Bangladesh Batter Retires Out in Frustration Against India

Sharmin Akhter made a rare decision to retire out during Bangladesh Women's do-or-die Group 1 match against India at the 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Manchester. Coming in at No.5 in the 13th over after Sobhana Mostary's dismissal, the 30-year-old could only manage 10 runs off 12 balls without hitting a single boundary. At the end of the 18th over, she opted to leave the field to allow a new batter a chance to accelerate the scoring.

Her replacement, Ritu Moni, showed early promise by smashing a boundary and scoring 8 runs from 3 balls, but the flourish was short-lived. Indian spinner Radha Yadav bowled her in the penultimate over, ending Moni's cameo at 8 off 4. Bangladesh's innings stumbled to 136-8 from 20 overs, with only opener Juairiya Ferdous (33 off 31) and captain Nigar Sultana (32 off 27) offering substantial contributions.

India's bowling was led by Radha Yadav's 3-28, while world No.1 Shree Charani took two wickets in the final over. Bangladesh's total looked modest, and India's reply began aggressively, though the source does not reveal the final outcome.