Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

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It's a bit of a strange fielding placement here from India. They've got deep fine leg and they've also got a deep mid-wicket, but there's a huge gap at cover which Suzie Bates has accessed by shuffling to the leg side and giving herself some room.

Renuka Singh finds a bit of away swing, then nips one back to Suzie Bates with her penultimate delivery drawing a play and miss from the New Zealander.

Three dots to finish the over

Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

It's a brilliant atmosphere here. We did not know what to expect after this tournament was moved from Bangladesh to the United Arab Emirates. But tonight, the Indian fans have come flooding in and it's absolutely going off.

Suzie Bates on the move to Renuka Singh's first ball and pushes through the covers for a single.

India wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh reacts by calling for the helmet and standing up to the stumps.

New Zealand have lost their last 10 women’s T20 internationals – their longest losing run in the history of the format.

Pooja Vastrakar tightens it up in the remainder of the over, but Suzie Bates squirts away a single off the fourth ball to keep the strike.

Another four for Suzie Bates!

This time the New Zealand opener skips down the pitch to Pooja Vastrakar to meet the ball on the half volley and clips it past the fielder at mid-on.

A classy shot.

Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

That's the perfect ball for Suzie Bates to calm her nerves. She's not been in the best of form, but with a vacant square leg region, she rocks back and times it nicely for four.

A short freebie from Pooja Vastrakar to start, and Suzie Bates helps herself by pulling it square for four.

New Zealand are up and running

Kiwi opener Suzie Bates has just taken guard.

India's Pooja Vastrakar has the new ball in her hand, with a slip in place.

Here we go.

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Before we get under way in Dubai, a rather amusing anecdote to bring you.

Test Match Special scorer Andy Zaltzman will not only arrive in Pakistan with all the statistics listeners need, he is carrying something maybe even more important – England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith’s pads.

Smith, on his first tour as England’s Test keeper, was due to take a delivery of pads from equipment manufacturer Gray-Nicolls.

But the 24-year-old's kit may not get to Multan from India before Wednesday - after the first Test begins on Monday.

So Gray-Nicolls looked at other ways of getting the equipment to Pakistan and noticed the announcement of the TMS commentary team on social media.

With the help of former England captain Sir Alastair Cook, a TMS pundit and user of Gray-Nicolls gear, the commentators were contacted and Zaltzman entrusted with the vital cargo.

Read the full story here...

TMS will have ball-by-ball commentary on each of the three Tests, beginning on Monday at 06:00 BST.

India XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Singh.

New Zealand XI: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (captain), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze (wicketkeeper), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson

Both sets of players have just lined up for the national anthems as giant flags of New Zealand and India are unveiled.

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India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur: "It's an important game for us and we just want to play good cricket. All our players are fearless. They want to take the aggressive option and I think that is something which I really like about them and that's why we are playing well in this format.

"We have a balanced side with good seam and spin options. Batting wise we have a long line up. I think it's all about us going out there and enjoying ourselves."

New Zealand captain Sophie Devine: "We don't think the wicket will change too much so we want first crack on this surface to post some runs on the board. It was a little bit slower in the first game but there's still runs in there. I think there's still opportunities to be attacking when we can.

"Our preparation for the World Cup? I've been really happy with the way the team has gone about its business. Results haven't gone our way but we are certainly trending the right direction.

"I have been impressed with the way the group has taken on feedback, and is learning and growing at every opportunity so it's a clean slate in this tournament. We are looking forward to putting our best foot forward in this game."

India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur gave the coin a toss a few moments ago and Sophie Devine correctly called heads.

Devine has decided to bat first.

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Roll out the red carpet and give the trophy a polish.

A World Cup in cricket these days does not really get started until India take to the field. An out-of-sorts New Zealand are their opponents today.

Welcome to live text commentary of the fourth match of the Women's T20 World Cup from the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.