Riding high on a hat-trick of wins in the warm-up games, England will be looking to open their campaign in the Women’s WT20 on a high when they take on Bangladesh here on Thursday.
England, who had been World T20 champions in the past, are on a roll, having thrashed New Zealand twice and South Africa once in the warm-up matches.
In contrast, Bangladesh’s morale has taken a hit owing to a defeat against India in the opening match of the tournament which they lost by 72 runs here on Tuesday.
While Bangladesh have the advantage of knowing the playing conditions at the Chinnaswamy well, England will look to adapt as quickly as possible. One aspect in which the English would look to improve is the batting and the side would aim to post bigger totals on the board. The highest total they could during warm-ups was 131/6 against NZ.
England, runners-up to Australia in the last two editions, would be banking on star batters Sarah Taylor and Tammy Beaumont.