Pace duo of Renuka Singh and Pooja Vastrakar shared five wickets as India produced a clinical bowling display to outclass Bangladesh by 44 runs in the opening women's T20I on Sunday.
India's all-rounder Deepti Sharma moved to joint second place in the latest ICC Women's T20I bowling rankings
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Smriti Mandhana hoped that veteran England pacer Kate Cross could complement Renuka Singh and fortify her team's bowling
Australia beat India in the previous T20 World Cup final at home and more recently at Commonwealth Games gold medal match in Birmingham last year
India Women vs Ireland Women T20 Highlights: India beat Ireland by five runs (DLS) to reach the Women's T20 World Cup semifinals.
Medium pacer Renuka Singh's fifer and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana's fine half-century went in vain as India lost to England by 11 runs to suffer their first defeat in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Saturday
Medium pacer Renuka Singh's figures of 5/15 against England is the best-ever return by an Indian at the Women's T20 World Cup
Royal Challengers Bangalore ended up signing Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh and Ellyse Perry in the WPL auction.
Renuka Singh was picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 1.5 crore in the WPL auction.