The Indian women’s national cricket team is all set to tour Bangladesh for the five-match T20I series. The series will be played in April and May and all five matches between the teams will take place in Sylhet.
The first match of the series between India and Bangladesh It will be played on April 28. The second match is scheduled for April 30. The first two games of the five-match T20I series between the teams will be night matches, while the third and fourth games will be day matches in Sylhet.
The third match will take place on May 2, followed by the fourth match of the series, which will be played on May 6. There will be a significant gap between the fourth and fifth games. The five-match T20 series between India women and Bangladesh women will conclude on May 24, which will be a night match.
The night matches between the teams will be played at the main Cricket Stadium in Sylhet, while the day matches will be held at the outer stadium. Afternoon games will begin at 6:30 p.m. local time, while daytime games are scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
The five-match series between the teams will be an ideal preparation for both India and Bangladesh for the T20 World Cup 2024. The event will take place in Bangladesh in September-October. For the Harmanpreet Kaur-led team, it will be a great opportunity to get used to the conditions leading up to the big tournament.
Team India will arrive in Bangladesh on April 23. They will have a good time preparing for the series. It remains to be seen who will make it into the Indian team for the T20I series. Some of the WPL 2024 participants are expected to get a shot at the series.
Here you have the schedule of the series:
• April 28 – 1st T20I (night)
• April 30 – 2nd T20I (night)
• May 2 – 3rd T20I (day)
• May 6 – 4th T20I (day)
• May 9 – 5th T20I (night)
This will be India’s second women’s tour to Bangladesh in the last two years and third tour overall. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led team had a decent outing in the last tour as they won the T20I series by 2-1. And he shared the trophy in ODIs and the series ended 1-1.
Next time we will have to prepare for bad refereeing: Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur
India’s last tour to Bangladesh was of a dramatic nature. Poor umpiring cost the Indian women and captain Harmanpreet Kaur did not go easy on the umpires. During the post-match presentation, he stated that the next time they tour they should make sure they are prepared for bad officiating. She had said:
“Next time we go to Bangladesh, we will have to make sure we deal with this type of refereeing and accordingly we will have to prepare.”
For her comments, Harmanpreet Kaur was banned for two games by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Even India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana expressed her desire to see better umpires and said there should be neutral umpires for the upcoming tour.