An in-form India would look to carry forward the momentum of a historic ODI series sweep in England while trying to put behind the "Mankad" controversy as they open their women's Asia Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
The Indian women haven't had a lot of success of late in the T20 format but at the continental level, Harmanpreet Kaur's team will start as clear favourites.
Barring their only blemish in the last edition of the tournament, India have won all the Asia Cup titles since the event's inception in 2004 (4 titles in ODI format and 2 in T20 version).
The Asia Cup was transformed from ODI to T20 format in 2012 and India have won twice, while losing to hosts Bangladesh in the last edition in 2018.
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