Ayasha Rahman

The aura of invincibility around the Australia team has faded. Add to that the exposure to competitive T20 that players from West Indies, New Zealand, England and South Africa have got in the Women's Big Bash League, and the Australians will have a task on hand.

Seamer Hayley Jensen and off-spinner Leigh Kasperek took three wickets apiece as New Zealand produced a tremendous comeback to beat Bangladesh by 17 runs in a low-scoring match at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Saturday.

Riding on half-century from skipper Charlotte Edwards, England women outclassed Bangladesh by 36 runs in a group league encounter of the ICC World T20 on Thursday.

Pakistan have never made the knockout stage of the ICC Women's World T20.

Riding high on a hat-trick of wins in the warm-up games, England will be looking to open their campaign in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 on a high when they take on Bangladesh on Thursday.

Shashikala Siriwardena produced the perfect swansong to her international career by taking four wickets in Sri Lanka's ICC Women's T20 World Cup victory over Bangladesh here on Monday.

India will look to continue their rich vein of form when they take on Bangladesh in their opening encounter of the Women's World Twenty20 on Tuesday.

Their confidence on a high after the impressive win over title holders Australia, India will look to carry forward the momentum against a plucky Bangladesh in their second Group A match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup here on Monday.

Follow all the live score updates from the Women's Asia Cup T20 Final between India and Bangladesh at Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur on the Times of India.