India Women vs Bangladesh Women, 28th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Right then, it's time for the national anthems.. First, it's Bangladesh and it will be followed by India's..

Pitch and conditions: The highs of 30 degrees will drop down to lows of 25. There’s 71% humidity, and we could have a few interruptions due to rain. Talking about the dimensions, from the University End - if that’s where you’re bowling from. I’m a right-hand batter - to my right, the off-side point boundary: 58 metres. Square leg: 53. Downtown: 66. And you’ve got small pockets behind square. What’s the wicket looking like? It’s a fresh surface. Today we have a fresh red-soil pitch. There’s a bit of grass over there, but I think it is only to bind the wicket together. It is very good, it’s a batter-friendly track, and it will remain so throughout the innings, both the first and the second. It plays much better under the lights. Not much to offer from the bowler’s perspective, because it is hard, there will be good, decent bounce. Both teams have good-quality spinners. We’ve seen on this wicket that spinners have gone for a lot of runs. So, if you have to counter spinners effectively, we’ve seen Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal use their footwork quite well. That is a very effective way of playing spin reaching to the length of the ball, covering the line, and having good control over your shots. You can access different areas of the ground. At this venue, the spin is very minimal compared to other venues we’ve seen in the tournament - the least amount of spin offered here in Navi Mumbai. - Mithali Raj and Jatin Sapru.

4.37pm local: Match reduced to 43 overs per side, first ball at 5pm.

4.30pm local: Things are moving quickly now. Stumps have been erected, supersoppers are doing the rounds and the two captains walk out for a briefing with the umpires.

4.25pm local: Weather looks much brighter at DY Patil Stadium. Covers are also coming off. The umpires walk out to the middle to assess conditions.

3.45pm local: Covers still on. Rain has reduced significantly but it's still quite dark and there's also a steady drizzle coming down.

STAT: First toss won by Harmanpreet Kaur for India Women in ODIs after losing eight on the trot - their joint-longest streak in the format, alongside as many for Mithali Raj between Feb 2006 and Jul 2006.

3.12pm local: Covers coming back on. It has gotten very dark above and rain is now lashing down as I type. Groundstaff charge out to the middle with the covers. Safe to say the 3.25pm start is out of the window.

Bangladesh Women (Playing XI): Sumaiya Akter, Rubya Haider Jhelik, Sharmin Akhter, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana(w/c), Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Rabeya Khan, Nahida Akter, Nishita Akter Nishi, Marufa Akter

India Women (Playing XI): Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Uma Chetry(w), Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur

Would you believe it, India have won a toss, breaking a long streak of luck not going their way.

Nigar Sultana | Bangladesh captain: Kind of good for us because our bowlers have been doing well. Have to give them a good total to defend. Was pretty difficult (getting over SL defeat). Have to move on and play our A game. The way our bowlers have been bowling, and looking at the conditions, 230-plus can be a good total.

Harmanpreet | India captain: We're going to bowl first. Because of the overcast conditions we thought bowling would be a good decision. She's going to debut today (Uma Chetry). Richa is resting. Two more players are resting - Kranti and Sneh Rana. Had the self belief that we can change this (after three losses).

Toss to take place at 3.05pm local with start of play scheduled for 3.25pm.

2.53pm local: Drizzle seems to have stopped. Again it didn't last very long. They've removed all covers.

2.42pm local: Drizzling again and the covers coming back on. Harman had walked out to the middle in her match jersey with toss around the corner. She now heads back to the dressing room.

2.35pm local: Covers are being peeled off. It was a very short drizzle and we shouldn't have much of a delay if the weather holds.

Uma Chetry has been given her maiden ODI cap. She got it from Smriti Mandhana in the huddle. With Richa Ghosh taking a blow to her fingers in the previous game, Chetry gets her chance with the gloves today. Meanwhile, the latest from the venue is that the toss has been delayed and the covers are on. There was a brief drizzle which seems to have stopped for now.