Panna Ghosh

Put in to bat, India posted 142 for six against Bangladesh in a Group A match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Monday.

Indian women's cricket team began their one-day international (ODI) campaign against minnows Bangladesh with a win but not before surviving a major scare.

Indian women registered a 58-run victory over Bangladesh to complete a 3-0 whitewash in one-day international (ODI) series that concluded at the Motera Stadium here on Friday.

Spinner Poonam Yadav claimed three wickets as India defeated Bangladesh by 18 runs in a Group A match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Monday. Invited to bat, India posted a competitive 142 for 6 and then returned to restrict Bangladesh to 124 for 8 to notch up their second successive win in the showpiece event.

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.

Jhulan Goswami becomes the fourth bowler in the history of women's cricket to take 100 ODI wickets as India defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets.

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.

Rumeli Dhar shone both with the bat and ball as three-time champion India spanked Bangladesh by five wickets to set up a summit clash with Sri Lanka in the Women's Asia Cup tournament.

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.

Mithali Raj will be leading the Indian women's cricket team in the ICC World Cup qualifier scheduled to be held in Colombo from February 7-21.