Edinburgh, June 5 -- Bangladesh opener Dilara Akter broke a record that has been held for more than six years to help her side to victory in their tri-series clash against the Netherlandsahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
Dilara smashed a half-century from just 22 deliveries - the equal ninth fastest ever in women's T20Is - to surpass the previous quickest by a Bangladesh woman from Rumana Ahmed against Pakistan in Lahore in 2019 when she achieved the feat in 28 balls.
It was Dilara's dashing display that proved the difference for Bangladesh as they registereda narrow 13-run triumph in a rain-affected contest at the Grange Cricket Club Ground, withthe right-hander's innings of 51 allowing the side to post a respectable total of 98/3 ...