India women's team is set to play their maiden Day-Night Test on the tour of Australia later this year. BCCI secretary Jay Shah has confirmed the news through a tweet on Thursday (May 20).
Shah stated in his tweet that the move was part of the BCCI's commitment to promoting women's cricket. The Indian women's team, which will play its first Test in seven years from June 16 in England, will compete in another one during the tour of Australia.
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"Taking forward our commitment towards women's cricket, I am extremely pleased to announce that Team India @BCCIwomen will play in their first-ever pink ball day-night Test later this year in Australia," Shah tweeted.
India's tour Down Under will start with a 3-match ODI series between 19-24 September. The day-night Test will be played later (30 September – 3 October), followed by a three-match T20I series (7-11 October).
The only day-night women's game played so far was between Australia and England at Sydney in November 2017. India's Day-Night match against Australia will also be their first Test match Down Under since the Adelaide Test in 2006.
