Online Report : Bangladesh women`s cricket team decided to bat first wining toss against Australia.

Captain Nigar Sultana won the toss and sent the visiting team Australia for batting in the opening one-day international at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.

Australia and Bangladesh are also meeting in a bilateral series for the first time, in what is Healy’s team’s first visit to the Asian nation in a decade.

Australian captain Alyssa Healy acknowledges Bangladesh as a `real threat` and praises their inclusion in the ICC Women’s Championship.

Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana remains confident in her team’s abilities, both in batting and bowling.

Australia squad: Alyssa Healy (captain), Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath (vice captain), Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Tayla Vlaeminck

Bangladesh squad: Nigar Sultana (captain), Nahida Akter (vice captain), Fargana Hoque, Murshida Khatun, Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Sultana Khatun, Fahima Khatun, Marufa Akter, Disha Biswas, Sumaiya Akter, Nishita Akter Nishi, Farzana Akter, Rabeya Khan