Australia, Bangladesh, Cricket Records, women cricket
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 3, 2024, 10:37 IST