Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh in the opening Twenty20 International (T20I) at Sylhet on Sunday (April 28).

Kerala all-rounder S Sajana is making her debut for India. The 29-yearold from Mananthavady in Wayanad becomes the second Keralite after Minnu Mani to represent India in women's T20Is. Sajana is a hardhitting batter and a handy off-spinner.

Another Keralite Asha Sobhana, who is in the squad, has been left out.

The teams: 

Bangladesh: Dilara Akter, Murshida Khatun, Shorna Akter, Nigar Sultana (capt & wk), Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Khan, Sobhana Mostary, Nahida Akter, Sultana Khatun, Marufa Akter, Fariha Trisna.

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), S Sajana, Richa Ghosh, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Thakur Singh, Radha Yadav. 

Source: Onmanorama

BDST: 1647 HRS, APR 28, 2024
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