India stay unbeaten in the tournament, booking a berth in the final of the Women's Asia Cup 2026. They will face the winner of the second semi-final between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, which takes place on Friday.

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INDIA BEAT BANGLADESH AND ENTER THE FINAL OF THE WOMEN'S ASIA CUP 2026! Shafali Verma laid the foundation with a gritty 64 off 40 balls under spin-friendly conditions before the Indian bowlers took complete control of the contest. India produced an all-round performance to seal a convincing win and book their place in the final of the Women's Asia Cup 2026.

Shree Charani ends her quota of four overs with figures of 1/14. India are only six balls away from making it to the final of the Women's Asia Cup 2026. Nandani Sharma will bowl the final over.

BANW 104-5 (19)

Wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh and Nandani Sharma collide with each other while going for a catch. Shorna Akter slices the ball in the air towards square leg. Both Richa and Nandani, from short fine leg, run in to take the catch and collide with each other. Thankfully, neither player suffers a serious injury, and play resumes.

BANW 98-5 (18)

Bangladesh Women need 62 runs in 18 balls. The asking rate has gone over 20. This match is a mere formality now. India need to bowl 18 more deliveries or pick up five wickets to enter the final of the Women's Asia Cup 2026.

BANW 88-5 (17)

WICKET! Deepti Sharma strikes again as Bangladesh go five down in the chase. This one is bowled outside off, and Sharmin Akter decides to play it on the off side at the very last moment. She misses it, and the ball crashes into her off stump.

Sharmin Akhter b Deepti Sharma 1(2) 

BANW 83-5 (15.5)

OUT! Another Bangladesh batter bites the dust. This time, it's their skipper Nigar Sultana. She jumps out of her crease but ends up slicing the ball. Nandani Sharma takes the catch at backward point.

Nigar Sultana c Nandani Sharma b Prema Rawat 19(17)

BANW 76-4 (15)

OUT! Deepti Sharma strikes! Sobhana Mostary misjudges the length and ends up losing her wicket. What should have been played on the front foot, the batter opts to go deep into the crease. To make it look worse, she tries to work it on the leg side. The ball crashes into her stumps.

Sobhana Mostary b Deepti Sharma 18(24) 

BANW 66-3 (13.3)

Shafali Verma bowls a six-run over and Prema Rawat follows it with an eight-run over. India keep their opponents in check with some disciplined bowling on this spin-friendly track. Bangladesh Women need 85 runs in 42 balls.

BANW 65-2 (13)

Bangladesh Women have crossed the 50-run mark in the 11th over. They need 99 runs from the remaining 54 balls. The asking rate has climbed to 11, which means the chasing side needs at least a boundary per over to stay in the hunt. Or it will soon be over.

BANW 51-2 (11)

Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana sweeps Deepti Sharma's fourth delivery for four on the leg side. Six runs come off the over. Bangladesh Women need 104 runs in 60 balls. The asking rate has gone over 10 now.

BANW 46-2 (10)

OUT! Bangladesh are two down! Dilara Akter slog-sweeps the ball to the left of deep mid-wicket. Kranti Gaud runs in and takes a really good catch. Pressure is getting the better of Bangladesh now.

Dilara Akter c Kranti Gaud b Deepti Sharma 21(26) [4s-4]

BANW 35-2 (7.5)

India's Shree Charani has equalled the record for the fastest bowler to claim 50 wickets in Women's T20Is among Full Member nations. She matched New Zealand's Leigh Kasperek and West Indies' Anisa Mohammed, who achieved the feat in their 29th match.

Overall, China's Mengting Liu (an Associate Member player) remains the fastest bowler to reach the milestone, having done so in just 28 matches.

BANW 31-1 (7)

OUT! This was always coming, either a big over or a wicket, as Bangladesh's scoring rate had dipped since the arrival of India's spinners. Juairiya Ferdous top-edges the ball while trying to play a sweep shot. Wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh takes the catch while running forward to her left.

Juairiya Ferdous c Richa Ghosh b Shree Charani 14(18)

BANW 26-1 (5.3)

Shafali Verma starts her spell well. She concedes only four runs in her first over. Shree Charani will bowl the last over of the Powerplay. Is this going to be an expensive over, or will India get a wicket? Let's see.

BANW 26-0 (5)

Spinner Shree Charani makes an immediate impact with the ball. She beats Juairiya Ferdous' outside edge a couple of times, extracting good help from the surface. Harmanpreet Kaur gets tempted, and she will now bring Shafali Verma on from the other end.

BANW 22-0 (4)

Kranti Gaud has failed to bowl with a good plan, and India's fielding mistake only makes the over look poorer. Bangladesh are off to a promising start in the chase of 150. Shree Charani will bowl the first over of spin now, with Nandani Sharma going off the attack.

BANW 18-0 (3)

Five runs come off Kranti Gaud's first over. On the fourth ball, Pratika Rawal drops a regulation catch at cover-point, allowing Dilara Akter to survive. Juairiya Ferdous finishes the over with a powerful pull shot for four.

BANW 5-0 (1)

0, 4, 6, 2, W, W - This is an eventful final over! Deepti Sharma slams Marufa Akter for a four and a six before getting dismissed. India suffer a run-out on the final ball but end up posting a good total of 149/6 in their allotted 20 overs.

INDW 149-6 (20)

OUT! Richa Ghosh departs! She jumps out of her crease, but Nahida Akter smartly outplays her with a flighted delivery. The ball spins and misses the edge of Richa's bat, and the wicketkeeper does the rest. India are four down.

Richa Ghosh st Nigar Sultana b Nahida Akter 21(16)

INDW 128-4 (18.3)

Richa Ghosh jumps down the track and connects one really well in this over. The ball goes over long-off for a maximum. India get 11 runs off the over from Shorna Akter. They have 12 balls remaining in this innings.

INDW 127-3 (18)

India score nine runs off Fahima Khatun's final over. She ends with figures of 0/21 from her four overs. Harmanpreet Kaur slams a six down the ground on the second delivery, but India fail to maximise the over later.

INDW 116-3 (17)

Richa Ghosh slog-sweeps it and the ball manages to go over the ropes for six! The fielder at long-on runs to her right and gets a hand to it only to help it go past the boundary rope. With it, India cross the 100-run mark.

INDW 102-3 (15.2)

OUT! Bangladesh finally manage to dismiss Shafali Verma, but the damage is already done! Substitute fielder Farjana Easmin doesn't make any mistake this time and grabs the catch comfortably at deep mid-wicket. This will give Bangladesh huge respite.

Shafali Verma c (sub)Farjana Easmin b Sultana Khatun 64(40) 

INDW 92-3 (13.5)

Shafali Verma slams her fifty in just 35 balls! This is a bowling track, but the Indian opener has held one end tightly, scoring runs at a good pace. Shafali takes a single on the fifth ball to reach the landmark and then gets a third life on the final ball. She would have been run out had the collection been right at the non-striker's end. Bangladesh's fielding today has been pathetic. 

INDW 78-2 (13)

Shafali Verma decides to make a change this time, and she succeeds. The right-handed batter slams a four over the point fielder and then gets a lucky edge that misses the wicketkeeper's gloves for another boundary. She moves to 43 off 30 balls.

INDW 69-2 (11)

Bangladesh bowlers have pulled things back beautifully. They have conceded only 25 runs in the last six overs while picking up the wicket of Pratika Rawal.

INDW 59-2 (10)

OUT! Pratika Rawal is GONE! The pressure to accelerate the scoring rate gets the better of her. She jumps out of her crease to smash a big one, but Dilara Akter smartly slows down the pace of the ball and drags it away from the batter. Pratika edges the ball in the air and gets caught inside the circle.

Pratika Rawal c Dilara Akter b Rabeya Khan 20(24) 

INDW 59-2 (9.2)

Only five runs come off this over from Fahima Khatun despite the spinner bowling a wide and leaking a run through byes. India need to accelerate a bit as they have been unable to score even six runs per over in the last five.

INDW 58-1 (8)

India cross the 50-run mark. The ball has started gripping and turning for the spinners, and the result can be seen in the scoring rate which has gone down a bit. India have scored only 19 runs in the last four overs.

INDW 53-1 (8)

Pratika Rawal slams a six off Rabeya Khan but also plays five dot balls in the over. The right-handed batter finds it hard to rotate the strike in the Powerplay.

India score 45/1 in the phase. This is a good start from the side.

INDW 45-1(6)

Nahida Akter gets into the attack and begins with a five-run over. She bowls two dot balls to Pratika Rawal. The final over of the Powerplay is coming up. Shafali Verma will aim to maximise it. However, Pratika will be on strike at the start.

INDW 39-1(5)

SIX, SIX! Well, this is going to hurt Bangladesh badly. Shafali Verma, who has got two lifelines so far, smashes Sultana Khatun for two massive sixes. On both occasions, the Indian opener jumps out of her crease and slams the ball down the ground for maximums. India get 14 runs off the over.

INDW 34-1(4)

Marufa Akter ends up leaking 11 runs in her second over. She is pulled brilliantly by Shafali Verma for a first-ball four, and then Nahida Akter drops an easy catch at mid-on. A ball later, Pratika Rawal plays an exquisite cover drive for four.

INDW 20-1(3)

OUT! Smriti Mandhana is GONE! No mistake from Bangladesh this time as Shorna Akter takes the catch after taking a couple of steps outside the circle at mid-on. Mandhana tries to go downtown but edges it in the air. Akter takes a well-judged catch.

Smriti Mandhana c Shorna Akter b Sultana Khatun 2(5) 

INDW 9-1 (2)

1.3 - Would you believe it? Shafali Verma has been dropped at long-on. It was a regulation catch, but the Bangladesh fielder made a mess of it. Fahima Khatun failed to grab it on the edge of the boundary line.

It was turning out to be a good first over from Marufa Akter, but she spoils it with a boundary on the final ball. The credit for it, however, goes to Shafali Verma, who walks across and plays it fine past short fine leg for four. Seven runs come off the first over for India.

INDW 7-0 (1)

The game gets underway in Dubai, folks! Marufa Akter begins with a fuller delivery and Smriti Mandhana drives it to the right of mid-off for a single. Shafali Verma is on strike now.

Players of India and Bangladesh line up and sing their respective national anthems. We are only a few minutes away from the start of the Women's Asia Cup 2026 first semi-final in Dubai.

India Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma.

Bangladesh Women (Playing XI): Dilara Akter, Juairiya Ferdous, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana(w/c), Sharmin Akhter, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Sultana Khatun, Marufa Akter.

"To be honest, we thought batting first only because we thought having runs on the board will give us a lot of confidence and good we got batting first," said India captain Harmanpreet Kaur.

"T20 format is like that. You can't take any team lightly and result is always uncertain. Today is a fresh game, and we have to go with a positive approach.

"I've been telling that, this pitch is really tricky. You can't really set something in your mind, but let's see how our batting power play goes and accordingly we'll see how much, we can put on the board."

"We wanted to bowl first and we wanted to give our bowlers the wicket to work on. We are looking to play good cricket. We have good memories. It could be last or not the last game, but we want to play and execute well. We are playing the same team. We want to restrist India to a low score," said Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana.

Harmanpreet Kaur flips the coin in the air and Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana gets the call right. As the coin lands in her favour, she opts to bowl first.

India are playing with an unchanged XI. Similar is the case with Bangladesh.

For Bangladesh to pose a challenge to the tournament heavyweights, their top order must fire against a probing Indian pace and spin attack. Bowlers like Rabeya Khan, Nahida Akter, and Marufa Akter will need to be at their absolute disciplined best to contain India's aggressive stroke-makers.

Though history and current form heavily favour the all-conquering Indian outfit, this format of the game often thrives on unpredictability, and Harmanpreet's side will not take their opponents lightly.

Toss set to take place now.

Bangladesh's path to the final four has required resilience as they lacked India's absolute dominance. Nigar Sultana's side secured their semifinal berth with a 34-run victory over the UAE, though their batting frailties were exposed when they slumped to 55 for 6 before recovering through gritty knocks from Sharmin Akhter and the skipper herself.

Bangladesh need to put their best foot forward against a dominant side like India today.

On the bowling front, India possess immense variety and depth. The ever-consistent Deepti Sharma, who recently etched her name in the record books as the leading wicket-taker in women's T20 Internationals, continues to spin a web around opposition batters. Another spinner Shree Charani has also impressed with her bowling.

India's batting unit wears a formidable look. The incredible Smriti Mandhana enters this crucial fixture riding high on confidence after her exploits earlier in the tournament, highlighted by a belligerent 64-ball 124 against Hong Kong that further cemented her status as one of the game's premier modern-day batters.

Alongside the senior pro, explosive opener Shafali Verma -- who recently became the youngest and fastest to cross the 3,000-run milestone in Women's T20 Internationals -- has provided blistering starts, putting opposition attacks on the back foot inside the powerplay.

The middle order, anchored by skipper Harmanpreet and hard-hitting wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh, offers both stability and late-innings firepower.

Harmanpreet Kaur's side has been in imperious form throughout the continental tournament, topping Group A after winning all their matches, and they are heavily favoured to march one step closer to another continental title triumph.

India's campaign so far in the tournament has been highlighted by dominant displays, none more so than their clinical group-stage thrashing of traditional rivals Pakistan, whom they skittled for just 55 before romping to a seven-wicket victory.

Seven-time champions India will start as overwhelming favourites when they face a gritty Bangladesh side in the first semifinal of the Women's Asia Cup in Dubai today -- a high-stakes clash defined by intense on-field rivalry and underlying political subtext.

Diplomatic relations between New Delhi and Dhaka have experienced a strain following political transitions in Bangladesh, and broader tensions between the two neighbours in the past have often spilled over into the cricket field, and the trend is likely to continue.

India Women Squad: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh(w), Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Gunalan Kamalini.

Bangladesh Women Squad: Dilara Akter, Juairiya Ferdous, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana(w/c), Sharmin Akhter, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Sultana Khatun, Marufa Akter, Farjana Easmin, Shanjida Akter Meghla, Sarmin Sultana, Ritu Moni.

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