Match Preview
It will be BAN-W vs IND-W for the 1st T20I of the 3-match series starting in two days’ time at Dhaka.
Furthermore, looking back at their previous games, then Bangladesh Women were defeated by Sri Lanka Women in their previous T20I series by 2-1.
Meanwhile, India Women haven’t played a proper T20I series recently and their last T20I game was in the Women’s T20 World Cup.
In that tournament, they lost to Australia Women in the semifinal by 5 runs and were ousted from it.
Therefore, they will be looking to make a fresh start to their T20I campaign and will be eager to win.
On the other hand, Bangladesh Women will also try to stop India Women from accomplishing this task.
Thus, we will get some exciting action between these two sides on the 9th of July.
Match Details
Match: Bangladesh Women vs India Women, 1st T20I
Venue: Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka
Date: 9th July 2023
Time: 1:30 PM IST
Pitch Report
The wicket at Dhaka is suitable for batsmen and spinners when it comes to T20I cricket. But, batters will enjoy more out here. However, as the wicket starts to slow down, spinners will dominate the game. Moreover, the average first innings score at this venue is 107 in women’s T20Is. Thus, the team winning the toss should bowl first at this venue.
Full Squads for BAN-W vs IND-W, 1st T20I
Bangladesh Women
Nigar Sultana Joty (c & wk), Nahida Akter (vc), Dilara Akter, Shathi Rani, Shamima Sultana, Sobhana Mostary, Murshida Khatun, Shrona Akter, Ritu Moni, Disha Biswas, Marufa Akter, Shanjida Akther Meghla, Rabeya Khan, Sultana Khatun, Salma Khatun, Fahima Khatun
India Women
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Devika Vaidya, Uma Chetry (wk), Amanjot Kaur, S. Meghana, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Monica Patel, Rashi Kanojiya, Anusha Bareddy, Minnu Mani
Probable Playing XI for BAN-W vs IND-W, 1st T20I
Bangladesh Women
Nigar Sultana (c & wk), Shamima Sultana, Murshida Khatun, Sobhana Mostary, Dilara Akter, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Fahima Khatun, Marufa Akter, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan
India Women
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Amanjot Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Pooja Vastrakar, Rashi Kanojiya
Probable Playing XI for BAN-W vs IND-W, 1st T20I
From the team combinations and previous results, we can say that Bangladesh Women will win this game as they have played a T20I series.
Moreover, India Women will have to do really well in order to win the first T20I against Bangladesh.
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