IND vs SL Women's T20I World Cup Live Cricket Score: India became the first team to enter semi-finals with a three-run win over New Zealand.
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Tim Southee knew as soon as the ball hit the pad but Virat Kohli hesitantly went ahead with the decision to take a review.
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India captain Virat Kohli's strenuous workload will certainly be factored in when BCCI decides its list of players to feature in the Asia XI team for the two-match T20I series against World XI in Dhaka on 21 and 22 March.
While the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has recently stated that Kohli is expected to play at least one match, PTI can confirm after talking to top BCCI sources that the India captain has not yet given his consent.
The Indian team will return from a gruelling six-week tour of New Zealand on 6 March and are set to assemble in Dharamsala on 10 March for the first ODI against South Africa on 12 March. The second ODI is in Lucknow on 15 March and last game of the series is scheduled to be held in Kolkata on 18 March.
Before the first ODI, a day is earmarked when all the contracted cricketers will undergo mandatory medical tests, including workload monitoring assessment ahead of the IPL starting 29 March.
"The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has sent a wish list of 10 names and we are supposed to send five players. As of now, we have not confirmed any names. All the players including the skipper will undergo tests to check their level of workload. Only then we will give the names," a senior BCCI source told PTI.
The matches are being planned by the BCB to celebrate the birth centenary of the country's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Kohli recently spoke about the burnout issues and how matches along with practice and travel schedule take a toll on international players.
When India head coach Ravi Shastri was asked the question about the possible effect on Kohli's workload if he has to travel to Dhaka for a T20 game after playing three ODIs in six days, he said it's an individual call.
"I think that's up to the individual. If he is feeling the strain, he will let the authorities know," Shastri said.
The BCCI has always maintained that if any top player who is regularly playing wants a break, he will certainly be given time to physically recuperate.
"It will now depend whether Kohli gives his consent or not. Don't forget that the IPL will involve extensive travelling and once it's over, there are a number of overseas T20 series lined up," another senior official privy to the development said.
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Virat Kohli's strenuous workload will be factored in when the BCCI decides its list of players to feature in the Asia XI team for the two-match T20I series against World XI in Bangladesh.
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Melbourne: After securing the semi-final berth, the unbeaten Indian team would look to address some of its batting issues in the final Group A match against a deflated Sri Lanka in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Saturday.
The Indians are on a roll, having easily sealed their semi-final berth with wins over defending champions Australia, Bangladesh and New Zealand. The Lankans, on the other hand, are out of the semi-final race following two losses so far.
While India beat hosts Australia by 17 runs in the tournament opener, they defeated Bangladesh by 18 runs before eking out a narrow four-run victory over the White Ferns on Thursday.
And come Saturday, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side would look to end its group engagements on a high when it takes on the islanders.
But the Indians definitely have a few things to worry about, especially their below-par show with the bat, going into the business end of the tournament.
In all the previous three outings, India failed to put on big scores on the board. They managed just 132 runs against Australia, 142 against Bangladesh and 133 vs New Zealand.
India's unpredictable middle-order has repeatedly squandered good starts to eventually settle for low scores.
In all the three matches, the bowling unit came to India's rescue and the bailed the side out.
Heavily reliant on the brilliance of a 16-year-old Shafali Verma, the Indian middle-order has cut a sorry figure so far and it's time senior pros like Harmanpreet and Veda Krishnamurthy step up and take the responsibility.
Opener Smriti Mandhana too has failed to join the party so far.
Verma has been impressive at the top registering scores of 29, 39 and 46 for a total of 114 from three games.
Skipper Harmanpreet has rued the inability of her batters to capitalise on good starts and cautioned them against making "silly mistakes" in the knock-out rounds.
"It's a great feeling when your team performs day in day out. Still we made the same mistakes after a good first 10 overs, we got a good start but couldn't carry the momentum," Kaur had said.
"We can't make silly mistakes with harder games coming up. Shafali (Verma) is giving us good starts, her initial runs are crucial for us," she added.
The Indian bowling, however, has been phenomenal in the tournament so far and played a vital role in their smooth entry into the last-four round.
Leg-spinner Poonam Yadav has been the star performer for India, picking up eight wickets so far, including match-winning effort of 4 for 19 against Australia.
She has been complimented well by the likes of Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Deepti Sharma and pacer Shikha Pandey.
Young Shafali was adjudged the player of the match for scoring a 34-ball 46 and the 16-year-old was elated with her performance.
"Feeling good, very happy with the performance, want to continue doing this. I waited for the loose balls and converted those," said Shafali.
Teams (from):
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Taniya Bhatia, Harleen Deol, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Richa Ghosh, Veda Krishnamurthy, Smriti Mandhana, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma,Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav.
Sri Lanka: Chamari Atapattu (Captain), Harshitha Madavi, Nilakshi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Ama Kanchana, Hansima Karunaratne, Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Hasini Perera, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sathya Sandeepani, Anushka Sanjeewani, Shashikala Siriwardene, Dilani Manodara, Umesha Thimashini.
Match starts at 09:30 AM IST.
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