India beat Bangladesh by 40 runs to enter Women's Asia Cup final

Thu, 10 September 2026

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23:25

India progress to their 10th Asia Cup final

Bangladesh 109-7 (20 ovs) vs India 149-6 | Scorecard

Shafali Verma (64) and Deepti Sharma (3/26) starred as India crushed Bangladesh by 40 to reach the final of the Women's T20 Asia Cup in Dubai on Thursday.

After setting a tricky target of 150 to win, India restricted a spirited Bangladesh to 109 for seven with Deepti leading the bowling attack once again.

Earlier, Shafali's 64 off 40 balls with seven fours and three sixes, lifted India to a competitive total of 149 for six on a slow wicket.

Rabeya comes out to bat is out hit wicket and India beat Bangladesh by 40 runs.

Deepti Sharma stars with the ball with three wickets.

Nandini is back in the attack to bowl the final over and after two dots, Sharma hammers the ball to long-off for a single.

Fahema then gets cheeky and scoops the ball over the keeper for a four to fine leg.

Fahema is out next ball as she cuts the ball straight to backward point and is out for 14.

Shree Charani continues and she concedes 6 runs in the penultimate over.

23:03

Indian spinners test the batters

Bangladesh 98-5 (18 ovs) vs India 149-6 | Scorecard

Shafali is back in the attack and Shorna starts the over with a six over long on as she dances down the track.

Shorna then goes for the big shot, Richa and Nandini go for the catch and collide even as the batters take a couple. The physio checks on both Nandini and Richa and both are good to continue.

After two dots, Shorna and Fahema take a single each as 10 runs come off the over.

Shree Charani is back in the attack and she gives 4 runs in the over.

22:56

Deepti gets her third

Bangladesh 84-5 (16 ovs) vs India 149-6 | Scorecard

Fahima Khatun is the new batter in and she is off the mark with a single as a wicket and 8 runs come off the over.

Sharmin Akhter comes out to bat.

Deepti continues and Shorna starts the over with a slog over long-on as Mandhana drops it.

Shorna and Sharmin take three singles before Sharmin goes for the pull, misses only for the ball to dislodge the bails. Sharmin is out for 1.

Prema continues and Shorna starts the over with a couple over deep cover.

Two dots later, Shorna takes a single to deep square leg.

A dot later, Sultana comes down the track and looks to go over the leg side only to get a leading edge where Nandini takes a single at short third. She is out for 19 off 17.

22:48

Removes Shobana for her 2nd scalp

Bangladesh 73-3 (14 ovs) vs India 149-6 | Scorecard

Shorna Akhter is the new batter in and she is off the mark with a quick single to mid-wicket.

Sultana then gets to the pitch of the ball and swings her arms and hoicks the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

A dot to end the over as a wicket and 8 runs come off it.

Deepti is back in the attack and after a dot, Sultana gets a single to deep fine leg.

Deepti strikes next ball as Shobana is bowled for 18 off 24 and Bangladesh lose their 3rd wicket.

Prema Rawat continues and Shobana comes down the track and hammers the ball over wide long-off for a four to start the over.

Shobana and Sultana then take four runs off singles and twos as 8 runs come off it.

22:38

Indian spinners being frugal

Bangladesh 57-2 (12 ovs) vs India 149-6 | Scorecard

Shafali is back in the attack and the short and wide ball is played to the off side for a single.

Shobana then gets an edge and they get a couple to third man.

A dot later, Shobana plays the ball to extra cover for a couple.

She is beaten next ball before she takes a single to end the over as 6 runs come off the over.

Prema Rawat is back in the attack and Sultana starts the over with a pull to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Shobana is beaten next ball as she gets some turn and bounce.

Shobana and Sultana then get a single each off the next two balls before Shobana is beaten again off the next ball.

Shobana then cuts it uppishly over point and the batters get a couple as 5 runs come off it.

22:29

Deepti, Shafali keep it tight; Bangladesh need 104 off 60 balls

Bangladesh 46-2 (10 ovs) vs India 149-6 | Scorecard

Deepti continues and after a dot, Shobana takes a single to cow corner.

A mix-up next but Shobana is home safely.

Sultana then sweeps the ball to deep square leg for a four.

A dot later, Sultana gets an edge to short fine leg for a single as 6 runs come off it.

Shafali continues and after a dot, Shobana takes a single off an edge to fine leg.

Sultana then gets off the mark with a single.

Shobana is then put down by Pratika Rawal at backward point.

Shobana then gets a single before Sultana takes a couple off a sweep on the on side as 5 runs come off it.

22:21

Deepti removes Dilara for 21

Bangladesh 35-2 (8 ovs) vs India 149-6 | Scorecard

Nigar Sultana comes out to bat and she plays out a dot as a wicket and 4 runs come off it.

Deepti in the attack now and the wide ball is slapped through covers for a four!

Three dots later, Dilara looks to go big and swings, Gaud runs in from the deep and completes a good sliding catch to remove Dilara for 21 off 26. Bangladesh lose both openers now.

Leggie Prema Rawat in the attack now and after three dots, Dilara sweeps the ball to fine leg for a four!

A dot and a single to end the over as 5 runs come off it.

22:14

Ferdous out for 14

Bangladesh 26-1 (6 ovs) vs India 149-6 | Scorecard

Sobhana Mostary is the new batter in and she plays out three dots and that is a wicket -maiden!

Charani continues and Ferdous misses the sweep and there is a muffled appeal for LBW.

Ferdous then gets a leading edge and it falls short of fielder.

Ferdous then goes for a sweep, plays against the turn and the ball flies up off a top edge, the keeper runs and gets under it. Ferdous is out for 14 off 18 and Bangladesh lose their first wicket.

Off spinner Shafali Verma in the attack now and Dilara is beaten as she goes for a big hoick, Richa breaks the stumps but the batter is safe.

Another dot later, Dilara and Ferdous take four singles as just 4 come off it.

22:04

Shree Charani tests batters

Bangladesh 22-0 (4 ovs) vs India 149-6 | Scorecard

Left arm spinner Shree Charani is in the attack now and Ferdous is beaten outside the off stump back to back.

Ferdous then slices the ball through deep extra cover for a couple as Harmanpreet puts in the dive and keeps it down to a couple.

Ferdous then plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple. Two dots to end the over as 4 runs come off it.

Kranti continues and Dilara shuffles across and pulls the short ball to deep backward square leg for a four.

Three dots later, another short ball and Dilara pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a four as the ball sneaks under the diving Nandini Sharma to the boundary.

Dilara then gets a leading edge and it falls wide of cover. 8 runs come in the over.

21:55

India set Bangladesh 150 for victory

Bangladesh 10-0 (2 ovs) vs India 149-6 | Scorecard

Nandini Sharma opens at the other end and Dilara starts the over with a single over cover.

Three dots later, Ferdous picks the slower one and swings it over cow corner for a four.

A play and a miss next as 5 runs come off the over.

Dilara Akter and Juairiya Ferdous come out to chase 150 while Kranti Gaud opens the attack for India and after three dots, Dilara is put down by Pratika, and she id off the mark with a single.

A dot later, the short ball is pulled by Ferdous for a four as 5 runs come off the opening over.

21:44

Shafali top scores with 64 off 40

India 149-6 (20 ovs) vs Bangladesh | Scorecard

Shafali Verma's crucial half-century helped India to reach 149 for six against Bangladesh in their Women's T20 Asia Cup semi-final in Dubai on Thursday.

Shafali struck three sixes and seven fours to make 64 from 40 balls to provide India the much-needed impetus as the other batters struggled against Bangladesh spinners.

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur made 24 not out off 28 balls while Pratika Rawal scored 20. Deepti Sharma chipped in with a vital 6-ball 13 hitting a six and a four in the final over of the innings.

Bharti Fulmali is the new batter in. She misses and looks to take a single off a bye but is run out at the non-strikers' end. India put on 149 for 6 in their 20 overs.

Marufa is back in the attack and she starts with a leg cutter and Deepti plays it down the ground, the bowler dives to keep it down to a dot.

Wide ball next and Deepti cuts it hard past deep backward point for a four!

Slower ball next and Deepti logs India's 9th six of the night with a powerful shot down the ground!

Deepti comes down the track and hammers it down the ground and they scamper for a couple.

Deepti goes for a big one again but Rabeya does well at mid-off to complete a catch. Deepti out for 13 off 6.

Deepti Sharma is the new batter in and she is off the mark with a single with a pull to deep square leg.

Harmanpreet then plays the ball to deep extra cover for a couple before ending the over with a six over deep mid-wicket. 10 runs and a wicket come off the over.

Left arm orthodox bowler is back in the attack and after a dot, Harmanpreet takes a single to long-off.

The bowler then bowls it wide and slow, Richa goes for the big shot but misses and the keeper does well to break the stumps and Richa is stumped out for 21 off 16.

21:21

Richa on the attack

India 127-3 (18 ovs) vs Bangladesh | Scorecard

Leggie Shorna in the attack now Richa reverse sweeps but misses and gets a single off a leg bye.

Harmanpreet then plays the ball to deep mid-wicket and wants a couple but is sent back by Richa.

Richa then goes big but the ball falls in no man's land and she gets a single.

Harmanpreet then gets a single off a pull.

Shorna then bowls a wide on the off side.

In the slot next and Richa slams the ball over long-off for a six as she plays it with the spin.

A dot to end the over as 11 runs come off it.

Fahema continues and Richa starts the over with a single to deep mid-wicket.

Harmanpreet then makes room and smacks the ball down the ground for a six!

Harmanpreet and Richa then take a single each off the next two balls before Harmanpreet plays two dots. 9 runs come in the over. Fahema finishes an impressive spell of none for 21 in 4 overs.

21:12

India brings up the 100

India 107-3 (16 ovs) vs Bangladesh | Scorecard

Rabeya is back in the attack and Richa slogs it over mid-wicket and is dropped by Fahima at the boundary and the ball hits her finger tips and goes over the boundary for a six! This is the 4th catch put down tonight.

Richa and Harmanpreet then take a single each off the next two balls before Richa hammers the ball down the ground and the fielder does well to dive and keep it down to a couple.

Richa then guides the ball to short third man for a dot as she sends Harmanpreet back.

Richa sweeps the next ball to mid-wicket for a single as 11 come off it.

Fahima continues and after a dot, Harmanpreet and Richa take three singles before Richa goes for a wild swing off the flighted ball and is beaten.

Fahima comes around the wicket to Richa who plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single as 4 runs come off it.

21:04

Sultana Khatun removes the big hitter

India 92-3 (14 ovs) vs Bangladesh | Scorecard

Richa Ghosh is the new batter in and she is beaten on the outside edge first ball. A wicket and 14 runs come off it.

Sultana Khatun is back in the attack and after a dot, Shafali pulls the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Shafali steps down, goes high in the air, the fielder puts it down in the deep and the ball rolls to the boundary cushions for another four!

Shafali comes down the track again and smacks the ball over deep mid-wicket for another four!

Sultana strikes next ball as Shafali goes for the big hoick only to be caught a mid-wicket and she is out for 64 off 40! India lose their third wicket.

Fahima Khatun is back in the attack and Shafali starts the over with a single to long-off.

Harmanpreet then plays two dots before she goes deep in the field and pulls the ball to long-on for a single.

Shafali then turns the ball towards the leg side for a 50, her 20th in T20Is.

There is then a comedy of errors as a big mix-up sees Shafali nearly run-out at the non-strikers' end. 3 come off the over.

20:54

Harmanpreet struggles to get a move on

India 75-2 (12 ovs) vs Bangladesh | Scorecard

Nahida is back in the attack and after a dot, Harmanpreet gets a single to sweeper cover.

Shafali gets creative and reverse sweeps the next ball for a four through point.

Shafali then takes a single before a dot to end the over as 6 runs come off it.

Pacer Marufa is back in the attack and Shafali starts the over with a single to cover off the half-volley.

Two dots later, Harmanpreet is off the mark after 7 balls with a single towards the leg side.

Full and slow next and Shafali comes down the track and cuts it over point for a four!

Shafali then gets a thick outside edge and the ball races past the diving keeper for a four. 10 runs come off it.

20:47

Pratika out for 20

India 59-2 (10 ovs) vs Bangladesh | Scorecard

Harmanpreet is the new batter in, big shout for LBW as she sweeps, and there is a bit of a mix-up as Shafali comes half-way down the pitch but she well to get back in the crease at the non-strikers' end.

Harmanpreet is then beaten on the outside edge next ball as Rabeya gets some turn.

Two dots to end the over as a wicket and 1 run comes off it.

Drinks taken at the fall of the wicket.

Rabeya continues and Shafali takes a single to cover to bring up the 50-run stand.

Rabeya breaks the partnership next ball as Pratika comes down the track but mistimes the shot and the top edge is caught on the 2nd attempt by Dilara Akhter and she is out for 20 off 24 balls. India lose their 2nd wicket.

Right arm leggie Fahima Khatun comes into the attack and after a dot, Pratika and Shafali take three singles.

A quickish ball next and she bowls it down the leg side. Wide called as Shafali takes a single.

Two dots to end the over as 5 runs come off it.

Nahida Akhter and Rabeya Khan do well to restrict the big shots from Pratika and Shafali as 8 runs come in the next two overs.

20:32

Shafali gets two repreives, India fight back in the Powerplay

India 45-1 (6 ovs) vs Bangladesh | Scorecard

Leggie Rabeya Khan is in the attack now and she appeals unsuccessfully for an LBW as Pratika is hit on the pad. Umpire is not interested.

Two dots later, Pratika hits a six before playing out two more dots as 6 come in the over.

Left arm spinner Nahida Akhter is in the attack now and she does well to give just five runs in the over.

Sultana Khatun continues and Shafali smashes two sixes in the over as 14 runs come off it.

Pratika Rawal comes in to bat at No 3 and she starts with a boundary as Marufa continues.

Shafali gets another life in the over before Pratika creams the ball to covers for a four.

11 runs come off it

20:12

Mandhana out for 2

India 9-1 (2 ovs) vs Bangladesh | Scorecard

Right arm offie Sultana Khatun is in the attack now and Mandhana plays a single to the on side.

A dot later, Shafali gets a life as she is put down in the deep and she takes a single.

A dot later, Mandhana goes for the lofted shot and is caught at mid-on and she is out for 2.

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma come out to bat for India while Marufa Akhter opens the attack for Bangladesh and Mandhana is off the mark with a single towards extra cover as the bowler gets some swing.

Fuller ball, coming in next and Shafali plays it to mid-off for a dot.

Marufa then gets some outswing and Shafali is beaten on the outside edge.

The next ball comes into the batter and Shafali plays it to the on side for another dot.

Shafali then gets an outside edge and the ball runs to third man past slips for a couple as the fielder does well to cut it down in the deep.

Thick inside edge and Shafali gets India the first boundary as the ball runs past the short fine leg fielder for a four. 7 come off the opening over.

19:45

It's a high-stakes encounter marked by intense on-field rivalry and underlying political dynamics

Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty has won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the Women's Asia Cup semi-final in Dubai on Thursday.

Both teams are going unchanged into this game.

Playing XIs:

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

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 on Thursday -- 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.

Indian men's team's tour of Bangladesh has been postponed on multiple occasions due to prevailing political tension.

As far as cricket is concerned, Harmanpreet Kaur's side have 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.

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.

On the bowling front, India possesses 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 alongside the clever variations of Radha Yadav and Shree Charani.

Pace spearhead Renuka Singh has been lethal with the new ball, ensuring opponents rarely find breathing space upfront with early breakthroughs.

In contrast, 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.

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.

With seven titles to their name, India remain by far the most successful team in the continental tournament, with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh winning it on one occasion each since its inaugural edition in 2004.

Sri Lanka are the reigning champions while Bangladesh won the tournament in 2018.

India beat Bangladesh by 40 runs to enter Women's Asia Cup final

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