Furgana Hoque, Rumana Ahmed script history in Women's World Cup
Bangladesh Women squared off against Australia in match number 25 of the ICC Women's World Cup on March 25. They lost the game by five wickets. Nonetheless, Furgana Hoque became the first Bangladeshi cricketer (women's) to surpass the 1,000-run mark in ODIs. Rumana Ahmed finished the game as the first Bangladeshi woman to take 50 ODI scalps. Let's look at the details.
Why does this story matter?
Hoque (47) has played the second-most number of ODIs for Bangladesh Women. The top-order batter has 1,003 runs at present. She averages 24.46, with nine half-centuries and a personal best of 71. Ahmed (48) has the feat of playing the most number of games for Bangladesh Women. The all-rounder holds 50 scalps to her name, besides scoring 948 runs, second only to Hoque.
How did the match pan out?
Bangladesh Women scraped their way to 135/6 in the 43-over rain-reduced contest. Lata Mondal (33) notched the bulk of runs for Bangladesh Women. Australia lost their entire top-order at quick intervals. However, Beth Mooney (66*) held the innings from an end to stitch another win for the Aussies. Salma Khatun a three-for while Nahida Akter and Rumana scalped a wicket each.
Furgana leads from the front
Furgana (8) was dismissed quite early in the contest. However, she tops the batting charts with the most runs as a Bangladeshi cricketer in the ICC Women's World Cup (162). She's the only Bangladeshi woman with two fifties in the Women's World Cup Notably, no other Bangladeshi batter has managed to notch even a single fifty-plus score in the Women's World Cup.
Rumana inches close to a unique feat
Rumana scored 15 against Australia Women to take her tally to 948 runs in 48 ODIs. With the ball, the leg-spinner finished with figures of 1/35. She currently ranks third in terms of most wickets for Bangladesh Women in the tournament underway (5). In fact, she could become the first Bangladeshi woman cricketer with 1,000 runs and 50 wickets to her name.
Bangladesh Women's journey so far in 2022 Women's World Cup
Bangladesh Women have won merely one game (vs Pakistan Women by nine runs) in the ongoing Women's World Cup. They have lost five games and lie at the seventh spot in the points table. They would be taking on England in their last match of the group stage on March 27 (Sunday). England, meanwhile, occupy the fourth spot at present.
