India, Dec. 21 -- The Indian women's team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, will take the field for the very first time since winning the 50-over World Cup earlier this year. The five-match T20I series between India and Sri Lanka is slated to get underway on Sunday, December 21, in Vizag, and the hosts start as the clear-cut favourites. All eyes will be on Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, and how the duo performs in the matches against the Chamari Athapaththu-captained Sri Lanka.

The Indian squad has a perfect blend of youth and experience. Vaishnavi Sharma and G Kamalini earned their maiden call-ups into the squad, and it remains to be seen whether they are given a chance in the playing XI or not.

The five matches will give the hosts a chanc...