Spinners lead England to World Cup win over Bangladesh

Women's T20 World Cup, Sharjah

England 118-7 (20 overs): Wyatt-Hodge 41 (40); Khatun 2-18

Bangladesh 97-7 (20 overs): Mostary 44 (48); Smith 2-11

England won by 21 runs

Scorecard

England opened their Women's T20 World Cup run with a 21-run triumph implicit Bangladesh successful Sharjah, contempt an unconvincing batting performance.

The low-scoring inclination of the tourney continued arsenic Heather Knight's broadside successfully defended their 118-7, with Bangladesh crawling to 97-7 successful response.

Spin dominated again connected a slow, sluggish transportation arsenic Linsey Smith and Charlie Dean took 2 wickets each.

England's batters besides struggled connected the surface, with opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge top-scoring with 41 but they were mostly wasteful against Bangladesh's slow, wily bowlers.

Though conditions were successful the bowlers' favour, England threw respective wickets distant by committing to an assertive attack throughout.

Opener Maia Bouchier was caught astatine mid-off for 23, Nat Sciver-Brunt was lbw walking down the transportation for two, Alice Capsey was caught reverse-sweeping for 9 and Wyatt-Hodge was stumped trying to deed down the ground.

Five of the wickets fell to rotation with 2 to Ritu Moni's mean pace, and portion it was not their finest innings, it did not beryllium excessively costly arsenic England's ain spinners produced an exceptionally disciplined show to bamboozle a mediocre Bangladesh batting line-up.

Sobhana Mostary batted brilliantly for her 44, but had small enactment from elsewhere arsenic they failed to support up with the run-rate astatine immoderate signifier successful the look of England's consistency.

Heather Knight's England are backmost successful enactment against South Africa, who besides won their archetypal match, connected Monday portion Bangladesh look West Indies connected Thursday.

More to follow.