Tigresses Send India to Bat

Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to field against India in their first match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Perth today. 

This is Bangladesh's first match while India, after having beaten defending champions Australia in the tournament opener, will be playing their second match. The group also features New Zealand and Sri Lanka. The Lankans had, earlier in the day, ran Australia close but eventually lost after having lost their first match against the New Zealanders.

The other group features England, West Indies, South Africa, Pakistan, and Thailand. Two teams from each group will move into the semifinals.

TEAMS:

Bangladesh: Murshida Khatun, Shamima Sultana, Sanjida Islam, Nigar Sultana Joty, Fargana Hoque, Rumana Ahmed, Salma Khatun, Fahima Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Panna Ghosh, Nahida Akter

India: Shafali Verma, Taniya Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Veda Krishnamurthy, Shika Pandey, Arundhati Reddy, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

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