Bangladesh women's cricket team won against Ireland by a record margin of 154 runs thanks to the bowling skills of off-spinner Sultana Khatun, the pair of Sharmin Akhtar and Farzana Haque Pinki.

In the history of ODI cricket, this is the record of winning by the highest margin of runs of the Bangladesh women's team.

Bangladesh women's team scored 252 runs after losing 4 wickets in 50 overs after winning the toss and batting first at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Sharmin Akhter completed his fifty off 41 balls for the team. This is the fastest fifty for Bangladesh. Rumana Ahmed's 44-ball fifty against Pakistan was held by Rumana Ahmed in 2021.

Sharmin scored the country's first fifty against Ireland in Bangladesh's first match in international cricket in 2011. Almost 13 years against the same team, he could not do it even though he raised the possibility of a bigger achievement.

Sharmin scored 96 runs off 89 balls with 14 boundaries. Sharmin set another record with the most fours in an innings. Earlier, Murshida Khatun hit 12 fours.

Besides, Farzana Haque Pinky scored 61 runs with the help of four boundaries facing 110 balls. Another opener Murshida Khatun scored 38 runs off 61 balls. Captain Nigar Sultana scored 28 runs off 28 balls.

Chasing the target, the spin of Sultana Khatun and Nahida Akhtar and the speed of Marufa Akhtar lost wickets and the Ireland cricket team was all out for only 98 runs in 28.5 overs.

Sultana Khatun took 3 wickets and Nahida Akhtar and Marufa Akhtar took 2 wickets each for Bangladesh women's team.