DHAKA: The fourth Women`s World Twenty20 is set to begin on March 23 with match between two-time reigning champion Australia and one-time finalist New Zealand in Sylhet on Sunday afternoon.
The maiden match is scheduled to begin at 3:30 local time at the Sylhet Cricket Stadium.
Australia will be looking to complete a hat-trick of World T20 titles after finishing as champions in 2010 and 2012.
On the other hand, New Zealand were losing finalists in 2009 and 2010, and made it to the semi-finals of the 2012 edition before losing to England.
Australia Women squad
AJ Blackwell, NE Bolton, JE Cameron, SJ Coyte, RM Farrell, HL Ferling, AJ Healy†, JL Hunter, JL Jonassen, DM Kimmince, MM Lanning*, BL Mooney, EA Osborne, EA Perry, EJ Villani
New Zealand Women squad
SW Bates*, NJ Browne, SRH Curtis, SFM Devine, ML Green, GA Guy, HR Huddleston, HNK Jensen, FC Leydon-Davis, SJ McGlashan†, FL Mackay, KJ Martin, MJG Nielsen, KT Perkins, RH Priest
BDST: 1400 HRS, MAR 23 , 2014