The BCCI has decided to postpone the Indian women’s cricket team’s white-ball home series against Bangladesh next month. Instead, the board is aiming to work out an alternate assignment for the world champion side.

The Women in Blue were supposed to play three ODIs and as many T20Is against the neighbour in Kolkata and Cuttack.

“We will try to arrange an alternate series in December but details are still being worked out. As far as the series against Bangladesh is concerned, we didn’t get a go ahead for it,” a BCCI source told PTI without divulging any details.

The series against Bangladesh could have been the first outing for the team after lifting the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup earlier this month.

While the reason for postponement was not clarified, the strained diplomatic relations between the two nations might have played a part in rescheduling the series.

A tribunal court in Bangladesh on Monday sentenced to death, the country’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for alleged crimes against humanity. The country has also witnessed instances of violence due to the upheaval and Bangladesh’s relationship with India has also nose-dived in the wake of these developments.

The interim government in Dhaka has demanded that India hand over Hasina, who has been living here after fleeing her country.

“We (BCB) have received a letter from the BCCI regarding the cancellation of the series, and now we are waiting to hear new dates or details,” a Bangladesh Cricket Board official told PTI.

It is worth mentioning here that the BCCI had deferred the men’s white-ball tour to Bangladesh in August this year to September 2026, following the unrest in that country that led to the toppling of the Hasina-led government.

The Indian women will now have to wait for an opponent in December before joining their respective teams for the 2026 edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). They will travel to Australia for an all-format tour after the WPL.

(With PTI Inputs)