However, they both fell in quick succession and from a score of 106:3 Bangladesh collapsed to 120:1 for 35.1 oz.
Jemima ended up scoring four wickets for 3.1 overs with three runs, while leggie Devika Vaidya struck three times.
Two Bangladesh batters, Ritu and Fargana, were bowled by Devika and Jemimah respectively. Packer Meghna Singh, playing in her first ODI since September, removed opener Murshida Khatun (12 for 19). The third and final ODI will be played here on Saturday.
It was a great opportunity for us to play first and set a decent total on the scoreboard. We talked about one of the batters batting till the end, but when Jamie (Jemima) came on, we played in line with the ball and focused on strike rotation, said Harmanpreet, who left the game in the 37th minute after feeling pain in her left arm.
We played on flat tracks, played ODIs after a long time and so we couldn’t adapt quickly, but we talked about how to adapt and play on those surfaces (after the first game).
It will be a good game in two days, team captain Smriti Mandhana said when Bangladesh batted.
Earlier, 22-year-old Jemima finally returned to form and it was her performance that helped India increase their lead after a slow start at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here.
Jemima continued to make boundaries, sending the ball over the fence nine times,