Bangladesh break 10-yr drought with win, India upbeat vs New Zealand

Bangladesh secured their first-ever win in the T20 World Cup since 2014.

- SUNIL YASH KALRA

After a decisive batting display that displayed, cross-hitting, leg side dominance and ten boundaries got the original host to secure just 119. The newbies of the tournament Scotland emerged as valiant competitors but fell short of their Cinderella run in UAE by 16 runs. Boundaries emerged as the sole difference between the winner Bangladesh with 10 and Scotland with just five. In a post-match press conference, skipper Joty Answering Cricket Predicta ITV group TV program Cricket Predicta powered by 1xBAT "boundaries stood between "winning and losing". Along with her milestone of 100 matches for Bangla Tigers Joty got her team to win the match, another first since 2014. Today India takes on twotime runner-up New Zealand at Dubai International Stadium. The Women in Blue have made it to the finals in only one of the previous eight editions. They were outclassed by a formidable Australian side in 2020. Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. will want to forget the heartbreaks from yesteryears in marquee events and go the distance in the UAE. Before the match press conference, Indian skipper