In the first Twenty20 match against South Africa, Bangladesh women’s team captain Nigar Sultana took a chance on young leg-spinner Shorna Akter in the final overs. This risk paid off, leading to a significant 13-run victory at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Sunday. Shorna, who took 5 wickets for 28 runs in four consecutive overs, entered the game in the 14th over. Nigar had the option to choose the more experienced Rabeya Khan in the 18th over but opted to stick with the 16-year-old wrist spinner.

Rewrite this unique content to be simple and straightforward :In that over, Shorna dismissed the set batter Anneke Bosch (67 off 49 balls) and Nondumiso Shangase (0) while conceding just two runs, swinging the match Bangladesh’s way.”Shorna doesn’t bowl regularly. She is an optional bowler, not one of the main bowlers. But she bowled brilliantly today [Sunday],” Nigar said in the post-match press conference.

“It was a difficult choice for me to give that over to Shorna instead of Rabeya, one of my main bowlers. I knew that Shorna could bowl quickly and consistently in the same area. We tried to trap the South African batters like that. I think the gamble I played there worked out,” said the wicketkeeper-batter.

After being named the player of the match, Shorna expressed her happiness in helping the team win and looks forward to performing even better in upcoming games. She described herself as an all-rounder but mentioned that she didn’t get a chance to bat on Sunday. Despite that, she thanked God (Alhamdulillah) for fulfilling her role as a bowler and expressed hope for future opportunities to showcase an improved performance.