Mumbai, Dec 9 - Australia Women captain Alyssa Healy won the toss and opted to bowl first against India Women in the first T20I of the five-match series at D.Y. Patil Stadium, here on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kim Garth is making her debut for Australia while Anjali Sarvani is also playing for the first time for India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As per the Australian skipper, it will be difficult for the bowler to grip the ball with dew, so she decided to bowl first.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We are going to have a bowl. Hope to suck into this powerful Indian line-up. It looks like a good chance to get it together, and hopefully with a little bit of dew later, it might get a bit hard to grip the ball," said Healy at the toss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Things have changed a lot since the last time we were here. It's been a while since we have been here and it is a rare opportunity to play cricket T20Is in India. We have a debutant in Kim Garth, who is making her debut for a second country," she added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On the other hand, India skipper Harrmanpreet said she also wanted to bowl first.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We wanted to bowl first as well. I haven't had a great experience with the toss, my team does not rely on it a lot. We have a great variety in bowling. In batting also, we have a great experience, and we want to continue with that. Debut for Anjali Sarvani," said Harmanpreet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Playing XIs:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia Women: Alyssa Healy (wk\/c), Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Grace Harris, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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