Bangladesh had a spectactular implosion in the last two overs of their chase of 203 as they lost by seven runs to Sri Lanka in their crucial ICC Women's World Cup match, here on Monday.
Chasing a modest 203 for victory, Bangladesh were comfortably placed at one stage with skipper Nigar Sultana (77) and Sharmin Akhter (64) cracking fine half-centuries but what transpired in the 49th and 50th over was well beyond Bangladesh's imagination.
They lost four wickets in four balls in the 50th over with Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu scalping three and a run out being the second dismissal in that over. Bangladesh had also lost a wicket in the 49th over when Ritu Moni was bowled by Sugandika Kumari. Eventually they fell short by seven runs to finish at 195/9 in 50 overs.
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