Georgia Wareham returns after two years as Bangladesh bat

TossBangladesh chose to bat vs Australia

Nigar Sultana won the toss and Bangladesh opted to bat first against Australia in their Group 1 encounter of the Women’s T20 World Cup in Gqeberha.

Bangladesh, on the other hand, made a couple of tweaks to the side that went down to Sri Lanka. They brought in the experienced Rumana Ahmed for Lata Mondal. They also opted to bench seamer Jahanara Alam for a legspinner in Fahima Khatun.

Surfaces in the competition thus far have been helpful for spin. This was the first women’s international clash to be played at the St George’s Park.

Australia: Alyssa Healy (wk), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning (capt), Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Grace Harris, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown

Bangladesh: Shamima Sultana (wk), Murshida Khatun, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana (capt), Rumana Ahmed, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Salma Khatun, Nahida Akter, Fahima Khatun, Marufa Akter

S Sudarshanan is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo