India Women’s White-Ball Home Series Against Bangladesh Postponed

New Delhi: The Indian women’s cricket team’s white-ball series against Bangladesh next month has been postponed by the BCCI, which aims to identify an alternative assignment for the world champion team in the same window. Three ODIs and as many T20Is against the neighbors were part of the ICC Future Tours Schedule and were expected to be played in Kolkata and Cuttack.

“We will try to organize an alternative series in December but the details are still being worked out. As far as the series against Bangladesh is concerned, we could not get permission for it,” a BCCI source told PTI without giving any details.

The series against Bangladesh could have been the team’s first match after winning the ICC ODI World Cup earlier this month.

Although not stated in many words, the currently tense diplomatic relations between the two countries may have played a role in the rescheduling of the series.

A court in Bangladesh sentenced the country’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday for crimes against humanity. There were occasional incidents of violence here due to the unrest, and Bangladesh’s relations with India hit rock bottom following these developments.

The interim government in Dhaka demanded that India hand over Hasina, who lived there after fleeing her country.

“We (BCB) have received a letter from BCCI regarding the cancellation of the series and are now waiting to hear new dates or details,” an official of the Bangladesh Cricket Board told PTI.

It may be recalled that the BCCI postponed the white-ball tour to Bangladesh in August this year to September 2026 following the unrest in the country that resulted in the ouster of the Hasina-led government.

Indian women will now have to wait for an opponent in December before joining their side in the upcoming edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL).

After the WPL, they will embark on a tour of Australia across all formats.