BAN Women vs SCO Women, 1st Match, Group B at Sharjah, Women's T20 World Cup, Oct 03 2024 - Match Result

5:20pm That will be all from us for this game. In about 40 minutes, though, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will go at it and you can catch all the action here. Until next time, from Chandan and myself, it is goodbye!

Nigar Sultana, Bangladesh captain: We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. We had in our minds that this is our moment. Means a lot. This is the kind of wicket we need to be settled on. It was not very easy to bat on initially. Building a partnership (between Rani and Mostary) was crucial for us. We had a good total and we kept believing in ourselves. We have a very good spin attack, with Marufa also doing well, so we were confident about it (the defence). (On her batting lower than usual) We are trying to do something different. Taj (Nehar) was playing brilliantly in the last two warm-up games, and the idea was for her to build a partnership and hit some boundaries. Unfortunately, she got out. We are trying to get the momentum and we got it. Very happy that we fought back and seeing them (the girls) smile is the biggest inspiration.

Kathryn Bryce, Scotland captain: It was always going to be tough (playing our first match), getting over the nerves. We have played some good cricket in the last few months and hopefully that will come out (in the next few matches). (On the nerves before the game) A little buzz around, not sure about what to do with those nerves, some of them being pests (smiles). Nice to get out there, put in some fight. We were a little bit sloppy in the field. A couple of misfields and overthrows - those little things can cost you in the end. (On Saskia Horley bowling at the death) Saskia was really ready for that. Really calm under pressure and she was ready to take that on.

We've seen plenty of catches go down today and catching was going to be one of the things to watch out for in this tournament. Vishal Dikshit had written here with some numbers and reasons possibly why catches go down more frequently in women's T20s compared to men's.

Ritu Moni, Player of the Match: It was a decent wicket so I just wanted to bowl wicket-to-wicket and use my variations. We have put in a lot of hard work in the last year and we were really prepared. It is a great moment and a very proud moment for me and my team. (On the team's bowling plans) We were trying to assess the conditions and bowl to our strengths.

So it's gone just the way Nigar Sultana had wanted and from Bangladesh's point of view, you'd hope they are "into the flow" now.

5:03pm Mostary said at the half-way stage that bowling was their strength and that Bangladesh were confident. And across 20 overs, the bowling unit proved her right. They kept at it, squeezed Scotland and ultimately, had more than enough in the bank, which is saying something, given how short they felt at the break.

A well-rounded bowling effort with everyone who bowled more than an over, among the wickets. Moni, though, was perhaps the standout and her spell through the middle overs, at a time when Scotland were looking to press on, was probably pivotal.

Speaking of Scotland, they just could not find the fence regularly enough. They hit just five fours across their innings and Sarah, who remained unbeaten, could not do much to alter that narrative either. The rest also failed to come to the party and they did not help themselves with a run-out in the 13th over. This, despite being Scotland's debut T20 World Cup, will feel a missed opportunity and they might go back to their hotels today, wondering what might have been.

25 off 5. If something has to happen for Scotland, it has to happen now

26 needed off the last over. Marufa to bowl. If Scotland get home from here, we will have seen something truly special

Maqsood is the new batter in

Nahida to bowl the penultimate over. 31 needed off 12. Bangladesh's game to lose from here

Fraser in at 8. She has good numbers in ODI cricket. Can she bring that to the fore today?

32 off 14. Scotland need a boundary, right about now