India opt to bat against Bangladesh in 1st Women's T20I

Sylhet: India Women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh in their first T20 International at the Sylhet Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.

The five-match T20I series would serve as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming T20I World Cup slated in Bangladesh later this year.

India have a 14-3 win-loss record over Bangladesh in T20Is.

In Bangladesh, India have seven wins from eight matches.

On their last tour of Bangladesh in July 2023, India won the three-match T20I series 2-1.

Both the teams lost to Australia in their previous assignments.

Teams: India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Deepti Sharma, Shefali Verma, Sajana Sajeevan, Richa Ghosh, Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Singh Thakur, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav.

Bangladesh: Nigar Sultana (c&wk), Nahida Akter, Dilara Akter Dola, Sobhana Mostary, Murshida Khatun, Shorna Akter, Rabeya, Fahima Khatun, Marufa Akter, Sultana Khatun, Mst Fariha Islam Trishna.