IND-W Vs BAN-W Highlights, Women's Asia Cup Semi-Final: Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma Heroics Fire India Into Final

Hello, we are back with another live blog, and it is India Vs Bangladesh in the Women's Asia Cup semi-final. Stay tuned for all the live updates.

The Asia Cup tie between India and Bangladesh will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network, which includes Sony Sports Ten 3, Sony Sports Ten 4 and Sony Sports Ten 5, along with their HD feeds.

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Bangladesh Women have won the toss and have opted to field.

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

Harmanpreet Kaur: We thought of batting first. Glad we got it. T20 is such a game that you can't take any team lightely. We are playing the same team. We will see how the powerplay goes and then decide how to go about things in the game.

Nigar Sultana: 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.

And we are underway!

The national anthems are done, the players are in position, and Marufa Akter has the new ball in hand. Smriti Mandhana takes strike, with Shafali Verma at the non-striker's end.

Here we go!

OUT! Smriti Mandhana is gone!

A big early blow for India! Smriti tries to go over the top but gets a leading edge that skies towards mid-on. Shorna Akter keeps her eyes on it, runs backwards and takes a fine catch with her fingers pointing upwards.

Sultana Khatun has her breakthrough, and she is absolutely pumped! Bangladesh have silenced the crowd early.

Nahida Akter keeps the pressure on with a slightly fuller delivery. Pratika Rawal spots the length early and decides there is no need to force the issue, going back on the foot and defending it safely off the toe end. Sensible batting from Rawal as Bangladesh keep India quiet. No run.

Back-to-Back Fours For Shafali Verma! Marufa Akter goes fuller around off, and Shafali throws her bat at it. She gets a thick outside edge, but there’s no stopping this one! The ball flies past the keeper to her right and races away to the boundary. It looks like another cutter from Marufa, but Shafali won’t care one bit. Two boundaries in a row and India are starting to find their rhythm.

Fahima Khatun drops it short enough for Shafali to gently flick towards mid-wicket, and that single takes her to a landmark 20th T20I fifty. It is also her second half-century of this Asia Cup. No big celebration from Shafali, just a quick raise of the bat before she gets back to business. She knows there is plenty more to do.

Shafali Verma's excellent knock comes to an end! Sultana Khatun gets the big wicket as Shafali is caught by substitute Farjana Easmin. She departs after a superb 64 off 40 balls, including seven fours and three sixes. India lose a set batter, and Bangladesh have another breakthrough just when Shafali was looking dangerous.

India finish with 149 for 6 after 20 overs, just short of the 150-run mark. Shafali Verma's blistering 64 off 40, with seven fours and three sixes, provided the bulk of the momentum, while Harmanpreet Kaur remained unbeaten on 24 off 28.

Bangladesh had their chances but will rue three dropped catches and a missed run-out opportunity that allowed India to push towards a competitive total.

And Bangladesh's chase is underway! Dilara Akter takes strike, with Juairiya Ferdous at the other end. Kranti Gaud has the new ball in hand. India need 10 wickets; Bangladesh need 150 runs to book their place in the final.

Shafali Verma keeps it short, and Dilara Akter is caught in two minds, neither fully forward nor back. She chops the cut past the keeper, but short third man is quick to the ball and keeps it to just one. Bangladesh move ahead.

This was coming! Juairiya Ferdous had to attack, but she picks the wrong ball to do it. She plays across the line to one spinning across her and gets a top-edge. Richa Ghosh calls loudly, runs towards it, and takes a simple catch. Bangladesh lose their second wicket as India strike.

Deepti Sharma strikes, but take a bow, Kranti Gaud! Dilara Akter goes for the slog sweep after Deepti keeps it wider of off, but gets it off the toe end. The ball goes straight up, and Kranti covers plenty of ground before diving to her left and taking a stunning catch inches above the ground. The Indian support staff are thrilled, and rightly so!

BANW 46-2(10)

Shree Charani drifts it away, and Fahima Khatun gets enough on it to guide the ball through to third man. It races away for four! Bangladesh are not giving up just yet.

India are marching into yet another Women's Asia Cup final! Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. produced a clinical 40-run win over Bangladesh, defending 149/6 in a one-sided semi-final.

Shafali Verma's explosive 64 off 40 gave India the platform, before Deepti Sharma and the spinners took control, with Deepti claiming 3/26 and Nandani Sharma picking up two wickets.

Bangladesh's batters kept getting starts but never found the momentum to threaten the chase, finishing on 109/7. The victory means India's remarkable streak continues, they have now reached the final of every Women's Asia Cup.

And that's a wrap! India are through to yet another Women's Asia Cup final. We will be back with another live blog soon. Until then, bye-bye!