Opener Smriti Mandhana says she never thought the Indian women`s team would get to play a day/night Test, something the side will experience in a few months` time in Australia. The day-night Test against Australia, part of a multi-format seven-match tour, is scheduled to be played from September 30 to October 3 at the WACA Ground in Perth. "Frankly, when I used to watch day-night Tests of men, I actually never felt that I will be able to experience this moment -- it`s wrong to say `I` at the moment -- that the Indian team will be able to experience the moment," Mandhana told ESPNcricinfo.

"So, when it got declared, I was like, `Oh, wow. That`s going to be crazy." The pink-ball clash will be India`s first four-day fixture (the standard length of women`s Tests) against Australia since 2006 and their second Test match this year, with a one-off game against England scheduled to take place next month in Bristol. "I remember playing my first day-night one-day or T20 match," Mandhana said. "I was pretty excited, like a small kid. I was like, `Wow, we`ll be able to play a day-night match` and all of that. "Now that we are going to play a day-night match, (we have) lots of things to work on but (there`s a) lot of excitement... excitement about being part of a day-night Test match, and that too in Australia, against Australia, it`s always a good challenge. It`s going to be a great moment for the Indian women`s cricket team."