Emboldened by the home condition, Bangladesh women's team want to put mighty India in huge trouble when they take on the sub-continent giants in the three-match Twenty20 International series opener at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Sunday.
The match starts at 2pm.
"India are a tough opponent and their cricket culture is rich but in the recent years, we have progressed much. So we'll fight with them neck-to-neck," said Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty.
"Obviously the one and only goal is to win, no matter how strong the opponent is. In the short format of cricket, anything can happen."
This will be Bangladesh women's team's first international match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, which is considered as the country's "home of cricket."
"This is our first game at this venue. We are excited. We'll try everything to make our first match here a memorable one," Joty said.
Although India visited Bangladesh to play global tournaments in the past, this is their first visit for a bilateral series.
India are far ahead of Bangladesh in strength, capability, experience, name and fame.
However, the visitors know well that Bangladesh can give tough competition in home conditions.
"Bangladesh are a good team. They always play good quality cricket at their own conditions. We know we'll face challenge and we are prepared accordingly. We had two-three days to prepare ourselves and worked on each section. We are looking forward to playing positive cricket. I hope the whole team can play together and give their best," Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur said.
The Indian captain feels that Bangladesh's game has improved since before.
The star batter, who played 124 One Day Internationals and 151 T20Is for India, suggested following the process rather than waiting for success.
"See we have come to today's position always trying to play good cricket. Every team actually tries to improve day by day. They also try to show their abilities. We did what was expected to us. We played well against good teams. Bangladesh are also a good team. When they play good cricket they also compete. We want to have processes that contribute to our success," Kaur said.
