Women's T20 World Cup: India defeat Bangladesh by 18 runs

India defeat Bangladesh by 18 runs.

OUT!! Pandey dismisses Rumana Ahmed. 

Rumana Ahmed b Pandey 13

FOUR!! Gayakwad delivers a full delivery outside off and Rumana Ahmed swept away through deep backward square to earn a boundary. (BD-W: 121/7, 19/20 over)

OUT!! Poonam Yadav dismisses Jahanara Alam. (BD-W: 110/7, 18/20 over)

Jahanara Alam st Bhatia b Poonam Yadav 10

OUT!! Gayakwad dismisses Nigar Sultana. It's a big wicket because Sultana was batting very well. (BD-W: 108/6, 17/20 over)

Nigar Sultana c Reddy b Gayakwad 35

OUT!! Poonam bowled a wrong 'un and Jahanara read it well to score a boundary. (BD-W: 103/4, 16/20 over)

OUT!! Poonam Yadav dismisses Fahima Khatun. 

Fahima Khatun c Shafali Verma b Poonam Yadav 17

FOUR!! Nigar Sultana comes down the wicket and places the ball through the covers.(BD-W: 94/4, 15/20 over)

FOUR!! Reddy pitched the ball outside off and Fahima Khatun swing at that only to get a top edge, which carries the ball to boundary. (BD-W: 78/4, 14/20 over)

Sharma bowls a good over, conceding only six runs. (BD-W: 73/4, 13/20 over)

OUT!! Reddy dismisses Fargana Hoque. (BD-W: 67/4, 12/20 over)

Fargana Hoque c Bhatia b Reddy 0

OUT!!  Poonam Yadav dismisses Sanjida Islam.

Sanjida Islam c Bhatia b Poonam Yadav 10

FOUR!! Reddy bowls a back of a length delivery to Nigar Sultana and she places it easily through third man. (BD-W: 60/2, 10/20 over)

FOUR!! Poonam Yadav pitches on the leg side and Nigar Sultana swept ut away through fine leg. (BD-W: 50/2, 9/20 over)

OUT!! Reddy dismisses Murshida Khatun. (BD-W: 44/2, 8/20 over)

Murshida Khatun c Ghosh b Reddy 30 

Gayakwad did not allow Bangladeshi batswomen to score a boundary. Just five runs from the over. (BD-W: 38/1, 7/20 over)

Shikha Pandey bowled another tight over, giving away only four runs. (BD-W: 33/1, 6/20 over)

Left arm-spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwas keeps up the pressure from other end. She bowls a tidy over conceding only five runs. (BD-W: 29/1, 5/20 over)

Shikha Pandey bowled a tidy over giving away only five runs. (BD-W: 24/1, 4/20 over)

OUT!! Sharma bowls a full length delivery to Murshida Khatun on legs stump and she sweeps away to backward of square leg. (BD-W: 19/1, 3/20 over)

OUT!! Pandey dismisses Shamima Sultana. It was a length ball and Sultana goes at it but hit the ball straight to the cover fielder! (BD-W: 5/1, 2/20 over)

Off-spinner Deepti Sharma bowls a tight first over conceding only three runs. (BD-W: 3/0, 1/20 over)

Jahanara bowled a good final over conceding only five runs. (IND-W: 142/6, 20/20 over)

FOUR!! Krishnamurthy shuffles across to the off side and played a good shot to hit a much-needed boundary. (IND-W: 137/6, 19/20 over)

FOUR!! Nahida Akter bowled it full on the stumps and Krishnamurthy swept it hard to earn four runs. (IND-W: 129/6, 18/20 over)

FOUR!!  Nahida Akter sent the bowl down the leg side and Krishnamurthy, sweeps it to backward square.
 

OUT!! Deepti and Veda both end up at the non-striker's end as Sultana removes the bails off. Deepti Sharma has to depart. (IND-W: 114/6, 17/20 over)

OUT!! Salma Khatun dismisses Richa Ghosh.

RM Ghosh c Nahida Akter b Salma Khatun 14 (14b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Nahida Akhter bowls a good over giving away only four runs. (IND-W: 111/4, 16/20 over)

FOUR!! Fahima Khatun kept the delivery short and wide and Richa cuts it through backward point for four. (IND-W: 107/4, 15/20 over)

OUT!! Jahanara Alam dismisses Rodrigues. Rodrigues plays it with a soft hand and ran towards the non-striker's end. The throw hit the ball and Rodrigues was caught a few inches short. (IND-W: 95/4, 14/20 over)

JI Rodrigues run out (Nahida Akter/†Nigar Sultana) 34

Fahima Khatun bowls a tight over conceding just four runs. (IND-W: 91/3, 13/20 over)

Panna Ghosh finishes her spell conceding 25 runs in four overs. (IND-W: 87/3, 12/20 over)

Rumana Ahmed bowled a tight over giving away only five runs. (IND-W: 83/3, 11/20 over)

OUT!! Panna Ghosh dismisses Harmanpreet Kaur. The ball was short and wide outside the off stump and Harmanpreet slashed it to backward point. (IND-W: 78/2, 10/20 over)

H Kaur c Rumana Ahmed b Panna Ghosh 8

FOUR!! Panna Ghosh kept the length outside off and Rodrigues played the ball towards long-on for a boundary. 
 

Rumana Ahmed bowled a tight over conceding just three runs. (IND-W: 71/2, 9/20 over)

FOUR!! Panna Ghosh bowled a full delivery and Rodrigues drove it straight down the ground to mid-on.

FOUR!! Nahida Akter bowls a length delivery and Kaur plays a  late cut. (IND-W: 61/2, 7/20 over)

OUT!! Panna Ghosh dismisses Shafali Verma. It was a length delivery outside off and Verma hoiks this high into the night sky, which was caught by Sultana at mid-off. (IND-W: 54/2, 6/20 over)

Shafali Verma c Shamima Sultana b Panna Ghosh 39 

SIX!! Panna Ghosh bowled a full-length delivery and Shafali Verma hit a six over long-off.

SIX!! Nahida Akter used her feet superbly to turn a length ball into a half-volley and hit a six over long-off!  (IND-W: 47/1, 5/20 over)

First change for Bangladesh, left-arm spinner Nahida Akter comes into attack

Salma Khatun bowled a tidy over conceding just five runs. (IND-W: 39/1, 4/20 over)

FOUR!! Jahanara Alam kept it full of a length on fourth stump and Verma shuffles down to play a brilliant shot down the ground. (IND-W: 34/1, 3/20 over)
 

FOUR!! Jahanara Alam pitched the bowl outside off and Shafali Verma clears the ring to earn four runs for herself and India.
 

SIX!! Jahanara strayed down the leg side and Shafali Verma sent the ball flying over long-off for a huge six.
 

OUT!! Salma Khatun dismisses Taniya Bhatia. Bhatia was beaten outside off stump and wicketkeeper Joty whipped the bails off. (IND-W: 18/1, 2/20 over)

T Bhatia st Nigar Sultana b Salma Khatun 2 (5b 0x4 0x6) 

SIX!! Salma Khatun kept the ball outside off stump and Shafali Verma sent it flying over deep micket.

SIX!! Jahanara Alam bowls a wide delivery to Shafali Verma, who bludgeoned it through the covers. (IND-W: 8/0, 1/20 over)

Taniya Bhatia and Shafali Verma comes out to open the innings for India.
 

"We had a good match before the World Cup [defeating Pakistan by five runs in a warm-up] which gave us very positive confidence and we are looking forward to the game," Bangladesh captain Salma Khatun said after winning the toss.

Blow for India as Smriti Mandana is out due to illness. Richa Ghosh comes in for her.

India XI: Shafali Verma, Taniya Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Veda Krishnamurthy, Shika Pandey, Arundhati Reddy, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

 Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to field first.