Home captain Harmanpreet lost the toss as the West Indies opted to bat first. What caught the attention of many was the black armbands that were on the sleeves of each member of the hosts' Team.
Dr Manmohan Singh passed away on Thursday (26th December) at the age of 92. The development was confirmed by the BCCI on their Twitter account. They stated:
Team India is wearing black armbands today as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh, who passed away on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/W2XpTBMujH
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 27, 2024
Hosts make one change to the team, West Indies make three
Coming to the match between the teams, the hosts have made one change to their XI. Tanuja Kanwer has replaced Saima Thakor in the team while there have been three changes for the West Indies Women's National Cricket Team.
Here are the playing XI's for both the teams:
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Tanuja Kanwar, Titas Sadhu, Priya Mishra, Renuka Thakur Singh
Renuka Singh takes the hosts off to a flying start as she picks three quick wickets
Renuka Singh was on the roll as in his next over she removed Deandra Dottin for 5 runs to take her team off to a flying start, leaving West Indies Women's National Cricket Team tottering at 9/3.
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