Vadodara: Poonam Raut and Thirush Kamini scored contrasting half-centuries in a 130-run opening stand as India thrashed Bangladesh by 49 runs in the first Twenty20 International to a take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, here, on Tuesday.

Asked to bat, India responded well by scoring a challenging 143 for three as Poonam (75) and Thirush (56) almost batted through the innings.

The stand was broken in the 18th over when Bangladesh skipper Salma Khatun castled Kamini. Khatun, who bowls off-spin, took all three wickets that fell in Indian innings.

In response, Bangladesh could manage to score only 94 for seven, built around Khatun’s unbeaten knock of 49.

None of the other Bangladesh batswoman could make an impact as India easily defended the total.

Six of the seven bowlers, employed by Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, contributed by taking a wicket each.

Apart from Khatun, only opener Shahanaz Parvin (13) could reach a double-digit mark.

Poonam and Thirush dominated visitors, scoring at a decent pace till the time they were at the crease.

Poonam’s 75 came off 56 balls with 10 shots to the fence while Thirush took 72 balls for her 56-run knock which contained seven boundaries.

Poonam and captain Harmanpreet (3) were dismissed by Khatun in the last over of the Indian innings.

The second T20I will be played here on Thursday.

Brief scores

India 143/ 3 in 20 overs. (P. Raut 75, T. Kamini 56; S. Khatun 3/12). Bangladesh 94/7 in 20 overs. (S. Khatun 49). India won by 49 runs.