Delhi: In the first semi-final of the Women's Asia Cup 2026 played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday, the Indian women's team has entered the final with pride by defeating Bangladesh by 40 runs. The Indian women's cricket team has made it to the final of the Women's Asia Cup for the tenth consecutive time. Shefali Verma played an important role in this victory for India and became POTM.

Batting first after losing the toss, India scored 149 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. In response, despite the determined performance of the Indian bowlers, the Bangladeshi team could score only 109 runs after losing 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.

Shefali Verma hit a stormy fifty

The Indian team, who came to bat first, soon got its first blow in the form of Smriti Mandhana. She became the victim of Sultana Khatoon after scoring just 2 runs. After this, Shefali Verma took charge of the innings while batting aggressively. During this period, he got two blessings of life, which he took full advantage of. Shefali played a brilliant inning of 64 runs with the help of 7 fours and 3 sixes in just 40 balls.

Pratika Rawal scored 24 runs in 20 balls, while captain Harmanpreet Kaur remained unbeaten after scoring 24 runs in 28 balls. In the end, Deepti Sharma played a quick inning of 13 runs in just 6 balls, which included a four and a six. With this innings, the Indian team was successful in scoring 149/6. Sultana Khatun took 2 wickets for Bangladesh.

Indian bowlers bowled brilliantly

The Bangladeshi team, which came to chase the target of 150 runs, had a very slow start. The team could score only 26 runs in 6 overs of powerplay. The Indian bowlers continued to bowl tightly and did not give the Bangladeshi batsmen a chance to play freely.

For Bangladesh, Shorna Akhtar scored the highest unbeaten 22 runs. Apart from them, Dilara Akhtar scored 21 runs and captain Nigar Sultana scored 19 runs, but this score was not enough to take the team to victory.

The magic of Deepti Sharma and Nandani Sharma

For India, star all-rounder Deepti Sharma bowled brilliantly and took 3 wickets for 26 runs in 4 overs. Nandani Sharma also bowled hard and took 2 wickets for 10 runs in 2 overs. Shri Charani and Prema Rawat got 1 success each.

Due to the excellent performance of Indian bowlers, Bangladesh team could score only 109 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. With this victory, India has confirmed its place in the final of the Women's Asia Cup 2026.