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41st over: Bangladesh 125-5 (Lata 29, Salma 12) Schutt is brought back into the attack. Salma is tempted to go after her first delivery but she misses as the ball jags away. But Schutt is bowling into the wind, which has picked up significantly, and it’s not making things easy for her. A discussion follows a wide as she is forced to recalibrate a little, not dissimilar to a plane battling the gusts on approach to Wellington airport. Five runs off the bat and that wide from this over. Two overs remaining.

40th over: Bangladesh 119-5 (Lata 26, Salma 10) Four runs! A hefty swing from Salma propels the ball over mid-wicket and away to the boundary off King’s bowling. That’s the first four since the beginning of the 35th over. Another swing to the leg side brings two more runs to make a total of nine for the over. Three overs to go.

39th over: Bangladesh 111-5 (Lata 24, Salma 4) Gardner comes over the wicket to Lata, who cuts for a single, and then picks up a second run thanks to an overthrow. A bit sloppy that, from Australia, and unlike them in the field. Lata then sweeps for another run before there’s a break in play as a ball jumps into Salma’s grill and she has to be looked at by the medical team. There’s no damage done though and we’re good to go again soon enough. Gardner follows with a wide before Lata skies one – it lands safely around mid-wicket – to finish the over with a single.

38th over: Bangladesh 105-5 (Lata 21, Salma 2) King again, and she is reverse swept by Salma for a quick single. Otherwise, King largely keeps a lid on things, with just another three off this over. Bangladesh’s current run rate is a meagre 2.76.

36th over: Bangladesh 99-5 (Lata 14 Salma 0)Alana King causing problems. Just three from her over. Seven overs to go.

With that I’m done and will hand over to Mike Hytner to call the

inevitable Australia victory
second portion of this game. Goodbye!

35th over: Bangladesh 96-5 (Lata 14 Salma 0)

Rumana lifts Gardner’s first ball for four but then holes out to the very next one, plinking a length ball straight to Jonassen at mid-off.

34th over: Bangladesh 91-4 (Rumana 11, Lata 13) Two singles and a wide off Sutherland. Ash Gardner is coming back into the attack.

33rd over: Bangladesh 88-4 (Rumana 10, Lata 13) Still the dots come, five of them off Schutt before a Lata tickle off the last.

32nd over: Bangladesh 87-4 (Rumana 10, Lata 12) FIVE from the over, a three from a pull into mid-wicket and a couple of singles. Wonder what Bangladesh want to post here? They still have six wickets left. If this was a club game the chuntering from the batting bench would be deafening.

31st over: Bangladesh 82-4 (Rumana 9, Lata 8) Dot Dot Dot Dot… and then Rumana has enough and drives a full ball to the cover boundary. More please!

30th over: Bangladesh 78-4 (Rumana 5, Lata 8) Sutherland is edged for four down to third man. Lata then tries to smear one, doesn’t connect but at least it is a show of intent. 13 overs to go, six wickets in the hutch. Surely time to try and push things forward?

29th over: Bangladesh 73-4 (Rumana 4, Lata 5) Schutt to replace the impressive Jonassen. She takes over the spinner’s metronomical maiden mantle. ZERO runs.

28th over: Bangladesh 73-4 (Rumana 4, Lata 5) A boundary! Hold onto your hats! First one in TWELVE overs. Darcie Brown is too short and gives away a couple of wides before Lata laces a short ball through point to the fence.

27th over: Bangladesh 66-4 (Rumana 4, Lata 0) Jess Jonassen with another maiden but one that includes a missed stumping! Healy can’t gather cleanly and the chance goes begging. Jonassen has bowled 9 overs and picked up 2 for 13. More than useful.

26th over: Bangladesh 66-4 (Rumana 4, Lata 0) Darcie Brown is either attacking the stumps or banging it in short. Bangladesh just get two from the over. Australia happy to let them plod.

25th over: Bangladesh 64-4 (Rumana 2, Lata 0) Jonassen. Just a single. Jolly good.

24th over: Bangladesh 63-4 (Rumana 1, Lata 0) Darcie Brown back into the attack. Just a single from it. Bangladesh goin’ nowhere fast. Australia have really put the boa-constrictor squeeze on in the last ten overs.

Gone! Paddle sweep straight to fine leg. Jonassen reels off a wicket maiden.

One brings two?

23rd over: Bangladesh 62-4 (Rumana 0, Lata 0)

22nd over: Bangladesh 62-3 (Joty 7, Rumana 0) King chimes in with a maiden. It’s all so quiet. Shhh. Shhhhhh. But not so still.

21st over: Bangladesh 62-3 (Joty 7, Rumana 0) Just one run from a leg side wide off Jonassen. Hmmmm.

20th over: Bangladesh 61-3 (Joty 6, Rumana 0) Alana King, decked in shades (they must be light enhancing) comes on for some leggies. Bangladesh manage to hustle three runs from it. If you do the ‘Boycott Rule’ of adding two wickets to the score then the batting side will be in a bit of strife. They need to break the shackles a bit.

19th over: Bangladesh 58-3 (Joty 4, Rumana 0) Wicket maiden for Jonassen. Class act. Bangladesh in danger of going nowhere here.

Jonassen removes Supta! Three reds, ball tracking shows the ball hitting top of leg stump so Bangladesh lose their review too.

18th over: Bangladesh 57-2 (Supta 24, Joty 4) Joty opens her account with a delightful back foot punch through the covers off Sutherland. She then picks up a couple more with a push to mid-off.

17th over: Bangladesh 53-2 (Supta 24, Joty 0) Jonassen once more, a short ball is hoicked away for two but that’s the only moment of note in the over.

16th over: Bangladesh 51-2 (Supta 22, Joty 0) A solitary single off Sutherland.

15th over: Bangladesh 50-2 (Supta 21, Joty 0) Gardner into her fifth over. A swept single and a leg side wide bring two to the score.