Bangladesh vs Scotland Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Bangladesh Women won by 16 runs

Abtaha Maqsood to Sobhana Mostary, More air given on this one, full and at the stumps, Sobhana Mostary knocks it down to long on and takes the single.

Abtaha Maqsood to Shathi Rani, Loopy delivery, low full toss, on middle, Shathi Rani eases the drive down to long on for one.

Abtaha Maqsood to Shathi Rani, Maqsood comes into the attack and bowls it short, around off, Shathi Rani is late on the shot as she looks to play it on the off side and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Olivia Bell to Sobhana Mostary, Edged away! Fired in by Bell, short and on off, Sobhana Mostary expects the ball to turn as she goes on the back foot to nurdle it on the leg side. The ball straightens and catches the outside edge. A healthy deflection and the keeper, Sarah Bryce standing up to the stumps, stands no chance. The ball rolls wide of short third for a couple of runs. There could have been a third run but Mostary was hesitant about it and in the end, they decided to stay happy with two. 9 runs off the final over of the Powerplay. At the end of 6 overs, Bangladesh are 35/1.

Olivia Bell to Sobhana Mostary, Pushed through, shorter and quicker, on off, Sobhana Mostary goes on the back foot for the cut but misses.

Olivia Bell to Sobhana Mostary, FOUR! Good use of the feet! Floated up by Bell, full, on off, Sobhana Mostary shimmies down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball. Lofts it over mid on for a boundary.

Olivia Bell to Sobhana Mostary, This goes straight on, short and on off, Sobhana Mostary is deep in her crease and jabs it to mid-wicket.

Olivia Bell to Sobhana Mostary, Flatter and shorter, width on offer on off, Sobhana Mostary makes room and cuts it late to get it past short third. The short third fielder gives it a chase and prevents the ball from reaching the fence. Two runs taken.

Olivia Bell to Shathi Rani, Bell drops it short, around middle, Shathi Rani rocks back and pulls it in front of deep mid-wicket for a run.

Kathryn Bryce to Sobhana Mostary, Good length on off, Sobhana Mostary defends it straight back to the bowler.

Kathryn Bryce to Sobhana Mostary, A touch fuller this time on the stumps, Mostary defends it in front of mid on.

Kathryn Bryce to Sobhana Mostary, An inswinger on the stumps, shaping in a tad bit, Mostary shuffles and looks to flick it but misses. Sarah fumbles while collecting it behind the stumps.

Sobhana Mostary walks in at number 3.

Kathryn Bryce to Murshida Khatun, OUT! UP IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Scotland Women get the first breakthrough and are all pumped up! Beautiful away shape, full and around off, Murshida Khatun clears her front leg to create some room and looks to tonk it downtown but badly mistimes it over the bowler's head. It goes off the upper half of the bat and travels only as far as mid on where the fielder Katherine Fraser moves and takes a safe catch to her right.

Kathryn Bryce to Shathi Rani, Full and angling in, on the pads, Shathi Rani flicks it off her pads to deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

Kathryn Bryce to Shathi Rani, Good length, outside off, Rani swings at it and gets it off the inner half to mid on.

Olivia Bell to Murshida Khatun, DROPPED! Bit sloppy from Scotland Women first up! That should have been taken! Too full, around middle and off, Murshida Khatun skips forward and swipes it to get it through mid on but doesn't get her bat properly underneath it and hits it off the toe end of the willow, flat and towards mid-wicket where Rachel Slater shells an easy chance.

Olivia Bell to Murshida Khatun, Tossed up on the pads, Khatun sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a quick couple of runs.

Olivia Bell to Shathi Rani, Oh, an overthrow! Good length, turning into the batter, Shathi Rani cuts it straight to cover. The fielder there is quick to pick and throw but it is wayward as it goes over the keeper's head. The ball rolls behind square on the leg side and allows an overthrow.

Olivia Bell to Murshida Khatun, Length ball, pitching on off, Murshida Khatun goes deep inside the crease and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Olivia Bell to Shathi Rani, Slower through the air, outside off on a good length, Shathi Rani waits for it to arrive and cuts it very late towards deep third for a single. Should have been two there but Rani slipped a bit while setting off and therefore, the batters had to be content with one.

First look at spin as the off-spinner, Olivia Bell comes into the attack.

Olivia Bell to Shathi Rani, Bell starts her spell with a length ball, around off, Shathi Rani goes back and cuts it to cover.

Rachel Slater to Murshida Khatun, Full again and swinging away outside off, Murshida Khatun drives it uppishly between the gap of mid off and covers for a couple of runs.

Rachel Slater to Murshida Khatun, Slater goes full outside off, Khatun pushes it straight to the point fielder who has a shy at the stumps at the bowler's end to catch Rani off guard but the batter was in all the way through. Good sharp work there in the field.

Rachel Slater to Murshida Khatun, FOUR! Good shot! Nipping away from off, on a fuller length, Murshida Khatun shuffles to stay leg side of the ball and lofts it over point for a boundary.

Did Murshida lift her leg? The third umpire is going to have a look. The replays show that Murshida had her back leg outside the crease when the ball was collected but by the time, the keeper, Sarah Bryce whipped the bails off, Murshid managed to drag it back inside the crease.

Rachel Slater to Murshida Khatun, An appeal for stumping and the umpire sends it upstairs. This is wide of off on a length, Murshida Khatun walks a couple of steps ahead and slashes hard at it with a horizontal bat but misses to connect any bat on it. The wicket-keeper Sarah Bryce collects it cleanly behind the pegs and dislodges the bails. However, replays show that Murshida brought her back leg down inside the crease and Sarah wasn't quick enough to break the stumps. NOT OUT.

Rachel Slater to Murshida Khatun, Length on the stumps, at 101.2 kph, Khatun works it straight to mid-wicket.

Rachel Slater to Murshida Khatun, Angling on the pads, full in length, Murshida Khatun works it wide of short fine and gets a couple of runs.

Kathryn Bryce to Murshida Khatun, Good-length delivery on the stumps, Khatun mistimes the drive straight to the right of mid on for a quick run.

Kathryn Bryce to Murshida Khatun, Full again and on the stumps, Murshida Khatun manages to dig it out to mid on.

Kathryn Bryce to Murshida Khatun, A slight mix-up but no harm done as the throw goes to the wrong end! Very full from Bryce, on middle and leg, Murshida Khatun squeezes it out in front of mid on and sets off for the single but her partner is ball-watching. Abtaha Maqsood at mid on, sprints towards the ball but throws at the bowling end where Rani has not left her crease, allowing Khatun to make her ground at the batting end.

Kathryn Bryce to Shathi Rani, Full again and shaping in on middle, Rani gets low and mistimes the slog sweep to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Kathryn Bryce to Shathi Rani, FOUR! Up and over! Bryce serves it a bit too full, on off, allowing the batter to get underneath it. Shathi Rani winds up as she plants her front foot ahead and swipes it over mid-wicket. A couple of bounces and it races into the fence.

Kathryn Bryce to Shathi Rani, An inswinger outside off, on a good length Shathi Rani leaves it alone to the keeper.

Kathryn Bryce to Shathi Rani, WIDE! A false start for Bryce! Fairly outside the tramline, Shathi Rani reaches for it but leaves and it is called a wide.

It will be the Scottish skipper, Kathryn Bryce to operate from the other end.

Rachel Slater to Murshida Khatun, So a boundary and a single from the first over! Good length outside off, at a gentle pace, Khatun pushes it to covers.

The keeper, Sarah Bryce comes up to the stumps now to keep Rani in her crease.

Rachel Slater to Shathi Rani, Just over! Length ball, on off and coming in with the angle, Shathi Rani is a bit late on the shot and the ball gets big on her, and slices it just over covers for a single.

Rachel Slater to Shathi Rani, FOUR! First runs for Bangladesh Women and the first boundary of this T20 World Cup! Slightly overpitched, and outside off, Shathi Rani bends low, uses the width to perfection and extends her arms and lofts it over the cover-point region for a cracking boundary.

Rachel Slater to Shathi Rani, Keeps the line of attack outside off does Slater, on a bit of a fuller length, Shathi Rani swings and misses again.

Rachel Slater to Shathi Rani, Swing and a miss! A genuine inswinger that starts from outside off and tails back in sharply around the fourth stump, on a fuller length, Rani plays and slashes it over the line of the ball and misses.

Rachel Slater to Shathi Rani, Hits the right area straightaway! Over the stumps, on a fuller length with a hint of an inward movement, Shathi Rani guides it off the outer half of the bat to short third.

With the national anthems now complete, it’s time to set the ball rolling in the 9th edition of the Women's T20 World Cup. There’s a palpable sense of excitement as hugs are exchanged in the Scottish camp, marking the start of their maiden World Cup campaign. The two on-field umpires, Claire Polosak and Lauren Agenbag, part of the all-female officiating panel at this World Cup, make their way out to the middle, ready to oversee the action. Kathryn Bryce and Co. are in a huddle near the ropes before heading out to the centre. They are joined by the two openers for Bangladesh, Murshida Khatun and Shathi Rani. The left-arm seamer, Rachel Slater will kickstart proceedings with the new ball for Scotland. And away we go...

We are just moments away from the start of the opening clash, but before that, the match officials and the two sets of players, along with their mascots, will line up for the national anthems. It’s always a moment of pride for the teams when their anthems are sung before the match, even more so for Scotland, who are experiencing this for the first time in a senior women's World Cup game. First up, it will be Scotland's anthem, 'Flower of Scotland', followed by Bangladesh's national anthem, 'Amar Sonar Bangla'.

PITCH REPORT - Nasser Hussain is near the deck. He says that it is usually hot in the UAE during this time of the year and it is going to be no different today. Adds that there is a slight breeze blowing across the ground. Informs that the dimensions square of the wicket are 59 metres and 62 metres with the straight hit being 73 metres. Carlos Brathwaite starts by saying that traditionally, surfaces in Sharjah have supported the spinners but feels that there is enough grass on this wicket to suggest that there will be seam movement on offer. Brathwaite concludes by saying that it will be a good cricket wicket.

Scotland Women (Playing XI) - Saskia Horley, Sarah Bryce (WK), Kathryn Bryce (C), Ailsa Lister, Priyanaz Chatterji, Darcey Carter, Lorna Jack, Katherine Fraser, Rachel Slater, Abtaha Maqsood, Olivia Bell.

Bangladesh Women (Playing XI) - Murshida Khatun, Shathi Rani, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana (C/WK), Taj Nehar, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya, Nahida Akter, Marufa Akter.