In the 9th match of the Women’s Asia Cup 2018, Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and invited Salma Khatun-led Bangladesh to field first at the Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday.
On the point table, while the Women-in-Blue have consolidated their position at the top of the table with two consecutive wins over Malaysia and Thailand by 142 and 66 runs, respectively. On the other hand, Bangladesh is at the fourth spot with one win and one loss.
After Bangladesh, the Indian team will play their next game and 12th match of the tournament against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
Bangladesh will next take on Thailand women on 7 June.
Teams:
Bangladesh Women (Playing XI): 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
India Women (Playing XI): Mona Meshram, Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Anuja Patil, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Taniya Bhatia(w), Jhulan Goswami, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
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