Pitch Report: Samannoy Ghosh is insepcting the surface. Mentions that the perimeters are same, 60 metres so it is evenly spread out. States that the grass has been cut a bit but it looks a tad greener. Adds that there will be movement on offers for the new-ball bowlers. Reckons that there will be some assistance for the spinners as there are a few cracks opening up. Feels that it would be good for batting overall.
Teams:
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), S Sajana, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Deepti Sharma, Dayalan Hemalatha, Renuka Thakur Singh, Radha Yadav
Bangladesh Women have won the toss and have opted to bat
15:00 Local Time, 09:00 GMT, 14:30 IST: India Women were clinical in the first T20I of the series and sailed to a comfortable victory. The match was set up by the Indian batters as they posted a competitive score on a decent surface. Bangladesh Women faultered in the run-chase. Neither there was intent from their top-order batters nor there were any telling contributions apart from skipper Nigar Sultana’s fifty. Renuka Thakur shone for India with a 3-fer while Vastrakar took 2 wickets. The Indian spinners were miserly as ever. Will India run away with the show once again? Or will Bangladesh spring in a surprise today? It’s a 5-match series so there’s enough time and opportunities for a team to make a comeback. Stick around for the toss and team lineups...