Australia wary of young Tigress Marufa
Marufa Akter
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Australia Women's coach Shelley Nitschke reckoned that they are well aware of Bangladesh's teen pacer Marufa Akter as they are set to clash in T20 World Cup on Tuesday.
Marufa burst through Sri Lanka’s top-order in their first match on Sunday, the right-arm pacer returned a figure of 3-23 including the prize scalp of Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu.
"I saw her bowling. She bowls very nicely, so she was certainly someone that we've spoken about today, and I'm sure the batters will have a bit of a look at and think about their plans to her," said Shelley Nitschke.
"There's a number of players (to watch for), but she was fantastic last night, so we certainly need to be on the lookout for her when she gets the ball in hand," she said.
Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty was hopeful that the bowling unit can deliver against the Aussies in a pace-friendly condition. She also lauded Marufa as she was impressed with her swing and variation in the first game.
"I think this is a very good wicket for the pacers and I have seen Jahanara bowl really well in the first spell even though I can say about Marufa was stunning I guess. She's just young and she's super talented and how she bowled actually amazed all over the world. And I'm just looking forward to see her to bowl against Australia the same way she bowled against Sri Lanka," said Joty.
