Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana won the toss and elected to field against India in the first semifinal of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 10.
India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, entered the knockout stage unbeaten in the group phase, while Bangladesh qualified for the semifinal by finishing second in Group B.
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At the toss, Nigar Sultana explained the decision, stating the team aimed to utilise the bowling conditions early and restrict India to a low total. She confirmed playing with the same eleven players as before.
We wanted to bowl first, and we wanted
“We wanted to bowl first, and we wanted to give our bowlers the wicket to work on. We are looking to play good cricket. We have good memories. It could be the last or not the last game, but we want to play and execute well. We are playing the same team. We want to restrict India to a low score,” the Bangladesh captain said.
Harmanpreet Kaur said her side intended to bat first and expressed satisfaction with the toss outcome. She added that no team can be underestimated in the T20 format.
“We thought of batting first. Glad we got it. T20 is such a game that you can’t take any team lightly. We are playing the same team. We will see how the powerplay goes and then decide how to go about things in the game,” Harmanpreet said.
The playing XI for both teams were as follows:
India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal,
India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (w), Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma.
Bangladesh Women: Dilara Akter, Juairiya Ferdous, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana (w/c), Sharmin Akhter, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Sultana Khatun, Marufa Akter.
Source: thenewsmill.com
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