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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced that they will host the first edition of the Women’s U19 World Cup in December 2021 after the tournament first got postponed from January. This is the first time that the tournament will be played despite many calling for it to be held years ago.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) have confirmed that the qualifiers for 2021 Women’s World Cup and regional qualifiers for the U19 World Cup have both been postponed in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The council further confirmed that the matches will be rescheduled at a practical date.

The BCCI has named Devika Vaidya as the captain of the India A team while off-spinner Sneh Rana was appointed skipper for the India B team for the forthcoming Quadrangular T20I series, also featuring Bangladesh and Thailand. The tournament will be played in Patna from January 16 to January 22.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury confirmed, on Monday, that the board has received the green signal from the government for the upcoming women's tour of Pakistan. Subsequently, the board announced a 15-member squad for the tour which starts on Wednesday.