India began their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign in style with a win in their first warm-up game against the West Indies. Jemimah Rodrigues was the only batter to spend time at the crease and smashed a fifty as India defended a low score of 141. India will play South Africa in their second warm-up match on Tuesday, October 1. On the other hand, the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur finally took off on Day 4 after two days of no play. The sun was shining after a couple of days and 98 overs are scheduled to be bowled on Monday, September 30. All that and more in our Sports Wrap for today.
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