In the final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2018, Bangladesh skipper Salma Khatun won the toss and invited Harmanpreet Kaur-led India to bat first at the Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday.
Bangladesh have won the toss and will field first in the finals! #INDvsBAN #ACC #WAC2018 #finals
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On Sunday, six-time champions and tourney favourites Women-in-Blue will aim to clinch their seventh consecutive title. On the other hand, Bangladesh will aim to win their maiden Women’s Asia Cup title by defeating the defending champions India.
Earlier, Harmanpreet Kaur’s squad qualified in the final by crushing arch-rival Pakistan by seven wickets, while Bangladesh outclassed hosts Malaysia by 70 runs in their final league tie to set their date with the Indian squad.
In the final, India will be wary of Bangladesh’s prowess, especially after having lost to them in the league stages and would aim to avenge the humiliation enroute to their seventh consecutive title.
Teams:
Bangladesh Women (Playing XI):Shamima Sultana (wk), Ayasha Rahman, Fargana Hoque, Sanjida Islam, Fahima Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Nigar Sultana, Rumana Ahmed, Salma Khatun (c), Khadija Tul Kubra, Nahida Akter
India Women (Playing XI): Mithali Raj, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Anuja Patil, Jhulan Goswami, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Ekta Bisht, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav
India Women (From): Mona Meshram, Smriti Mandhana, Veda Krishnamurthy, Anuja Patil, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Pooja Vastrakar, Ekta Bisht, Taniya Bhatia(w), Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav, Mithali Raj, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jhulan Goswami, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Bangladesh Women (From): Shamima Sultana(w), Ayasha Rahman, Fargana Hoque, Nigar Sultana, Fahima Khatun, Rumana Ahmed, Salma Khatun(c), Jahanara Alam, Khadija Tul Kubra, Nahida Akter, Sanjida Islam, Jannatul Ferdus, Panna Ghosh, Sharmin Sultana, Lily Rani