Indian women cricket team led by Harmanpreet Kaur will aim to start the tri-nation T20 International series on a winning note, after getting whitewashed by Australian women in the recently concluded three-match One Day International (ODI) series.

India, Australian and England women squad will compete with each other to lift the trophy of Paytm T20I Tri-Series.

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The star Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami who had given the ODI series against Australia a miss is back in the Indian squad for the T20I series.

Talking about the tri-nation T20I series, Women-in-Blue’s ODI skipper Raj said India would be aiming to find the right combination with the T20I World Cup in November later this year while playing the upcoming series.

“The team is now preparing for the T20 World Cup this year and it is important to have our combinations right before it. And for that if we need to have some changes in the squad, irrespective of the result goes our way or not, it is important as we see the bigger picture preparing for the World Cup,” Mithali Raj told reporters.

Raj said, “We need to pick players and give them specific roles and they need to work on it. That’s what Australia has been doing since past couple of years, likewise we need to the same. We do have power, we have Harmanpreet Kaur, Veda Krishnamurthy, and now you see how Pooja Vastrakar is capable. Yes, we need to give her more opportunities to groom her into an all-rounder.”

Here is the fixture of the tournament:

Date: March 19, 2018

Match: India A Women vs England Women, 1st T20 practice match

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Time: 04:30 AM GMT, 10:00 AM IST

Date: March 20, 2018

Match: India A Women vs England Women, 2nd T20 practice match

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Time: 04:30 AM GMT, 10:00 AM IST

Date: March 22, 2018

Match: India Women vs Australia Women, 1st T20I

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Time: 03:30 AM GMT, 09:00 AM IST

Date: March 23, 2018

Match: England Women vs Australia Women, 2nd T20I

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Time: 03:30 AM GMT, 09:00 AM IST

Date: March 25, 2018

Match: India Women vs England Women, 3rd T20I

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Time: 03:30 AM GMT, 09:00 AM IST

Date: March 26, 2018

Match: India Women vs Australia Women, 4th T20I

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Time: 03:30 AM GMT, 09:00 AM IST

Date: March 28, 2018

Match: Australia Women vs England Women, 5th T20I

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Time: 03:30 AM GMT, 09:00 AM IST

Date: March 29, 2018

Match: England Women vs India Women, 6th T20I

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Time: 03:30 AM GMT, 09:00 AM IST

Date: March 31, 2018

Match: TBC vs TBC, Final

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Time: 03:30 AM GMT, 09:00 AM IST

India Women’s T20I squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Mithali Raj, Veda Krishnamurthy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Anuja Patil, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Rumeli Dhar, Mona Meshram.

England Women Squad: Heather Knight (c), Kate Cross, Tammy Beaumont, Alice Davidson Richards, Sophie Ecclestone, Katie George, Tash Farrant, Jenny Gunn, Alex Hartley, Natalie Sciver, Danielle Hazell, Amy Ellen Jones, Anya Shrubsole, Bryony Smith, Fran Wilson, Danielle Wyatt

Australia Women Squad: Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes, Amanda Wellington, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Elyse Villani, Alyssa Healy, Delissa Kimmince, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Naomi Stalenberg