{"id":5325,"date":"2024-07-24T14:11:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T14:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingsports.news\/?p=5325"},"modified":"2024-07-24T14:11:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T14:11:40","slug":"murshida-nigar-star-as-bangladesh-thump-malaysia-in-womens-asia-cup-t20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingsports.news\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/murshida-nigar-star-as-bangladesh-thump-malaysia-in-womens-asia-cup-t20\/","title":{"rendered":"Murshida, Nigar Star as Bangladesh Thump Malaysia in Women&#8217;s Asia Cup T20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bangladesh registered a convincing victory over Malaysia in the Women&#8217;s Asia Cup T20 on [DATE], putting them back in contention for a semifinal berth. Openers Murshida Khatun and Nigar Sultana starred with the bat, while the bowlers produced a disciplined performance to secure a dominant win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murshida, known for her aggressive strokeplay, got Bangladesh off to a flying start. She found the boundary with ease and rotated the strike effectively. Nigar, at the other end, played a more composed innings, anchoring the chase. The duo stitched together a crucial opening partnership, laying a solid foundation for the middle order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a solid opening partnership, Bangladesh continued to pile on the runs. The middle order batters capitalized on the platform provided by Murshida and Nigar, taking the score past the 150-run mark. The Malaysian bowlers struggled to contain the Bangladeshi batters, who displayed a strong batting performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In reply, Malaysia&#8217;s chase never really got going. The Bangladeshi bowlers were disciplined and did not allow the Malaysian batters to settle down. Spinners played a crucial role, picking up wickets at regular intervals to restrict Malaysia to a low total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murshida and Nigar&#8217;s batting brilliance, coupled with a clinical bowling performance, ensured a comfortable win for Bangladesh. This victory keeps their hopes alive for a semifinal spot, and they will need to win their remaining matches and rely on other results to go their way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key performers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Murshida Khatun (Bangladesh): Top scorer with a brilliant knock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nigar Sultana (Bangladesh): Played a crucial anchoring role at the top<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bangladeshi bowlers: Picked up wickets at regular intervals to restrict Malaysia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This win will be a major confidence booster for Bangladesh as they look to continue their fight for a place in the knockout stages of the Women&#8217;s Asia Cup T20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangladesh registered a convincing victory over Malaysia in the Women&#8217;s Asia Cup T20 on [DATE], putting them back in contention for a semifinal berth. Openers Murshida Khatun and Nigar Sultana starred with the bat, while the bowlers produced a disciplined performance to secure a dominant win. Murshida, known for her aggressive strokeplay, got Bangladesh off&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5326,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[249,54,257,85,243,57],"tags":[181,258,242],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingsports.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingsports.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingsports.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingsports.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingsports.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kingsports.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5327,"href":"https:\/\/kingsports.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5325\/revisions\/5327"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingsports.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingsports.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingsports.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingsports.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}