The Indian bowlers were guilty of taking their foot off the pedal in the back end of the innings
India are fretting over the fitness of their skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (shoulder) and Smriti Mandhana (finger) ahead of the opening game.
'We have a talented side, and we'll go upwards as we play more'
The skipper admitted that while it is not possible to give everyone an equal opportunity all the time, but it is her responsibility to talk to everyone to find out the perfect team combination for big tournaments.
The UAE team never even bothered to be competitive in its chase, finishing the quota of 20 overs at 74 for 4.
Veteran pacer Shikha Pandey axed, rookie keeper Shwetha gets maiden call-up.
Harmanpreet Kaur was caught inches short while failing to slide her bat in.
Poonam Yadav believes the WPL will not just provide a great opportunity to senior players to come back into national reckoning
Veteran pace spearhead Jhulan Goswami made a comeback in the India women's ODI squad for the tour of England, while hard-hitting Women's T20 Challenge sensation Kiran Navgire earned her maiden India call-up in the shortest format.
'I have spoken to Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant, they told me these moments will define your career'
The likes of Monica Patel, C Prathyusha have been dropped from the squad altogether.
Jemimah Rodrigues smashed a stylish 49 off 36 balls before the heavens opened up and force the abandonment of the first women's T20 International between India and Australia, in Gold Coast, on Thursday.
The two sides currently occupy the top two spot in the points table with India, who have won three games on the trot, leading the table.
'...The talk before the tournament was 'we have set the standard and we want to raise that further.'
Sharma grabbed three wickets against Pakistan and two each against Bangladesh and Thailand, overtaking South Africa fast bowler Shabnim Ismail and now, only trails England spinners, Sophie Ecclestone and Sarah Glenn.
Jem is seen wearing a thick jacket paired with a monkey cap.
India made an imposing 183 for 5 riding on Ghosh's exploits with the bat and then restricted Bangladesh to 131 for 8.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur held her nerves under pressure while opener Jemimah Rodrigues scored an invaluable 33 as Melbourne Renegades beat hosts Hobart Hurricanes by six wickets in a Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) match in Hobart on Saturday.
Richa Ghosh's career-best 96 and Deepti Sharma's 5/38 went in vain as Australia Women clinched a thrilling three-run win to take an unassailable 2-0 lead against India in their three-match ODI series in Mumbai on Saturday.
Delhi Capitals handed Royal Challengers Bangalore their fifth straight loss of the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League on Monday.
Smriti Mandhana joked that only debutants Thailand can given them competition when it comes to having fun.
IMAGES from the WPL final between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday
The women's team will take on England in a one-off Test, three ODIs, and three T20Is
Australia cantered to a six-wicket win against India in the second women's T20 to level the three-match series 1-1.
Pooja Vastrakar bowled a sharp and incisive spell to take the Indian women's cricket team to its maiden Asian Games final, crushing Bangladesh by eight wickets in a lopsided semi-final.
"Jemmi (Jemimah Rodrigues) has shown talent at international level. Our fielding, in which over the last two three years we were lacking, has improved and that was the biggest take-away from the tour," she added.
Before the start of the Women's T20 World Cup match against New Zealand, India's top-order batsman Jemimah Rodrigues was seen shaking a leg at the entrance alley of the Junction Oval stadium in Melbourne. Rodrigues was not alone, as she was joined by an off-duty security guard and the duo danced to a song from the recently-released Bollywood flick Love Aaj Kal.
Mumbai Indians aim to cap their superb WPL season by defeating Meg Lanning's Delhi Capitals in the final of the inaugural edition of the T20 league on Sunday.
The Indian team would be desperate to move on from the Mankading incident and focus on the Asia Cup.
India's Harleen Deol and Jemimah Rodrigues made substantial gains in the ICC women's player rankings for batters released on Tuesday.
The three-match T20I series thus ended 2-1 in favour of India, who stuttered after opting to bat before skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's resilient 39 not out (33b; 3x4, 1x6) propped up their total to 138 for five.
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led outfit thrashed the home team by 34 runs in the opening T20 and then followed it up with a dominating five-wicket win in the second game to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Alyssa backed Harmanpreet and the India team to come out stronger from this series.
Richa Ghosh's brisk 34 saved India Women the blushes as they posted 147 for six against Australia in their series-deciding third and final T20I in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday.
Jemimah Rodrigues's vital knock on return to secure a convincing 34-run victory
Ahead of the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, Jemimah Rodrigues opened up on how the WPL is helping the Indian players deal with the T20 World Cup semifinal loss.
India now enjoy an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series with the second encounter being a washout.
Indian batters' struggles against spin bowling continued as Bangladesh held their nerve to pull off a four-wicket consolation win in the third and final women's T20 International in Mirpur on Thursday.
India Women produced a spotless effort to crush Australia by nine wickets in the first T20I
India, who have been among the top teams over the last five years but unable to win a major trophy
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