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A moment of heat during the India Women's National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh Women's National Cricket Team match tonight (September 10) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium for a Women's Asia Cup match.
During the run chase in the second innings of the match, Deepti Sharma, an Indian spinner, engaged in a fiery exchange with the Bangladesh batter Nigar Sultana. The batter set herself for a reverse sweep, but changed her mind in the middle of the delivery.
A heated moment between Nigar Sultana and Deepti Sharma
Sultana ultimately tried to play a sweep, but it was too late a play. The ball hit the back of the bat and rolled back towards the bowler, Deepti Sharma. Deepti picked up the ball, and on the hit of the moment, she threw it towards the batter. Nigar Sultana did not like the gesture of the Indian spinner.
In the ongoing Women's Asia Cup 2026, the Indian cricket team has been doing pretty well since the beginning of the tournament. They are up against the Bangladesh cricket team with an unbeaten streak in the ongoing tournament. Against Bangladesh, they started the match as the favorite to win. When the heated moment between Deepti Sharma and Nigar Sultana took place in the middle, the Bangladesh women's cricket team was already under pressure.
Deepti Sharma claims 3 wickets vs Bangladesh
India women's went to bat first and posted 149 runs in exchange for 6 wickets. One of the openers, Shafali Verma, took the run rate to the sky with her explosive batting. While the Bangladesh bowlers succeeded in dismissing most of the Indian batters in crucial stages of the match, Shafali Verma remained strong at the crease.
With seven 4s and three 6s, the top-order batter scored 64 runs off 40 balls. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was the second-highest scorer of the match for the Indian cricket team with an unbeaten 24 runs from 28 deliveries.
The target was not massive to chase down, but the Indian bowling line-up had enough firepower to outplay the opposing team in the match. Deepti Sharma shined with the ball again, taking three wickets from her 4-over spell. She claimed those three wickets in four overs only, at an economy rate of 6.50. With the help of Sharma and Shafali Verma, the India women's national cricket team won the match by 40 runs and remains undefeated in the tournament.
Two wickets in 2 balls for India
In their previous match, they defeated the Pakistan women's cricket team with ease, bowling them out for only 55 runs. On the Dubai surfaces, the spinners of the Indian bowling unit are doing well.
In the final delivery of the match, Nandani Sharma dismissed Rabeya Khan. It was a hit wicket. The batter went too deep into her crease and took the bails off the stumps. In the previous delivery too, Nandani Sharma got the wicket of Fahima Khatun. Two wickets in two balls for India bowler to finish the match in style for the Women in Blue.
