Bangladesh Women vs India Women’s National Cricket Team Timeline

In recent years, women’s cricket has advanced significantly. Their game is evolving in terms of technique, stamina, and strength. With many recent initiatives like WPL, The Hundred(women’s), and various other leagues have given women a fair chance to showcase their skills. The benefit of such tournaments can be seen directly in the women’s cricketers in South Asian nations, which traditionally don’t consider elite women’s teams. But the Indian team from this region is an exception. Recently, the same thing can be said about Bangladesh, which ignites a rivalry between these two teams to take control of this region. The Bangladesh Women vs India Women’s National Cricket Team Timeline may not be as long as that of two elite cricket-playing nations, but it is one of the most heated and intense rivalries in Women’s cricket. The on-field tussle between these two teams is a very interesting one, as both teams play with every ounce of passion and dedication on the field. 

Recent Series India Women tour of Bangladesh, 2024

T20I Match Detail, Date, Time and Result

Match Details	Date & Time	Result
Bangladesh Women vs India Women, 1st T20I Venue– Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet	Apr 28, Sun 10:00 AM GMT / 04:00 PM LOCAL	India Women won by 44 runs
Bangladesh Women vs India Women, 2nd T20I Venue– Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet	Apr 30, Tue 10:00 AM GMT / 04:00 PM LOCAL	India Women won by 19 runs (DLS Method)
Bangladesh Women vs India Women, 3rd T20I Venue– Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet	May 02, Thu 10:00 AM GMT / 04:00 PM LOCAL	India Women won by 7 wkts
Bangladesh Women vs India Women 4th T20I Venue– Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet	May 06, Mon 10:00 AM GMT / 04:00 PM LOCAL	India Women won by 56 runs by DLS Method (14 Ovs game due to rain, DLS target 125)
Bangladesh Women vs India Women, 5th T20I Venue– Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet	May 09, Thu 10:00 AM GMT / 04:00 PM LOCAL	India Women won by 21 runs

Squad for India Women tour of Bangladesh, 2024

One Day Internationals:

Bangladesh Women’s Tour of India 2013 – This was a 3-match ODI series and was played in the Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad in April 2013. In the first face-off between these teams, Bangladesh Women’s won the toss and elected to bat first, setting up the target of 194 runs. Salma Khatun’s knock of 75 runs aided the Bangladesh team. Ekta Bisht bowled a brilliant spell of 10 overs, 27 runs, bagging 3 wickets. The Indian women’s team was able to chase the target with major contributions by Harmanpreet Kaur and Anagha Deshpande. 

In the second ODI, India women elected to bat first, setting up a target of 256 runs, with major contributions from Poonam Raut(80) and Harmanpreet Kaur(103). In reply, Bangladesh women were limited to a total of 210 runs due to the wickets taken by Harmanpreet Kaur(2 wickets) and Ekta Bisht(3 wickets).

In the final ODI match of the series, the Indian Women’s team was limited to a total of 154 runs due to the 4 wickets bagged by Bangladesh’s Rumana Ahmed. But the bowling unit of India took the responsibility of saving the team and limiting Bangladesh to a total of 96 runs.

The ODI series marked the debut of key Indian players like Smriti Mandhana and Poonam Yadav. India won the series 3-0.

ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier – These two teams next faced each other in February 2017 at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo. Indian women elected to field first, Bangladesh women set a target of 155 runs at the expense of 8 wickets. Masi Joshi took 3 wickets. India was able to chase the target smoothly in 33.1 overs, only losing 1 wicket, with major contributions from Mithali Raj(73) and Mona Mehsram(78). 

Women’s World Cup 2022 – After a long period of time, both teams faced each other in a World Cup match in March at Seddon Park, Hamilton. Indian women won the toss and elected to bat first, giving a target of 229 runs with the help of the knocks by Smriti Mandhana(30), Shafali Verma(42), Yastika Bhatia(50), and Pooja Vastrakar(30*). A total of 119 runs were scored by the Bangladesh women. Sneh Rana bowled an excellent spell of 10 overs, 30 runs, and 4 wickets – just one wicket shy of a fifer. Yet again Indian Women’s team registered an easy win over the Bangladesh Women’s team.

ICC Women’s Championship – The matches were played in the Shere Bangla National Stadium in July 2023. In the first match, Indian women won the toss and chose to bowl first, constricting the opponent to 152 runs. Amanjot Kaur, the debutant, took 4 wickets. Marufa Akhtar and Rabeya Khan took 7 wickets collectively and reduced the Indian women’s team to 113 runs. Bangladesh women won by 40 runs(DLS Method).

In the second ODI, India set a target of 228 runs, thanks to Jemimah Rodrigues’ 86 runs. Bangladesh women were restricted to 120 runs due to the wickets taken by Jemimah Rodrigues(4) and Devika Vaidya(3). The Indian team won by 108 runs.

The final ODI match supposed to be the decider match, took an interesting turn as the result came out to be a tie.

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T20 INTERNATIONALS:

Bangladesh Women’s Tour of India 2013 – The 3 T20 matches were played in April at Reliance Stadium, Vadodara. Bangladesh women won the toss and elected to field first. Salma Khatun took 3 wickets, with the Indian team setting a target of 143 runs. Bangladesh’s women’s team was constricted to 94 runs. Indian Women won by 49 runs.

In the second match, Bangladesh, batting first, set up a target of 88 runs.

Indian women chased the target with 2 overs remaining and won the match by 7 wickets.

In the final T20 match, Indian women elected to bat first, setting up a target of 123 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. Poonam Yadav took 3 wickets and limited Bangladesh Women to 113 runs.

The Indian women’s team clinched the series 3-0.

Indian Women’s Tour of Bangladesh 2014 – The series of 4 matches was played in March 2014 at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium, Cox’s Bazar. 

In the first match, Indian women set up the target of 101 with major contributions from Mithali Raj(55) and Punam Raut(42). The Indian bowling attack restricted the Bangladesh team to 85 runs.

In the second match, the Bangladesh batting lineup was scattered in bits at 65 runs and 9 wickets out of which 4 run outs. The Indian team chased the target easily with 7.3 overs left in hand.

In the third match, Gouher Sultana and Sravanthi Naidu’s collective 6-wicket contribution led to them setting the target of 88 runs. India was once again able to chase the target easily, clinching a win over the Bangladesh women’s team.

In the final match, the Indian team set up the target of 151 runs and constricted the opponent to only 72 runs with the loss of 8 wickets. Collective wickets from Shubhlakshmi Sharma, Poonam Yadav, and Jhulan Goswami led Team India to win.

Women’s T20 World Cup 2016 – The match was played in March 2016 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field first. With the help of Mithali Raj (42), Vellaswamy Vanitha (38), Harmanpreet Kaur (40), and Veda Krishnamurthy (36), the Indian women’s team set a goal of 163 runs. Indian spinners held the Bangladesh ladies to 91 runs.

Asian Cricket Council Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2016 – The Asian Institute of Technology Ground in Bangkok hosted the game in November 2016. The Indian team batting first set up the target of 118 runs with contributions from Mithali Raj(49) and Smriti Mandhana(41), and the Bangladesh team succumbed to only 54 runs with essential wickets by Poonam Yadav (3 wickets).

Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2018 –  The matches were played in June 2018 at Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur. Batting first Indian team set up the target of 141 runs. With Ruamana Ahmed taking 3 wickets of the Indian team. With major contributions from Shamima Sultana, Fargana Hoque, and Rumana Ahmed, Bangladesh was able to chase the target easily. 

In the next match, both teams faced off each other in the finals. Indian batting line-up failed, but due to contributions from the Captain, Harmanpreet Kaur(56), the Indian team was able to get 112 runs. The Bangladesh women’s hitters seized the chance and guided their squad to the 2018 Women’s T20 Asia Cup final.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020- Both teams faced each other once again in February 2020. Batting first Indian team set up the target of 142 runs. The bowling line-up of India constricted Bangladesh’s batting line-up to 124 runs at the loss of 8 wickets.

Women’s Asia Cup 2022 – The match was played in October 2022 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The Indian team batting first set up the target of 159 runs with major contributions from Shafali Verma (55), Smriti Mandhana(47), and Jemimah Rodrigues(35). The Indian team won by 59 runs as the Bangladesh team was restricted to only 100 runs.

Indian Women’s Tour of Bangladesh 2023- The 3 match series was played in July 2023 at Shere Bangla National Stadium. Indian women led the series 3-0. The major run-getters for India were Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana. Meanwhile, in the bowling department, the major wicket getters were Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Minnu Mani, and Pooja. For the Bangladesh team, the major wicket takers were Sultana Khatun, Fahima Khatun, and Rabeya Khan.

Asian Games Women Cricket Competition 2023- With the inclusion of cricket in Asian Games for the first time, both the teams faced each other again and Bangladesh women’s batting line up was thrashed as they were only able to set the target of 51 runs as Pooja Vastrakar who took 4 wickets was the reason for their poor condition. The Indian team was able to chase the target very easily and clinched their victory.

Indian Women’s Tour of Bangladesh 2024- The 5 matches series was played in April 2024 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The major contributions in batting were given by Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Dayalan Hemalatha, Smriti Mandhana, and Richa Gosh, whereas the bowlers who shone were Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, and Asha Shobana. Indian women whitewashed Bangladesh Women in the series 5-0.

Women’s Asia Cup 2024 –The teams’ most recent meeting took place at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in July 2024. With a huge help from Smriti Mandhana, who scored 55 runs in 39 balls, the Indian side easily chased the target of 88 runs at a loss of 8 wickets after the Bangladesh women’s team won the toss and chose to bat first.

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