That's it from our coverage of a one-sided encounter in the Women's Asia Cup between Bangladesh and Malaysia. Ninaad Dixit here signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Akshay Bhide and scorer/analyst Manish Bishnoi. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world.
Highest Individual Score for Bangladesh Women in T20Is:
113* - Nigar Sultana v Maldives at Pokhara, 2019
110* - Fargana Hoque v Maldives at Pokhara, 2019
80 - Murshida Khatun v Malaysia at Dambulla, TODAY*
Nigar Sultana (Bangladesh Women Captain): "Definitely. Winning is always good. Good to see how the batters batted today. If we had to qualify for the semis, we had to win today.
Consistency by the batters. Murshida scored a fifty and today also, she scored good. The bowlers also bowled well and happy with the performance.
We are looking forward to play good cricket and execute our game plan. I have belief in my team. We all know what they are capable of.
Definitely. I love batting. But on this surface, the ball was coming nicely onto the bat. Murshida was hitting the ball well. So, I just tried to give her the strike.
Dilara is a wonderful wicket-keeper. She doesn't get much chance because of me. So, I told to coach that she will keep today."
Murshida Khatun (Player of the Match): "Happy to get the highest score for Bangladesh. Next match is semifinal so I am confident. The understanding with Dilara is very good as we are batting together for a long time. There was a slight miscommunication in the last game but all was well today. The cover drive was my favorite shot today."
Player of the Match: Murshida Khatun
Winifred Duraisingam (Malaysia Women Captain): "This is a great experience for all the girls. We have a young squad. Hopefully, they will take a lot of learnings from this exposure.
We didn't do well in all three departments. I hope the girls will learn from this tournament, reflect and come back stronger in the next tournament.
We have a lot of youngsters in the team. This is a great opportunity for them to learn from the mistakes. It's not easy to play against such strong teams in the Asia Cup. I hope the girls get something from this tournament."
5:04 PM IST, Local Time: Time for the post-match presentation.
Most Wickets for Thailand in Women's T20Is:
51* - Mahirah Izzati Ismail
50 - Winifred Duraisingam
44 - Ainna Hamizah Hashim
36 - Aisya Eleesa
34 - Mas Elysa
Highest team totals in Womenβs Asia Cups (T20Is): 201/5 β India vs UAE, 2024 191/2 β Bangladesh vs Malaysia, 2024 β TODAY 184/4 β Sri Lanka vs Malaysia, 2024
Highest team totals for Bangladesh in Womenβs T20Is: 255/2 vs Maldives in 2019 191/2 vs Malaysia in 2024 β TODAY 158/1 vs USA in 2022